Marian Gold, born on the 26th of May in 1954, founded Alphaville in 1983 together with keyboarders Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens. Little did he know that the group’s electronic experiments in their basement rehearsal studio in Münster/Germany would result in international success and million selling albums. Continuing to record and tour since the 1990’s, Gold has been the nucleus of Alphaville eversince: front man, main composer, poet and vocalist.

Hi, I’m Carsten. Growing up in the 80’s I became crazy about the sound of analogue synthesizers. I studied jazz-piano and worked as a keyboarder and sounddesigner for various projects and bands like Polarkreis 18 or jahcoozi. As I was listening to Alphaville already as a child it feels amazing to join the band as a keyboarder now.

Back in the 1980s, people used to record their favorite songs from the radio onto cassette tapes. When I was 10 years old and got my first recorder, the very first song I recorded was “Big in Japan.”

Since becoming a professional guitarist in the late ’90s, I’ve had the chance to tour in more than 40 countries, playing clubs and festivals around the world. Along the way, I’ve released three solo albums and worked as a songwriter and producer for other artists.

Joining Alphaville now feels like coming full circle — getting to share the stage with the very artists who inspired me when I was a kid.

Hello, I’m Alexandra Merl. I was born in 1984 and live near Munich/Germany. I studied at the Bass School Munich and played numerous live gigs, German TV shows and recordings. Since July 2016 I’m on stage with Alphaville and proud to play such great and timeless hits like “Forever Young” or “Big in Japan”.

I was born in 1979 and grew up surrounded by the music of the ’80s. Later, I played drums in numerous party bands across Germany and, of course, “Forever Young” was always part of our repertoire.

In 2000, I began studying drums and started my professional career as a musician. Today, alongside performing, I also teach drums and serve as Head of the Pop Music Department at an Austrian university.

It is a great honor to now be part of Alphaville. I’m incredibly excited to join the band and look forward to everything that lies ahead.

Hi, I‘m Elisabeth. I was born in the late 70‘s in East Germany and I live in Dresden. Having discovered my love for singing already as a young girl, I studied Jazz-singing in Dresden and Musical/Acting in Hamburg. Since 2001 I‘ve been playing roles in numerous big musical/theatre productions all over Germany, worked as a vocalist with various bands and had a couple of great solo projects. In 2023 I‘ve been asked to join the Alphaville family – That’s simply wonderful!

I am Ulrike, a true Berlin girl. Born in the 80s and growing up with parents that both are musicians I had no choice but becoming one as well. Being surrounded by music 24/7 and annoying the people around me with harmonizing every song I heard, it quickly became clear that being a singer was the only way to go. After touring with many amazing acts over the past years and the occasional excursion into acting, it is an absolute honor to now join such a legendary band as Alphaville.