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Sportfreunde Stiller
12+ albums
germanrockDeutschrockalternativedeutsch
about
Sportfreunde Stiller are a German indie rock band from Germering near Munich, Bavaria. The band were founded by Peter Brugger (guitar, vocals), Florian "Flo" Weber (drums), and Andi Erhard (bass). They initially planned to name themselves Bodden, after football player Olaf Bodden, before later choosing the name Stiller, taken from their former football manager at SV Germering, Hans Stiller. Under the name Stiller, the band played their first concerts in 1995. They later changed their name because another band held the rights to the name. The term Sportfreunde translates roughly as "friends in sports" and is also used in the names of sports clubs. In 1997, bassist Andi Erhard was replaced by Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof. The band released their debut album "So wie einst Real Madrid" in 2000. The song "Independent" from the album "Die gute Seite" was featured in the video game "FIFA 2003". In 2006, the band released "'54, '74, '90, 2006", a fan anthem for the German national football team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The song references West Germany’s World Cup victories in 1954, 1974, and 1990 and became a number one hit in Germany. After Germany lost in the semi-final against Italy on 4 July 2006, the song was reworked as "'54, '74, '90, 2010" in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Sportfreunde Stiller were nominated five times for Best German Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Their album "La Bum" was released on 3 August 2007 and re
