Editing No Angels (section)

==History==

===2000: Formation on ''Popstars''===
The members of No Angels were selected on the [[RTL II|RTL2]] channel's first series of ''[[Popstars (Germany)|Popstars]]'', a [[Reality television|reality talent show]] which set about producing a five-piece girl group. Acquired by Tresor TV television producer Holger Roost-Macias at the [[MIPTV Media Market]] event in [[Cannes]], France, in 2000, the series was the third adaptation of the format following both an Australian and a New Zealand version.<ref name="hrm">{{cite web|first=Marika|last=Schaertl|title=Holger, der Engel-Macher|date=19 February 2001|work=[[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]]|url=http://www.focus.de/panorama/boulevard/pop-holger-der-engel-macher_aid_189253.html|access-date=26 April 2009|language=de}}</ref> In August and September of the same year, over 4,300 hopefuls turned up to  auditions in [[Hamburg]], [[Berlin]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Leipzig]], [[Cologne]], [[Oberhausen]], [[Stuttgart]] and [[Munich]] which required both singing and dancing experience.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|first=Katja|last=Lachnit|title=Diese Mädchen wollen Popstars werden|date=26 August 2000|work=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]]|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/extra/service/944949.html?url=/ha/2000/xml/20000826xml/habxml000709_16272.xml|access-date=26 April 2009|language=de}}</ref> The judges consisted of Dutch entertainer [[Simone Angel]], concert booker Mario M. Mendryzcki and Rainer Moslener, an [[A&R]] director of [[Polydor Records]].<ref name="ab"/>

32 out of 200 girls eventually made it from the local recall shows to [[Mallorca]], Spain, to get trained in singing, dancing, and fitness. While the judges continued eliminating two or three girls each day with the help of choreographer [[Detlef Soost]] and British vocal coach Robert Bicknel, eleven finalists remained and were sent home to prepare.<ref name="spi">{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Fischer|title=Popstar ist auch nur ein Job|date=1 February 2001|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|url=http://wissen.spiegel.de/wissen/dokument/77/70/dokument.html?titel=Popstar+ist+auch+nur+ein+Job&id=18400777&top=SPIEGEL&suchbegriff=deutschland+im+herbst&quellen=&qcrubrik=natur|access-date=26 April 2009|language=de}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After a final elimination round, [[Nadja Benaissa]], [[Lucy Diakovska]], [[Sandy Mölling]], [[Vanessa Petruo]] and [[Jessica Wahls]] were chosen, and signed a recording contract with Polydor.<ref name="hrm"/> Managed by Joy Berhanu during their first year, the girls were named ''No Angels'' following a public [[televoting]] and moved in together near Munich.<ref name="spi"/> With the final members of the group in place, the program followed the group during its recording sessions, photo and music video shoots and other promotional commitments such as showcases and instores. The show concluded with the band's first public live performance at ''[[The Dome (television program)|The Dome]]'' at the [[Westfalenhallen|Dortmunder Westfalenhalle]] in February 2001.<ref name="hrm"/>

===2001: Commercial breakthrough with ''Elle'ments''===
After weeks of recording, No Angels released their debut single, "[[Daylight in Your Eyes]]" on 5 February 2001. The song instantly entered the top position on the [[Austrian Singles Chart|Austrian]], [[German Singles Chart|German]] and [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss]] Singles and Airplay Charts, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year.<ref name=gersing>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/No+Angels/single?sort=entry|title=Chartverfolgung / No Angels / Single|language=de|publisher=musicline.de PhonoNet|access-date=29 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010022911/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/No+Angels/single?sort=entry|archive-date=10 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=aut>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=No+Angels|title=Austrian Charts > No Angels|language=de|publisher=austriancharts.at Hung Medien|access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref><ref name=swi>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/artist/No_Angels|title=Swiss Charts > No Angels|language=de|access-date=14 December 2009}}</ref> Selling over one million copies, the song also proved to be a hit outside [[German-speaking Europe]] when it entered the singles charts of France, Latvia, Poland and the United Kingdom, and even became a number-one success in Brazil, and Estonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/no-angels/13076970|title=No Angels > Biography|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> Although an alternate version of the original music video was filmed for the North American market the following year, both the video and the song saw minor commercial success overseas. However, "Daylight in Your Eyes" peaked at number 36 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Singles Sales]] chart in June 2002.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|title=''Billboard'' Hot Singles Sales (2002-06-01)|magazine=[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=s&cd=Jun-01-2002&f=Hot%20Singles%20Sales&model.chartId=3045666|access-date=23 June 2007|archive-date=21 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521191515/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=s&cd=Jun-01-2002&f=Hot%20Singles%20Sales&model.chartId=3045666|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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The band released their debut album, ''[[Elle'ments]]''. Involving production by German producers [[Thorsten Brötzmann]], [[Leslie Mandoki]], and [[Peter Ries]], ''Elle'ments'' also entered the Austrian, German and Swiss Albums Chart at number-one.<ref name=aut/><ref name=swi/><ref name=geralb>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/NO+ANGELS/?type=longplay|title=Chartverfolgung / No Angels / Longplay|language=de|publisher=musicline.de PhonoNet|access-date=27 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219043321/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/NO+ANGELS/?type=longplay|archive-date=19 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> No Angels broke records for becoming the "first act to ever debut at the top position in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland with both its debut single and debut album."<ref name=B>{{cite web|author=HA/dpa|date=15 November 2001|title=Die neuen No Angels|work=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]]|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/extra/service/944949.html?url=/ha/2001/xml/20011115xml/habxml011012_13105.xml|access-date=29 April 2009|language=de}}</ref> The album would go on to sell more than one million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling German album of 2001.<ref name=D/> ''Elle'ments'' was eventually certified [[double platinum|triple platinum]] and [[gold album|septuplicate gold]] by the [[IFPI]], and earned the band several internationally acclaimed prizes such as a [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi]], two [[Echo (music award)|ECHO Awards]] and a [[World Music Award]].<ref name=D>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=No Angels|access-date=31 January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=dpa|date=21 April 2009|title=Die Popband No Angels|work=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger|url=http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1239772089822.shtml|access-date=3 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804172829/http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1239772089822.shtml|archive-date=4 August 2012}}</ref>

