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sound which was a very popular music genre in Europe in the mid-1980s. Those songs spread and gained success through LP compilations of dance/pop music and bootleg tapes, so the band could never take advantage of this success.
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After split, Sandra embarked in a solo career becoming a successful singer worldwide. While Sandra's success spread worldwide, the interest on Arabesque raised as well. The last Arabesque singles also introduced the
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After they split up in 1984, Jasmin and Michaela continued on as the duo "Rouge". The duo aimed to continue the tradition and style of Arabesque, and surprisingly featured Jasmin Vetter as the lead singer.
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2021 “Arabesque original Michaela Rose” released together with DJ NEJTRINO the new version of the Arabesque Hit “Friday Night” as “Friday Night the Oriental Night Mix” at the Label L Music.
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Also in 2017, Jasmin Vetter launched her own reincarnation of the group (Jasmin Vetter of Arabesque and the City Cats), as part of a celebration of the 40-year anniversary of the group.
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In 2018, Michaela Rose released the Album “The Upgraded Collection” with 13 renewed and refreshed Songs of “Arabesque” under “Arabesque original Michaela Rose” also at Monopol Records.
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After the first album, the band lineup changed by keeping only the original member Michaela Rose, while replacing the two other girls, Karen Ann Tepperis and
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on the "11PM" TV show. Lauer even spent her 18 birthday in Japan while they were on tour there in May 1980. They later took part in the
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scene. 5 albums were released in their entirety in West Germany. The group did release in some 20 other countries, such as
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On 16 December 2006, Michaela Rose restarted the Group as „Arabesque feat. Michaela Rose“ with two new members,
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in 1978, due to the fact that she was pregnant and could not go on tour. The surprising overnight success of
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In 2008, Michaela Rose recorded a former Hit of Arabesque, “Marigot Bay 2008”, released by Monopol Records.
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than in the Far East. Albeit they were almost identical in appearance to other European disco trios (i.e.
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in the group was also short-lived; due to her pregnancy in 1978, she was briefly substituted with
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The group's two last singles, 'Ecstasy' and 'Time To Say Goodbye' became hits in various
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in Japan prompted the producers to schedule an immediate tour to
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ARABESQUE feat Karen Ann Tepperis - Infomappe Young Star Records
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In 2017, Michaela Rose re-recorded one of the Arabesque songs, "
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markets after they split, as they sounded very close to the
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from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.
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Back at home, in West Germany in 1980, the single "
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