Preluders

Preluders
Preluders in 2003.
Background information
Origin	Germany
Genres	Pop
Years active	2003–2006
Labels	Cheyenne Edel
Past members	Tertia Botha Miriam Cani Anh-Thu Doan Rebecca Miro Anne Ross Patricia Sadowski

The Preluders were a pop girl group from Germany. The original group comprised singers Tertia Botha, Miriam Cani, Anh-Thu Doan, Rebecca Miro, and Anne Ross. Created through the ProSieben talent show Popstars - Das Duell (2003) in which pop groups of both genders competed against each other, Preluders lost out to boy band Overground in a public vote. Despite their defeat, the group achieved commercial success with their first single "Everyday Girl", which became a number-one hit in Germany, while their full-length debut album Girls in the House (2003) reached the top five in Germany and Switzerland.

In 2004, Preluders released the cover album Prelude to History which underperformed on the charts, leading to their departure from Cheyenne Records and the leaving of Botha, Miro, and Ross. After signing with Edel Records, Patricia Sadowski joined the band, though single "I Want Your T.I.M.E." would remain their only release as a trio. After a relatively unsuccessful period, the three remaining girls disbanded amicably without any kind of media circus in fall 2006.

The Preluders were formed in September 2003 in front of millions of viewers on the ProSieben programme Popstars - Das Duell (The Duel). The concept of the programme was to produce a boyband and a girlband who would be rivals and compete for winning the third installment of the reality television program. Following the success of the No Angels and Bro'Sis, 12,000 applicants attended auditions in five German cities in hopes of being selected for the show. Judged by rapper Sabrina Setlur, choreographer Detlef "D!" Soost, and producer Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, 27 out of 46 contestants made it from the local recall shows to Orlando, Florida to get trained in singing, dancing, and fitness.