Riding a wave of publicity and hype, the group's second single, "[[Rivers of Joy (song)|Rivers of Joy]]", became a top ten hit, while third single, "[[There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|There Must Be an Angel]]", a [[cover version]] of the 1985 hit by British pop duo [[Eurythmics]], continued the group's high record sales by topping the charts once again in Austria and Germany.<ref name=gersing/><ref name=aut/> The last single released from ''Elle'ments'' was a [[double A-side]] of album cut "[[When the Angels Sing]]", and "[[Atlantis (Donovan song)|Atlantis]]", a duet with the song's original performer [[Donovan]]. The band had re-recorded the song for the [[closing credits]] of the [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]] picture ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''. It became a top five entry in Germany, and was subsequently certified Gold.<ref name=gersing/><ref name=D/><ref>{{cite web|first=Dirk|last=Peitz|title=Mit ''Atlantis'' aus der Versenkung|work=Rhein Zeitung|url=http://rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/11/23/magazin/news/donovan.html|date=23 November 2001|access-date=23 December 2007}}</ref> Following this and two encounters as the opening act for the German leg of both [[DJ Bobo]] and [[Westlife]]'s 2001 concert tours, No Angels embarked on their first own concert tour in October 2001. Compiling more than 30 dates, the tour concluded in December 2001 with all shows reportedly being sold out.<ref>{{cite web |title=No Angels starten Tour| work= [[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]|url=http://www.stern.de/unterhaltung/musik/:NO-ANGELS-STARTEN-TOUR-%BBPopstars%AB/71676.html|access-date=27 March 2007}}</ref>

===2002: Career development on ''Now... Us!''===
In June 2002, No Angels released their second album, ''[[Now... Us!]]'', which featured co-writes by all members and received critical acclaim from many critics who believed the band would not last past their first album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joachim|last=Gauger|title=''Now... Us!'' review|work=laut.de|url=http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/n/no_angels/now_us/index.htm|access-date=3 May 2009|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Matthias|last=Eisen|title=No Angels - ''Now... Us!'' (review)|work=CDStarts.de|url=http://cdstarts.de/kritiken/85064-Now...-Us%21.html|access-date=3 May 2009|language=de}}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the German Album Chart and at number two and four on the Austrian and Swiss albums chart respectively, and was eventually certified [[platinum album|platinum]] and double [[gold album|gold]] by the [[IFPI]].<ref name=D/> Producers such as [[Mousse T.]] consulted on ''Now... Us!'', whose media-critical leading single "[[Something About Us (No Angels song)|Something About Us]]", penned by band member Petruo, became the group's third non-consecutive number-one hit in Austria and Germany within a period of 16 months.<ref name="autchart">{{cite web|title=Now... Us!|work=Austriancharts|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Angels&titel=Now+%2E%2E%2E+Us&cat=a|access-date=1 June 2007}}</ref>
Further singles released from the album included [[Latin pop]] ballad "[[Still in Love with You (No Angels song)|Still in Love with You]]", which reached the top five and was awarded a [[NRJ Music Award]] the following year,<ref>{{cite web|title=NRJ Music Award für die No Angels|work=Nacktmulle|url=http://www.nacktmulle.info/presse/pressemeldungen/inside02.03national.pdf|access-date=14 June 2008}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as well as Mousse T.-produced [[funk music|funk]] track "[[Let's Go to Bed (No Angels song)|Let's Go to Bed]]", the band's first release to miss the German top ten.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung - No Angels/Mousse T.: Let's Go to Bed|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/NO+ANGELS%A5MOUSSE+T/Let%2527s+Go+To+Bed/single|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318014658/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/NO+ANGELS%A5MOUSSE+T/Let%27s+Go+To+Bed/single|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2012|access-date=3 May 2009}}</ref>
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Following an exclusive [[swing music|swing concert]] at the [[Berlin]] Tränenpalast in October, No Angels soon followed with a DVD and a live album, titled ''[[When the Angels Swing]]'', featuring their biggest hits and selected songs from their first two albums, re-arranged by [[Grammy Award]]-nominated jazz musician [[Till Brönner]].<ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels go Big Band |work=ots |date=2 October 2002 |publisher=Presseportal |url=http://www.presseportal.de/pm/18634/385322/t_online_international_ag?pre=1 |access-date=3 May 2009 |language=de }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Critically acclaimed by critics, the album reached number nine of the German Albums Chart, eventually going gold.<ref name=D/> In November, the girls embarked on their second national concert tour, the ''[[Four Seasons Tour]]'', playing sell-out shows in theatres across German-speaking Europe. Acts such as [[B3 (boy band)|B3]] and the [[Sugababes]] served as their support.<ref>{{cite web|author=cs|date=23 November 2002|title=Es war eine kunterbunte Party|work=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]]|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/11/23/96064.html|access-date=4 May 2009}}</ref>

