Silbermond ("silver moon") is a German pop rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, and brothers Johannes and Thomas Stolle.
History
The band members originally met in 1998 when they participated in the music project Ten Sing. Two years later, they decided to form their own group, and as a result they began performing locally under the name JAST (composed by the initial letters of band members). In 2001, they changed their name to Silbermond, simultaneously concentrating on songs in German for the first time.
thumb|Silbermond as JAST in 2001
2004–2008
In January 2004, the group got the chance to perform as opening act for singer Jeanette Biedermann. Afterwards, they released their first single "Mach's dir selbst", followed-up by their debut album Verschwende deine Zeit, which became a major success and was eventually certified 7× gold and platinum in Germany and Austria. Also in 2009, Silbermond won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act. In 2012, the fourth studio album, Himmel auf, was released. A top-three success, it reached gold status in Austria and 3× gold status in Germany. Its same-titled debut single peaked within the top five in Germany.