Alphaville was born in early 1982, when Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd met in " Nelson Comunity ". At first band was called" Forever Young ". few months later they were joined by Frank Mertens. Together they wrote the song " Forever Young "and recorded their first demo with the same name.
In 1984, they changed its name to Alphaville and released their debut single ” Big In Japan “, which Gold had written in 1979 after listening to the band’s Holly Johnson , ” Big in Japan “. In the autumn of that year they released their first album ” Forever Young . “ Despite the success you have had, Frank Mertens left the band in that year and was replaced in January 1985 Rickz Echolette .“
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