Alphaville

Germany, 1982–now

German synth-pop band named after the Godard film. 'Forever Young' and 'Big in Japan' (1984) are among the best-known European synthesizer singles of the decade.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Alphaville and 0 artists Alphaville influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Alphaville?

• Kraftwerk — Kraftwerk's synthesizer pop was the German foundation on which Alphaville's fully electronic sound was built.
• David Bowie — Marian Gold has cited Bowie's art-pop romanticism as Alphaville's guiding star — audible across 'Forever Young'.