Seer (band)

Seer or Die Seer is an Austrian musical pop and schlager band^[1] founded in 1996 by Alfred Fred Jaklitsch after the break-up of the Austrian pop band Joy he was part of. After a brief solo career as Freddy Jay, he founded the band that comes from Grundlsee in Styria, Salzkammergut region of Austria.

Seer
Seer (2014)
Background information
Origin	Grundlsee, Austria
Genres	Schlager
Years active	1996–present
Members	Alfred Fred Jaklitsch Astrid Wirtenberger Sabine Sassy Holzinger Wolfgang Luckner Jürgen Leitner Thomas Eder Dietmar Kastowsky Mario Pecoraro
Past members	Friedrich Spitz Hampel Alois Huber Manfred Temmel Franz Rebensteiner Klaus Neuper
Website	www.dieseer.at

The band had a long string of album releases many reaching number 1 on the Austrian official charts. The band also had a number of hit singles. It won the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the category Group Pop / Rock in 2003 followed in 2009, with another Amadeus Award win in the Schlager category.

Members

The members have changed throughout the years.

Founding members

• Alfred Fred Jaklitsch – vocals, guitar
• Astrid Wirtenberger – vocals
• Sabine Sassy Holzinger – vocals
• Wolfgang Luckner – drums
• Friedrich Spitz Hampel – vocals (until 2012)
• Alois Huber – keyboards (until 2010)
• Manfred Temmel – E guitar (until 2008)
• Franz Rebensteiner – bass (until 2006)
• Klaus Neuper – Styrian harmonica (until 1999)

Present line-up

• Alfred Fred Jaklitsch – vocals, guitar
• Astrid Wirtenberger – vocals
• Sabine Sassy Holzinger – vocals
• Wolfgang Luckner – drums
• Jürgen Leitner – Styrian harmonica (since 1999)
• Thomas Eder – E guitar (since 2003)
• Dietmar Kastowsky – bass (since 2006)
• Mario Pecoraro – keyboards (since 2010)

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		AUT [2]
1996	Über’n See
1998	Auf + der Gams nach
1999	Baff!
2000	Baff!
2001	Guats G’fühl	26
	Junischnee	2
2003	Aufwind	2
2004	Über’n Berg	1
	Lebensbaum (with Baumsamen)	2
2006	S’ Beste! (Double-CD)	4
2006	1 Tog	1
2009	Hoffen, glauben, liab’n	1
2010	Wohlfühlgfühl	1
2012	Grundlsee	1
2013	Dahoam	1
2014	Echt seerisch	1
2015	Fesch	1
	Weihnacht	4
2016	Duette... bei uns dahoam!	2
2017	Des olls is Hoamat	1
2019	Analog	1
2022	Ring im See	2
	Stad	1
2023	Ausklang	1

Compilations

• 2002: Das Beste (Wild’s Wasser)
• 2003: Das Beste 2
• 2006: Seerisch – Ihre größten Stimmungshits
• 2016: 20 Jahre – Nur das Beste!

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		AUT [2]
2008	Live! – 10 Jahre Open Air Grundlsee (also DVD)	3
2014	Seer Jubiläums Open Air 2014	1

Special releases

• 2001: Gold (Double-CD Über’n See/Auf und der Gams nach)
• 2003: Gold Vol. 2 (Double-CD Baff!/Gössl)
• 2004: Über’n Berg (Limited Edition and bonus online song "I vermiß di")
• 2006: CD-Box Das Beste (albumsDas Beste/Das Beste 2/Das Beste 3)
• 2007: Junischnee Limited Edition of original and bonus tracks)
• 2007: Aufwind – Limited Edition of original and bonus tracks)

Videos

• 2005: Über’n Berg
• 2008: Live! – 10 Jahre Open Air Grundlsee

Maxi-CDs

• 1995: Jodlertrance
• 1997: Fix auf da Alm
• 1997: Iß mit mir
• 1997: Hey! Schäfer
• 1998: Kirtog
• 1999: A Wetta is immer und überall
• 2003: Es braucht 2
• 2005: Sun, Wind + Regen

Single-CDs

Year	Single	Peak positions
		AUT [2]
1999	"Wild’s Wasser"
2000	"Koane 10 Rösser"
	"Sumaregn"
	"Schene Weihnacht"
2001	"Amerika gibt’s nit"
2001	"2 ½ Sekunden"
2002	"Eiskristall"	22
2003	"Es braucht 2"	13
2005	"Eiskristall (2005 Version)"	22
	"Sun, Wind + Regen"	3
2013	"Hoamatgfühl"	37
2013	"Wild's Wåsser" (rerelease)	40

References

1. Schlager.de: Die Seer - Ein Projekt der unterschiedlichsten Musiker (in German)
2. "Seer discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

External links

• Official website