In 2000, Søren Madsen decided to leave the group, to embark on a solo career. Take Me To Your Heart/ Michael Learns to Rock (2000-2006) This album featured their previous hits, either remixed or refined in some way or the other. During the lay-off, Richter wrote some new songs for the band, including "Strange Foreign Beauty" which was added to the 1999 greatest hits album "Greatest Hits - Strange Foreign Beauty". They also decided to rebrand the band under the simpler name of MLTR. Soon after, Michael Learns to Rock's members took a break to spend time with their families and develop projects on their own or in collaboration with other artists. Their fourth studio album, Nothing To Lose, was released in September 1997. The band was also chosen as the headliner for the "Celebrate Hong Kong" concert on July 6, 1997, marking the transfer of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China.
The greatest hits album "Paint My Love" was released in 1996 and sold 3.4 million copies. Tracks on this album included "That's Why (You Go Away)" and "Someday." Two years later Michael Learns to Rock's third album, Played On Pepper came out, also selling more than 1 million units, and the group played 25 shows in 10 countries. The album included the singles "Sleeping Child," "25 Minutes" and "Out of the Blue". Paint My Love & Nothing to Lose (1993-1999) In 1993, Michael Learns to Rock released Colours which sold over 1 million records. A single from the album, "The Actor," topped the Danish chart and also did well in Norway, Sweden, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Michael Learns to Rock played live but did not release its eponymous debut album, Michael Learns to Rock, until September 1991. Sure, I've regretted calling ourselves this many times since, but we were successful so quickly we had to stick with it and over time I got used to it."Ī member of the contest jury, J.P. In an interview Richter admitted that it was named after Michael Jackson: "Yeah, it was like Johnny Hates Jazz and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
The band won and hurriedly had to come up with a name. The group debuted in Aarhus in May 1988 and later entered the city's annual talent show that year.
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