Soon after the girls experienced a bit of turbulence when Jessica Wahls announced she was taking a break from the band to give birth to her first child. Although the girls agreed on Jessica's return the following year and Wahls was positive of a re-join after her daughter's birth in March 2003, No Angels' management eventually decided on her departure in July 2003 as the group had equally successful went on as a quartet.<ref name="love"/> While the singer accepted a recording contract as a solo artist with the group's label, Sandy Mölling later noted Jessica's pregnancy marked "the beginning of the end of No Angels".<ref name="love">''WE LOVE No Angels'' documentation. ''PRO Sieben''. Retrieved on 2007  April.</ref>

===2003–2004: ''Pure'' era and disbandment===
In early 2003, the remaining four members of No Angels began intensifying work on their third regular album. Encouraged to exercise more self-control on the longplayer, the band took over responsibility in recording and selecting songs to guarantee a more personal effort &mdash; a step that challenged criticism and growing scepticism among the band's label [[Polydor|Cheyenne Records]] and recording company [[Polydor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Band Biography|work=Star Channel|url=http://www.star-channel.de/bands/n/no-angels/biographie/|access-date=29 December 2007|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203020827/http://www.star-channel.de/bands/n/no-angels/biographie/|archive-date=3 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Titled ''[[Pure (No Angels album)|Pure]]'', the album was eventually released in August 2003 and became the band's third number-one album in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels/''Pure'' - Produkt Infos|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/product/602498078242|access-date=3 May 2009|language=de}}</ref> Sporting a more mature side of [[pop music]], it earned them their best reactions yet, drawing comparisons to [[Madonna]]'s album ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998) as well as other female groups such as [[All Saints (group)|All Saints]] and the [[Sugababes]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Matthias|last=Reichel|title=''Pure'' review|work=CDstarts|url=http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/85136-Pure.html|access-date=29 December 2007}}</ref> With a total of about 150,000 copies sold however, it failed to achieve the success of its two best-selling predecessors, still going [[gold certification|gold]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jahrescharts 2003|work=Music-Central|url=http://www.music-central.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=53|access-date=29 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203062805/http://www.music-central.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=53|archive-date=3 February 2009}}</ref> The [[pop rock]]-influenced leading single "[[No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)]]" became the group's fourth non-consecutive number-one single in Germany and seventh top ten hit in Austria,<ref>{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung - NO ANGELS: No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/NO+ANGELS/No+Angel+%28it%2527s+All+In+Your+Min/single|access-date=3 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921070826/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/No+Angel+%28it%2527s+All+In+Your+Min/single|archive-date=21 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> while mediterran "[[Someday (No Angels song)|Someday]]" and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]-driven "[[Feelgood Lies]]" both reached the top five of the charts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung - NO ANGELS: Someday|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/NO+ANGELS/Someday/single|access-date=3 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921074431/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Someday/single|archive-date=21 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung - NO ANGELS: Feelgood Lies|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/NO+ANGELS/Feelgood+Lies/single|access-date=3 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922022527/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Feelgood+Lies/single|archive-date=22 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Further planned single releases off the album never materialised. On 7 September 2003, the quartet announced that they would not come together for a new No Angels project in 2004 due to lasting exhaustion and instead were preparing their official disbandment towards the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Natürlich sind auch Tränen geflossen|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,264692,00.html|date=7 September 2003|access-date=2 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="welt">{{cite news|first=Jessica|last=Schulte am Hülse|date=29 July 2007|title=Popstar sein ist ein Pakt mit dem Teufel|work=[[Die Welt]]|url=https://www.welt.de/berlin/article1063875/Popstar_sein_ist_ein_Pakt_mit_dem_Teufel.html|access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref> While the media began a never-ending speculation about the reasons for their split and the pro and contra of a "creative pause", the girls and their management arranged the cancellation of all dates of their scheduled 2004 ''Pure Acoustic Tour''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joachim|last=Gauger|date=10 September 2003|title=''Pure''-Tour definitiv abgesagt|work=laut.de| url=http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/news/2003/09/10/05609/index.htm|access-date=2 April 2007}}</ref> Even so, the band agreed on releasing a final album, ''[[The Best of No Angels]]'', in December 2003. Apart from a collection of all singles, the band had released between the years of 2001 and 2003, the [[compilation album]] also contained a reworked version of one of the debut album tracks, "[[Reason (No Angels song)|Reason]]". Involving a re-joined Jessica Wahls, it was released as the band's final single before their split and became another top ten success for the group.<ref name="l1">{{cite web|first=Joachim|last=Gauger|date=20 November 2003|title=No Angels: Da waren's wieder fünf|work=laut.de| url=http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/news/2003/11/20/06624/|access-date=3 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung - NO ANGELS: Reason|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Reason/single|access-date=3 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921064623/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Reason/single|archive-date=21 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> A [[charity single]] featuring the band's vocals, "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]", was released simultaneously and reached number three on the [[GfK Entertainment charts|German singles chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung - Do They Know It's Christmas?|work=[[Media Control]]|publisher=Musicline|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Reason/single|access-date=3 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921064623/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Reason/single|archive-date=21 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After a farewell concert in the [[Munich]] [[Olympiahalle]] on 28 November, several promotional television appearances, and a private [[acoustic music|unplugged performance]] in the Munich ''P1'' club on 12 December 2003, No Angels each went their separate ways, concentrating on their individual solo careers in music, theatre, television and film.<ref name="l1"/> A [[live album|live compilation]] of their ''P1'' concert, titled ''[[Acoustic Angels]]'', would become their final release on the Cheyenne label in July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joachim|last=Gauger|title=''Acoustic Angels'' review|work=laut.de|url=http://www.laut.de/lautstark/dvd_reviews/n/no_angels/acoustic_angels/index.htm|access-date=3 May 2009}}</ref>

