The Makemakes
| The Makemakes | |
|---|---|
 The Makemakes at Eurovision 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Austria |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | www.themakemakes.com |
| Members |
Dominic "Dodo" Muhrer Markus Christ Florian Meindl |
The Makemakes are an Austrian pop rock band, comprising Dominic "Dodo" Muhrer (born 28 November 1989), Markus Christ (born 16 February 1991) and Florian Meindl (born 7 August 1990). They represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Am Yours".[1]
Career
2012–14: Early beginnings
On 15 June 2012 The Makemakes released their debut single "The Lovercall".[2] The song peaked at number 6 on the Austrian Singles Chart. On 15 April 2014 they released the single "Million Euro Smile".[3] The song peaked at number 2 on the Austrian Singles Chart.
2015: Eurovision Song Contest & The Makemakes
On 13 March 2015 The Makemakes were chosen to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Am Yours". The song was selected through a national final organised by the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Austria was automatically qualified to compete in the finals on 23 May 2015 due to its win the previous year. They tied with Germany for last place with a score of zero, becoming the first representatives of a host nation to fail to score a single point, since 1957. However, the band took their Eurovision loss in good spirits, making the repeated joke "We are the zeroes of our time!" (in reference to a lyric from the winning song, "Heroes"). The band released their debut studio album The Makemakes on 12 May 2015.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] | ||
| The Makemakes |
|
7 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] |
ICE | |||
| "The Lovercall" | 2012 | 6 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Million Euro Smile" | 2014 | 2 | — | |
| "I Am Yours" | 2015 | 2 | 35 | The Makemakes |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Big Bang" | 2015 | The Makemakes |
References
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (13 March 2015). "Austria: The MakeMakes Selected!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ iTunes - Musik – „The Lovercall - Single“ von The Makemakes
- ↑ iTunes - Musik – „Million Euro Smile - Single“ von The Makemakes
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie The Makemakes". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
External links
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Conchita Wurst with "Rise Like a Phoenix" |
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Zoë with "Loin d'ici" |
