Caroline Catherine Müller (born 31 July 1964), known professionally as C. C. Catch, is a Dutch and German singer. She is known for her collaboration with Dieter Bohlen (one half of Modern Talking) in the 1980s.

Early life

thumb|C. C. Catch in 1989

C. C. Catch was born Caroline Catherine Müller in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and a German father and moved to West Germany with her family in the late 1970s.

Musical career

thumb|C. C. Catch in 2002

thumb|C. C. Catch in 2002

thumb|C. C. Catch in 2006

While performing in Hamburg as part of Optimal, Müller was discovered by Dieter Bohlen.

Bohlen and Catch worked together until 1989, during which time they released twelve singles and four albums. Catch wanted to have more creative input into her songs, but Bohlen refused. As a result, in 1989, she parted ways with him and BMG. During this time, BMG also released the single "Baby I Need Your Love", along with the compilation Classics. Second single from "Hear What I Say" album was "Midnight Hour" in early 1990.

Hiatus

Afterwards, C. C. Catch parted with Metronome on good terms to take time out from the music industry. During this time, she focused on her spiritual growth, practicing yoga and a form of meditation; she also started writing her own songs.

At the beginning of the 1990s, C. C. Catch worked on a project by Peter Gabriel from which the song "Harmonix" emerged. It appeared on Jam Nation's 1993 album "Way Down Below Buffalo Hell". In 1998, she returned to Germany, released the single "Megamix '98" and appeared on the BBC music television program Top of the Pops with rapper Krayzee.

In 2003, her single "Shake Your Head" reached the top 12 sales charts in Spain in 2003 and developed into a summer hit in southern Europe. In 2004, C. C. Catch took part in the ProSieben show Comeback - Die Big Chance. From this show emerged the single "Survivor" and the album Comeback United, on which the participating artists such as C. C. Catch, Limahl, Chris Norman, Benjamin Boyce, Coolio, Jazzy von Tic Tac Toe, Haddaway, Emilia and the Weather Girls contributed various songs. In the same year, she appeared on the US tour of pop duo Modern Talking.

In September 2010, the single "Unborn Love" was released, a collaboration with Spanish music producer Juan Martinez.

In 2015, C. C. Catch toured the United States, including Los Angeles, Dallas and Chicago, followed by the first major concert in Toronto, Canada in 2016, followed by a concert tour of South America in 2017 (Argentina and Bolivia).

On July 31, 2024, she released a new single, "Heal Me" (produced by Luis Rodriguez), as a tribute to her father Peter Müller who died in April.

Discography

Studio albums

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|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="7" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certifications

|-

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | GER<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUT<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FIN<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NOR<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SPA<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI<br/>

|-

! scope="row" | Catch the Catch

|

  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Hansa
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

| 6 || 24 || 17 || 6 || 21 || 25 || 8

|

|-

! scope="row" | Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel

|

  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Hansa
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

| 28 || — || 40 || — || 22 || 44 || —

|

  • SPA: Gold

|-

! scope="row" | Like a Hurricane

|

  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Hansa
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

| 30 || — || 2 || — || 25 || — || —

|

|-

! scope="row" | Big Fun

|

  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Hansa
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

| 53 || — || 31 || — || 22 || — || —

|

  • SPA: Platinum

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| FIN<br/>

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|SWI<br/>

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|UK<br/>

|-

! scope="row" | "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight"

| rowspan="1" | 1985

| 13 || 24 || — || — || 7 || 19 || —

|rowspan=3|Catch the Catch

|-

! scope="row" | "'Cause You Are Young"

| rowspan="4" | 1986

| 9 || 28 || — || — || 6 || 8 || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Strangers by Night"

| 9 || 15 || 33 || 11 || 10 || 11 || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Heartbreak Hotel"

| 8 || 22 || 23 || — || 3 || 13 || —

|rowspan=2|Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel

|-

! scope="row" | "Heaven and Hell"

| 13 || — || — || — || 2 || 19 || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Are You Man Enough"

| rowspan="2" | 1987

| 20 || — || — || 21 || 5 || 28 || —

|rowspan=3|Like a Hurricane

|-

! scope="row" | "Soul Survivor"

| 17 || — || — || 12 || 1 || — || 96

|-

! scope="row" | "Good Guys Only Win in Movies"

| rowspan="4" | 1988

| — || — || — || — || 6 || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "House of Mystic Lights"

| 22 || — || — || — || 7 || — || —

|rowspan=1| Diamonds: Her Greatest Hits

|-

! scope="row" | "Backseat of Your Cadillac"

| 10 || — || — || 23 || 6 || — || —

|rowspan=4|Big Fun

|-

! scope="row" | "Summer Kisses"

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Nothing but a Heartache"

| rowspan="4" | 1989

| 39 || — || — || 10 || 14 || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Baby I Need Your Love"

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Big Time"

| 26 || — || — || 22 || — || — || —

|rowspan=2|Hear What I Say

|-

! scope="row" | "Midnight Hour"

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "C. C. Catch Megamix '98"

| rowspan="2" | 1998

| 33 || — || — || — || — || — || —

|rowspan=3|Best of '98

|-

! scope="row" | "Soul Survivor '98"

| — || — || — || — || 8 || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight '99"

| rowspan="1" | 1999

| 72 || — || — || — || 12 || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Shake Your Head"

| rowspan="1" | 2003

| — || — || — || — || 12 || — || —

|rowspan=4| Non-album singles

|-

! scope="row" | "Silence" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Leela)</span>

| rowspan="1" | 2004

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Unborn Love"

| rowspan="1" | 2010

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Another Night in Nashville"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Chris Norman)</span>

| rowspan="1" | 2014

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row" | "Heal Me"

| rowspan="1" | 2024

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

|}

References

  • CC Catch Official UK site
  • Official German site
  • CCCatch Official Spanish Fanclub
  • C.C.Catch at MusicMoz