===2006–2008: First reunion and Eurovision Song Contest===
In spring 2006, [[Ludmilla Diakovska|Lucy Diakovska]] reconnected with her former bandmates with the intention of reviving the group.<ref name="Viva Live">{{cite web | title=No Angels @ ''Viva Live''| work=[[VIVA (German TV channel)|VIVA Live]]|via=[[YouTube]]| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqOt22N7R0| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603124417/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqOt22N7R0| archive-date=3 June 2007 | url-status=dead| access-date=1 February 2007}}</ref> While [[Vanessa Petruo]] rejected her offer to re-join the band in favour of her solo career in music and film,<ref name="welt"/> Benaissa, Mölling and Wahls agreed upon Diakovska's request to reunite for a musical comeback, and the band eventually took action to prepare their next album in secrecy from public.<ref name="Viva Live"/> While their former manager and ''Popstars'' producer Holger Roost-Macias offered to work with them again, the newly reunited quartet rejected his offer, and instead, they acquired the name rights that had remained with Roost-Macias and signed an artist contract with the Domestic Division of [[Universal Music|Universal Music Germany]].<ref name="Viva Live"/> In summer 2006, Benaissa, Diakovska, Mölling and Wahls appeared as guest judges on ''[[Popstars – Neue Engel braucht das Land]]'', the fifth season of ''Popstars''.

