The Baseballs

The band consists of three main singers and performers, who are credited by the band through their individual nicknames. The trio is made up of Sam (real name Sven Budja), Digger (Rüdiger Brans) and Basti (Sebastian Raetzel). The trio have made a huge name for themselves through their hit covers: their cover of Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ was a huge hit in, not only their native Germany, but also in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and even Norway. It managed to chart in all ten countries. Other famous covers the band is well known for include Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’, Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call me Maybe’ and Katy Perry’s ‘Hot n Cold’.

The band’s debut album ‘Strike!’ was released on 15 May 2009 by the music label Warner and went straight to Platinum in several European countries. It peaked at number six in Germany, four in the UK and took the number one spot on the album charts in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden. ‘Strike’ was soon followed by the imaginative follow up album ‘Strike! Back’ on 27 August 2010 and then by three more albums as of 2014. However, none of their subsequent albums have managed to achieve the success of their debut.