Biography
ok.danke.tschüss ("ok.thanks.bye") is a German indie ("unicorn rock") band from Mannheim.
There are several stories about how the band got its name. One says it came from former guitarist Tim, who often said “ok, danke” or “ok, danke tschüss” when he made a mistake while practicing. In another version, told by the band themselves, the name was born while swimming together in the blue Adriatic Sea. They claimed that, with a bit of imagination, their moles seemed to spell out “okdanketschüss” when they put them side by side.
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Eva Sauter started a Youtube channel "Einfach nur Eva" where she covered songs.
The band was founded in 2018 and has been performing at concerts and festivals across Germany since then, including Southside, Deichbrand, Highfield, and Open Flair.
The members met at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg during a band exchange program.
ok.danke.tschüss received funding from Initiative Musik in 2019 and 2023 for production and marketing support.
In 2020, they released their debut album Kaputt weil’s nicht funktioniert, recorded at Kleine Audiowelt studio in Sandhausen. That same year, singer Eva Sauter was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She has been cancer-free since 2021. During her treatment and chemotherapy, she wrote the song Leukämie du Bitch, which was released as a single in 2022.
Through a jury selection and public voting, the band won the “Deine Band” competition in 2021, a joint project by the Goethe-Institut and Deutsche Welle. As part of the project, they played 40 concerts across 19 countries in Europe and South America in 2022 and 2023.
With songs like Joel, Zu laut in der Disko, Vincent van Gogh, and Soldat, the band reached the top of the Spotify Viral Charts.
In 2023, Alligatoah discovered the band and invited them to be the support act on his arena tour. Since 2024, ok.danke.tschüss has also been signed to his publishing company, oah! Publishing.
Their newest album, Knutschen & Boxen has been released on October 10, 2025, followed by a tour through Germany and Austria in November.
Members:
Vocals: Eva Sauter (former member of Bambam-Band)
Keys: Lucas Firmbach
Guitar (live support): Jacob Streit
Bass (live support): Louise Peyk
Drums (live support): Tobias Waldbauer
Former members:
Drums: Benjamin Doser
Bass: Manuel Praxmarer
Albums
2020: Kaputt weil’s nicht funktioniert
2023: Diesdas
Singles
2019: Vincent van Gogh
2019: Rosie
2019: Katertag
2020: Verrückt
2020: Zuckerbaby
2020: Gollum auf Ecstasy
2020: Liebe?
2020: Ärger
2020: Böses Mädchen
2020: Gold
2020: Dasselbe und das Gleiche
2022: Muschigeburt
2022: Verrückt 2.0
2022: Leukämie du Bitch
2023: Soldat
2023: Was ist mit uns
2023: Liebe auf Eis (mit Il Civetto)
2023: Teesorten
2023: Joel
2024: Pfeffer
2024: Das neue Normal
2025: Was passiert
2025: Therapie
2025: Milano
2025: Rasendes Herz
2025: Fremde Lippen
https://www.okdanketschuess.de/
https://www.youtube.com/@okdanketschuess
https://www.instagram.com/okdanketschuess
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.