[[File:No Angels - ESC 2008.jpg|thumb|No Angels during their performance at the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] finals on 24 May 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia]] 
Following weeks of public rumors about a reunion of the band, an official press conference on 31 January 2007 announced that No Angels had reformed and were working on a new studio album with producers [[Boogieman]], Tobias Gustafsson, [[Steve Mac]], [[Adrian Newman (producer)|Adrian Newman]], and the Redfly team.<ref name="Alles über">{{cite web| title=Alles über 'No Angels'| work=Webkatalog| url=http://www.webkatalog.us/noangels.php| access-date=25 March 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501041316/http://www.webkatalog.us/noangels.php| archive-date=1 May 2007}}</ref> Although acclaimed and distinguished by the media, the reunion widely failed to link previous successes. The band's first commercial release in years, ''[[Destiny (No Angels album)|Destiny]]'', received a lukewarm reception from music critics,<ref name="cdstarts">{{cite web|title=''Destiny'' review |work=CDStars |url=http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/No%20Angels%20-%20Destiny.html |access-date=12 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235536/http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/No%20Angels%20-%20Destiny.html |archive-date=26 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and debuted at number 4 in Germany, number 14 in Austria and number 22 in Switzerland, making it the band's first regular studio album release neither to reach the top position on the German ''[[Media Control Charts]]'' nor the top ten in Austria and Switzerland respectively. It eventually sold 30,000 copies domestically during its run on the charts, also making it No Angels' lowest selling album to date.<ref name="sales">{{cite web|title=Die ''Popstars'' gehen am Donnerstag bei ProSieben in die sechste Runde|work=Sat & Kabel|url=http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20182&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0|access-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927101908/http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20182&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 27 September 2007}}</ref> While the album's lead single "[[Goodbye to Yesterday (No Angels song)|Goodbye to Yesterday]]" still made it to the top five, follow-up "[[Maybe (No Angels song)|Maybe]]" and double A-single "[[Amaze Me]]"/"[[Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)|Teardrops]]" became No Angels' lowest-charting singles to date, never making it to the top 20 of any chart. In March 2008, the album was re-released as ''[[Destiny (No Angels album)|Destiny Reloaded]]'', including previously unreleased songs, [[remix]]es and [[B-sides]]. In fall 2007, No Angels produced the theme song, "[[Life Is a Miracle (song)|Life Is a Miracle]]" and a music video for the [[Warner Bros.]] animated feature ''[[Little Dodo (film)|Little Dodo]]''.<ref>[http://www.outnowmusic.com/productions/ Out Now Music - Productions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104213655/http://www.outnowmusic.com/productions/ |date=4 January 2016 }}</ref>

In January 2008, it was announced that the group had qualified for the [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Grand Prix Vorentscheid]], the German national pre-selection of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]].<ref name="nine">{{cite web|title=Grand-Prix-Kandidaten 2008 |work=[[Bild-Zeitung]] |url=http://www.bild.t-online.de/BILD/entertainment/musik/2008/01/10/grand-prix/kandidaten,geo=3443364.html |access-date=10 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111060131/http://www.bild.t-online.de/BILD/entertainment/musik/2008/01/10/grand-prix/kandidaten%2Cgeo%3D3443364.html |archive-date=11 January 2008 }}</ref> Following several weeks of promotional appearances, No Angels entered the competition in March with [[Remee]]-and-[[Thomas Troelsen|Troelsen]]-produced "[[Disappear (No Angels song)|Disappear]]", competing against all-male groups [[Marquess (band)|Marquess]] and [[Cinema Bizarre]], and singers Tommy Reeve and Carolin Fortenbacher. Widely considered as early favourites by the media, the band eventually finished first, having earned tight 50,5% of the audience vote over Fortenbacher in the second and final election round.<ref name="forty">{{cite web|author=uq/dpa|title=No Angels singen für Deutschland|work=FOCUS Online|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/eurovision-song-contest_aid_264204.html|access-date=6 March 2008}}</ref><ref name="nine"/> Released on 29 February 2008, "Disappear" reached number four in Germany, where it became the band's biggest-selling single in years.<ref name="bb">{{cite web|title=European Hot 100|work=Billboard.biz|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=no angels|chart=European Hot 100}}|access-date=13 March 2008}}</ref> With Germany being one of the biggest financial contributors to the [[European Broadcasting Union]], No Angels were allowed to skip the contest's semi-finals and automatically qualified  for competition with 24 other countries in the finals of the ESC in May 2008.<ref name="eurovision">{{cite web|title=Germany's No Angels on the way to heaven?|work=Eurovision.tv|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=965|access-date=25 May 2008}}</ref> An estimated 100 million fans watched the final contest, and viewers from all 43 participating nations voted for their favourite performers via text message and telephone.<ref name="loc"/> No Angels eventually ranked 23rd place out of the 25 countries that participated with a total of 14 points – taking 12 points from Bulgaria, band member Lucy Diakovska's native country, and 2 points from Switzerland only. Only the United Kingdom and Poland placed below the four-member female band.<ref name="loc">{{cite web|title=Germany's No Angels tank at Eurovision|work=The Local|date=25 May 2008|url=http://www.thelocal.de/12073/20080525/|access-date=25 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="reuters">{{cite news|title=Germans fear no one likes them after Eurovision dud|work=[[Reuters]]|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKL2559834020080525?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112110611/http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKL2559834020080525?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2009|access-date=25 May 2008 | date=25 May 2008}}</ref>

