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wir mark tavassol , jean-michel tourette , pola roy , and sind judith holofernes . helden , from left to right : de 2000 & ndash ; 2012 labels -lrb- emi -rrb- , columbia -lrb- sony -rrb- wir sind helden
 judith holofernes pola roy mark tavassol jean-michel tourette group_or_band pop , pop rock , alternative rock wsh.jpg berlin , germany wir sind helden
wir sind helden

wir sind helden -lrb- , german for `` we are heroes '' -rrb- was a german pop rock band that was established in 2000 in hamburg and based in berlin .
the band was composed of lead singer and guitarist judith holofernes , drummer pola roy , bassist mark tavassol and keyboardist/guitarist jean-michel tourette .
wir sind helden 's breakthrough came in 2002 with the release of the song `` guten tag '' , even though the band did not yet have a recording contract .
the ensuing debut album , `` die reklamation '' , reached no. 2 in the german charts and sold over half a million copies .
over the rest of the decade , the band released the albums `` von hier an blind '' , `` soundso '' and `` bring mich nach hause '' , all of which peaked at no. 1 or no. 2 in the german and austrian charts .
wir sind helden 's music shows influences from the neue deutsche welle , especially in the debut album `` die reklamation '' .
the band 's music is also characterized by social commentary in songs such as `` guten tag '' and `` müssen nur wollen '' .
on 4 april 2012 , the band informed its fans that it was going on indefinite hiatus .
