years_active alias article_title landscape background genre image origin name
1972 -- present hühner , de höhner höhner
 yes group_or_band kölsch , carnival , pop de `` -lrb- 4752 -rrb- . jpg höhner - demonstration „ köln stellt sich quer cologne , north rhine-westphalia , germany höhner
höhner

de höhner -lrb- kölsch for `` the chickens '' , pronounced , german : -rrb- , sometimes -rrb- is a band from cologne , germany .
they sing in the local dialect of cologne , kölsch .
the group was founded in 1972 by peter werner and janus fröhlich .
during their first year , the band wore chicken costumes , and threw real feathers into the audience .
they are particularly successful in the area around cologne , although they are popular nationwide .
the band is famous for performing at the cologne carnival .
their most popular carnival songs are '' `` echte fründe '' '' , '' `` pizza wunderbar '' '' , '' `` die karawane zieht weiter '' '' and '' `` viva colonia '' '' .
their song `` wenn nicht jetzt , wann dann ? ''
-lrb- `` if not now , then when ? '' -rrb-
reached number one in germany in february 2007 .
they performed it during the 2007 world men 's handball championship finals , held in cologne .
their album `` da simmer dabei !
die grössten partyhits '' was on the german top 50 albums chart for 8 weeks in 2007 , peaking at number 9 .
the title is a reference to the chorus of the song `` viva colonia '' .