=== 2009–2011: ''Welcome to the Dance'' ===
Devastated by their performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, the band went into a hiatus.<ref name="shz">{{cite web|title=Annemarie - Erster roter Teppich nach Rauswurf bei DSDS|work=Berliner Morgenpost|author=mut|date=15 May 2009|language=de|url=http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/leute/article1093254/Annemarie_Erster_roter_Teppich_nach_Rauswurf_bei_DSDS.html|access-date=15 May 2009}}</ref> Having managed themselves since their reformation, they signed a deal with Khalid Schröder's Kool Management in mid-2008, and started work on their fifth studio album ''[[Welcome to the Dance]]'', involving a smaller team of North American musicians such as [[The Writing Camp]], [[Adam Messinger]], [[Nasri (musician)|Nasri Atweh]], Bill Blast, and Aaron Pearce.<ref name="sd">{{cite web|title=No Angels nehmen Songs in USA auf|work=Sueddeutsche.de|url=http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/75554|access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="ddp">{{cite web|title='Wir feiern auf jeden Fall' - Die No Angels wollen beim Eurovision Song Contest gut punkten|work=ddp|url=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktuelle-Nachrichten/de/16975803/(ddp+Wortlautinterview)+Wir+feiern+auf+jeden|access-date=19 May 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521101956/http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktuelle-Nachrichten/de/16975803/(ddp+Wortlautinterview)+Wir+feiern+auf+jeden|archive-date=21 May 2008}}</ref> Taking the group's work further into the [[dance music|dance]] and [[electronic music|electronic]] genres, it was released on 11 September 2009, following several delays after band member [[Nadja Benaissa#Personal life|Nadja Benaissa's charge of grievous bodily harm and temporary imprisonment]] in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels star released on bail after ten days|work=Bild-Zeitung|date=21 April 2009|url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/celebrity-gossip/2009/04/21/no-angels-nadja-benaissa/german-hiv-singer-may-be-released-on-bail.html|access-date=3 May 2009}}</ref> Released to generally mixed reviews by critics,<ref name="four">{{cite web|first=Eberhard|last=Dobler|title=No Angels - ''Welcome to the Dance'' review|work=laut.de|language=de|url=http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/n/no_angels/welcome_to_the_dance/index.htm|access-date=20 July 2009}}</ref> the album debuted at number 26 in Germany where it became both the band's lowest-charting and -selling album yet. ''Welcome to the Dance''{{'}}s first and only single "[[One Life (No Angels song)|One Life]]", however, reached number 15 on the [[GfK Entertainment charts|German Singles Chart]].<ref name="merkur">{{cite web|title=No Angels mit neuen Plänen|work=Münchner Merkur|url=http://www.merkur-online.de/dpa/infoline/boulevard/art438,924548|access-date=24 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels super gelaunt beim VOL Live Interview|work=Voralberg Online|language=de|url=http://video.vol.at/memberreats.VOL_Live/flv-20080705_noangelsinterview_st.flv/viewer.html|access-date=6 July 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Plans for a second single, "Derailed", were eventually scrapped for unknown reasons.<ref name="bb"/><ref>{{cite web|date=20 September 2009|title=Nadja Benaissa im d@h_blog-Interview: 'Ich war wie die WM'|work=Deutsche Aids Hilfe|language=de|url=http://blog.aidshilfe.de/?p=2032|access-date=31 January 2010}}</ref>

In May 2010, the band began their five-date acoustic An Intimate Evening With Tour in Munich, their first concert tour in eight years. The stripped-down [[club tour]] was inspired by their [[Acoustic Angels|2003 acoustic concert]], and saw the band performing songs from all of their five studio albums.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 March 2010|title=Exklusive Akustik-Clubtour im Mai 2010 mit Konzerten in München, Frankfurt, Köln, Hamburg & Berlin|publisher=Online-Artikel.de|language=de|url=http://www.online-artikel.de/article/an-intimate-evening-with-no-angels-43246-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327001129/http://www.online-artikel.de/article/an-intimate-evening-with-no-angels-43246-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2010|access-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> Benaissa did not take part in the tour as she had called in sick a week before, prompting the remaining trio to re-arrange their set at the last minute.<ref name="fnp1"/> Generally well received by the media,<ref name="fnp1">{{cite web|date=20 May 2010|title=No Angels: Da Waren's Nur Noch Drei|publisher=Frankfurter Neue Presse|language=de|url=http://www.fnp.de/fnp/region/lokales/no-angels-da-waren-s-nur-noch-drei_rmn01.c.7710117.de.html|access-date=30 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005145455/http://www.fnp.de/fnp/region/lokales/no-angels-da-waren-s-nur-noch-drei_rmn01.c.7710117.de.html|archive-date=5 October 2011}}</ref> the tour was initially said to be extended in 2011.<ref name="bild11">{{cite web|date=26 August 2010|title=Bleibt Nadja Benaissa Ein No Angel?|publisher=Bild.de|language=de|url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/Newsticker/news-ticker/2010/08/26/26-20-nadja.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829155241/http://www.bild.de/BILD/Newsticker/news-ticker/2010/08/26/26-20-nadja.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2010|access-date=30 August 2010}}</ref> In September 2010, Benaissa announced her departure from the group following her two-year suspended sentence and 300 hours of community service a month before, leaving the band as a trio.<ref name="nb10"/> While the remaining three members of the band were said to release a live album in 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ein Engel im Cockpit|publisher=ImageShack.us|work=Fascination Speed|language=de|url=http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7539/luucy.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723170036/http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7539/luucy.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2011|access-date=10 October 2010}}</ref> this project and other plans announced for the tenth anniversary of the band failed to materialize in favor of individual solo projects.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carolin|last=Stihler|title=Wir rocken den Leinewebermarkt|work=Westfalen-Blatt|language=de|url=http://www.westfalen-blatt.de/nachricht/2013-05-24-wir-rocken-den-leinewebermarkt/613/|date=27 May 2013|access-date=6 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620232535/http://www.westfalen-blatt.de/nachricht/2013-05-24-wir-rocken-den-leinewebermarkt/613/|archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Diakovska confirmed that the band had dissolved again with no new commercial projects planned.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kein Kontakt mehr zu Nadja!|publisher=[[Bunte.de]]|language=de|first=Constantin|last=Riepe|url=http://www.bunte.de/musik/lucy-diakovska-kein-kontakt-mehr-zu-nadja-90662.html|date=21 June 2014|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>

