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Höhner

Band, *1972 DE, Cologne
Pop and World

De Höhner (Kölsch for The Chickens, pronounced [də ˈhøˑnɐ], German: [də ˈhøːnɐ]), sometimes [də ˈhœːnɐ]) 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.Their song "Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann?" (If not now, then when?) reached number one in Germany in February 2007. They performed it during the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship finals, held in Cologne.

Members

	Peter Horn g *1952 DE
	John Parsons g *1954 GB
	Hannes Schöner voc, b, bvoc *1953 DE
	Jens Streifling g *1966 DE
	Wolf Simon dr *1962 DE
	Peter Werner-Jates acc, h, voc *1949 DE
	Janus Fröhlich dr, perc, cwb *1950 DE
	Henning Krautmacher voc, acg *1957 DE
	Ralf Rudnik b, g DE
	Peter Bauchwitz voc DE
	Franz-Martin Willizil g DE
	Micki Schläger voc, key DE
	Kafi Biermann voc *1946 DE
	Günter Steinig g, b, voc, tu DE