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Novaspace

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ458579 ↗
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Novaspace was a German Eurodance project originated in 2002 by the record producer Felix Gauder, featuring Jessica Boehrs as the singer, who was later replaced by Jenny Marsala. Between 2002 and 2004, Novaspace achieved international success with covers of the 1980s hits, such as "Time After Time", "Guardian Angel" and "Beds Are Burning", particularly in German-speaking countries.

History

Novaspace was formed in 2002, when Jessica Boehrs met Stuttgart's dance producer Felix Gauder. The duo would release all their singles and albums through Gauder's Konsum Records. Their first single, a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's 1984 hit "Time After Time", was released in the first half of 2002 reached the top 10 on the German and Austrian singles charts. It also peaked at no. 15 in Australia and the following year, was a top 40 hit in the UK. Their second single was "To France", a cover version of Mike Oldfield's 1984 hit, but it only achieved moderately success, peaking within the top 40 in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. At the end of the year, the duo released a cover of Drafi Deutscher's 1983 hit single "Guardian Angel". The ballad was a departure from their previous up-tempo singles and became another top 10 success on the German singles chart. In January 2003, Novaspace released their first album, Supernova, which reached no.

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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q458579. VIAF identifies the subject as 130975631. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002, 2004, 1984 and 1983.

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