=== 2020–2022: Second reunion and ''20'' ===
[[File:No Angels Wuhlheide.jpg|thumb|No Angels during their [[Celebration Tour (No Angels)|Celebration Tour]] kick-off at the [[Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide]] in Berlin in 2022]] 
In late 2020, [[BMG Rights Management]] acquired the catalog of No Angels' former label [[Cheyenne Records]].<ref name="bmg-2020">{{cite web|first=Ed |last=Christman|title=BMG Acquires Catalog of Cheyenne Records, Including Songs by Germany's No Angels|publisher=[[Bunte.de]]|language=en|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/9490554/bmg-cheyenne-records-catalog-no-angels/|date=26 November 2020|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> On 27 November 2020, following their absence from digital streaming platforms for five years, the band's backup catalog from 2000 to 2004 was issued online, accompanied by a digital campaign as well as the release of high-quality versions of their original music videos.<ref name="bmg-2020"/> Released to strong streaming numbers, a revived interest from the media and their fan base prompted Benaissa, Diakovska, Mölling and Wahls to launch an official [[Instagram]] account through which they began sharing private photos and hosted several livestreams in the weeks following.<ref name="vogue">{{cite web|first=Hella|last=Schneider|title=No Angels, Monrose und Co.: Wieso faszinieren deutsche Girl Groups der 00er-Jahre heute wieder?|publisher=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue.de]]|language=de|url=https://www.vogue.de/mode/artikel/deutsche-girl-groups-00er-no-angels-monrose|date=16 December 2020|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> With BMG interested in issuing updated versions of their early catalog, the quartet re-formed in January 2021 to record new vocals for a [[Daylight in Your Eyes#Celebration Version|Celebration Version]] of "[[Daylight in Your Eyes]]" along with producer and manager [[Christian Geller]].<ref name="DIYE2021">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/czYANcw0f-k Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210214150655/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czYANcw0f-k&feature=emb_title Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|title=Daylight in Your Eyes (Celebration Version)|website=[[YouTube]]|language=de|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czYANcw0f-k|date=9 February 2021|access-date=11 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Commemorating with the 2001 release of the song, it was released on 12 February 2021 and reached the top ten of the [[German Singles Chart|German Download Chart]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BsC4QXAERzg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210608222921/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsC4QXAERzg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|title=No Angels - Daylight In Your Eyes (Official Lyrics Video)|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsC4QXAERzg |date=5 February 2021|access-date=11 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Following their first performance in a decade on ''Schlagerchampions 2021'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Verwirrung um No Angels Comeback bei Florian Silbereisen|website=[[OK!]]|language=de|url=https://www.ok-magazin.de/schlager/verwirrung-um-no-angels-comeback-bei-florian-silbereisen-69378.html|date=9 February 2021|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> the quartet signed a new recording deal with BMG and began work on ''[[20 (No Angels album)|20]]'', their first full-length album release since 2009, with plans to expand the anniversary celebrations.<ref name="musikwoche_2021">{{cite web|first=Frank|last=Medwedeff|title=No Angels unterschreiben bei BMG|publisher=musikwoche.de|language=de|url=https://beta.musikwoche.de/details/458013|date=1 March 2021|access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> Released on 4 June 2021, No Angels recorded four original songs and sixteen updated versions of songs that were selected from their first three studio albums for ''20''.<ref name="musikwoche_2021"/> Produced by Geller, the album received largely mixed reviews from critics, some of whom complimented the more cohesive, mature production, while others questioned the overall value of the project.<ref name="sueddeutsche">{{cite web|first=Jakob |last=Biazza|title=Das sind die Alben der Woche|website=sueddeutsche.de|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/alben-der-woche-billy-gibbons-chris-thile-paul-gilbert-1.5311351|date=4 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021|language=German}}</ref><ref name="dpa">{{cite web|title=Nostalgie und moderner Pop von den No Angels|website=[[faz.net]]|agency=[[Deutsche Presse-Agentur|dpa]]|url=https://m.faz.net/agenturmeldungen/dpa/nostalgie-und-moderner-pop-von-den-no-angels-17372491.amp.html|access-date=18 June 2021|language=German}}</ref> ''20'' debuted at number one on the [[German Albums Chart]], becoming No Angels' first chart topper in nearly two decades, and reached the top ten in Austria and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels unterschreiben bei BMG|publisher=gala.de|language=de|url=https://www.gala.de/lifestyle/film-tv-musik/no-angels--girlgroup-wieder-auf-dem-thron-der-charts-22459298.html|date=11 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> A second single, the Celebration Version of "[[Still in Love with You (No Angels song)|Still in Love with You]]," was released the same month, followed by "[[Mad Wild]]" and "[[When the Angels Sing]]" in August and October, respectively. In June 2022, the band kicked off their [[Celebration Tour (No Angels)|Celebration Tour]] at the [[Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide]]. Continued in September 2022, the tour compromised ten concerts throughout Germany and concluded on 8 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comeback: Die No Angels sind wieder da|publisher=[[Berliner Zeitung]]|language=de|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur-vergnuegen/musik/die-no-angels-sind-wieder-da-album-20-bandgeschichte-li.162087|date=3 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels gehen 2022 mit Undercover auf "Celebration"-Tour|publisher=musikwoche.de|language=de|url=https://beta.musikwoche.de/details/462611|date=3 August 2021|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>

