History Tic Tac Toe (band)

1 history

1.1 1995-1996: formation , debut album
1.2 1997-1998: second album , controversies
1.3 1999-2009: comeback attempts , definitive split

history
1995-1996: formation , debut album

the band established in 1995 3 young women industrial ruhr area: lee (liane wiegelmann), ricky (ricarda wältken) , jazzy (marlene tackenberg). brain behind project claudia wohlfromm, group s manager, partner torsten börger write songs tic tac toe. appeal young audience, official band biography stated girls in teens, although ricky has ever been teenager tic tac toe member.

their first single ich find dich scheiße in 1995, causing stir in media due explicit title translates think re shit . nonetheless, became major hit in germany, austria , switzerland, , followed band s self-titled debut album in spring 1996. great commercial success, reaching top 5 in charts , going multi-platinum, , spawned further singles: funky , leck mich a, b, zeh , latter tackling topic of safe sex. however, fourth single, again vulgarly-titled verpiss dich (english: fuck ), became band s first number 1 hit in germany switzerland. public feud fellow german rapper sabrina setlur reported music press.

1997-1998: second album , controversies

in 1997 band released second album, klappe die 2te. became multi-platinum success, topping german , swiss albums charts, , has sold on 1.1 million copies in germany alone. lead single warum? , song based on real story of friend had died of drug overdose. track went number 1 in germany, austria , switzerland , remains tic tac toe s biggest hit. reggae-influenced mr. wichtig released second single , became top 10 success. 2 following singles, including bitte küss mich nicht told sexual harassment, charted outside top 20.

the press has started report numerous scandals surrounding band. turned out girls age , biographies had been fabricated, , lee s marital status made public when husband committed suicide. revealed taking drugs , worked prostitute @ 16. tensions between band members escalating , ricky reported struggling stress-related problems. prevent further damage band s image, record company called press conference in munich in november 1997 contradict scandalous revelations , demonstrate band s unity. however, event took unexpected turn when ricky clashed against rest of band , girls started publicly argue , blame each other. conference ended lee leaving room in tears. result, tic tac toe s popularity dramatically decreased. ricky left band , embarked on solo career releasing several modestly successful singles, although solo album failed chart.

1999-2009: comeback attempts , definitive split

lee , jazzy performing duo time, before sara brahms joined band. recorded single nie wieder sara @ tic tac 2 chart success in 1999 , later included on sara s solo album. in 2000, band released third studio album, ist der ruf erst ruiniert..., recorded sara under original moniker tic tac toe. 3 singles promoted album, of successful isch liebe disch . album didn t fare in charts predecessors , still in 2000 trio disbanded.

tic tac toe reformed in original line-up in 2005, after ricky had rejoined. @ end of year single spiegel released top 10 chart success , brought band spotlight. cash-in on unexpected success of song, former label sony bmg released greatest hits album in 2006. following month, tic tac toe s fourth studio album comeback released modest chart success. next single keine ahnung first fail enter charts. comeback concert tour shortened due lack of interest , in 2007 tic tac toe officially disbanded again.

another reunion rumoured in 2009, sara brahms replacing lee, in end project abandoned. lee has since withdrawn herself music business , in 2009 reported working cashier in cologne zoo. jazzy has sporadically released new solo music, took part in musical , appeared in several tv shows.