Alphaville are a German synth-pop band formed in the north-western city of
Münster in 1982 by vocalist Marian Gold and keyboard players Frank Martens, who
left in 1984, and Bernhard Lloyd, who left in 2003. Other players have come and
gone since then with Gold the sole original member in the current band with a
line-up of guitarist David Goodes, keyboardist Carsten Brocker, bassist
Alexandra Merl and drummer Jakob Kiersch. Their debut single 'Big in Japan'
topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs Chart in 1984 and reached number 66 on the
Billboard Hot 100. They made their debut album...