=== 2023–present: Festival concerts and seventh studio album ===
In 2023, No Angels reunited for a few festival concerts and one-off events, including a special guest appearance on German hip hop group [[K.I.Z]]'s [[International Women's Day]] concert at the [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Laura|last=Ewert|title=Verheddert in der ständigen Ironie|website=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel.de]]|language=de|url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/k-i-z-mit-no-angels-nur-fuer-frauen-konzert-in-berlin-a-5124bc45-4c27-4464-845b-541453a94322|date=9 March 2023|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> In January 2024, after winning the [[Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! (season 17)|17th season]] of the reality show ''[[Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!]]'', Diakovska disclosed that the quartet was planning to record material for a new project in Berlin in summer 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=stern TV – Folge 5 (Mi., 07.02.24)|website=[[RTL (Germany)|Stern TV]]|language=de|url=https://plus.rtl.de/video-tv/shows/stern-tv-791695|date=7 February 2024|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> In July 2024, she and Mölling respectively confirmed that the band was recording a new studio album set to be released in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|first=Katrin|last=Koch|title=Sie wollte kein Engel sein: Hotelchefin Lucy wirbelt als Tussi durchs Übigauer Schloss|website=tag24.de|language=de|url=https://www.tag24.de/dresden/kultur-leute/no-angels-star-lucy-diakovska-zwischen-theaterbuehne-bulgarien-und-ausbuergernde-immobilien-3237248|date=7 July 2024|access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sandy Mölling zu Gast bei Volle Kanne vom 12. Juli 2024|website=[[YouTube]]|language=de|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yBApqKHP-Y&t=46s|url-access=registration|date=12 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The recording process for this effort was finished on August 18, 2024, as the group took to [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels &#124; ❤️‍🔥 es ist vollbracht und wir sind super stolz auf unser neues Baby. Wir verraten noch nicht, was es ist. Aber, man kann mitsingen, man kann sich freuen und vorallem spürt man unsere Liebe, die wir reingesteckt haben 😍 AKUMALÄ! ...wir vermissen uns jetzt schon! (Euch auch!)|website=[[Instagram]]|language=de|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-zTwr9MLQg/|url-access=registration|date=18 August 2024|access-date=18 August 2024|trans-title=❤️‍🔥 It's done and we are super proud of our new baby. We're not revealing what it is yet. But, you can sing along, you can be happy and above all you can feel the love we put into it 😍 AKUMALÄ! ...we already miss each other! (You too!)}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No Angels &#124; 💫Live mit Jess|website=[[Instagram]]|language=de|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEK-3WXsCCB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==|date=29 December 2024|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NDR Talk Show: Sängerinnen Lucy Diakovska und Nadja Benaissa - hier anschauen|website=[[ARD (broadcaster)|ardmediathek.de]]|language=de|url=https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/ndr-talk-show/saengerinnen-lucy-diakovska-und-nadja-benaissa/ndr/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS84NDY2Yjk4OC00MzU5LTQ4MmMtODJmMy1iNmQ2N2ExZjdlMjY|date=21 February 2025|access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref>