Viva
Viva was a German hard rock band from Hannover, Germany. The group was founded
by Barbara Schenker on keyboard, Frank Algermission on vocals, Kai Reuter on
guitar, Ralph Murthy on guitar, Andreas Kawaldt on bass, and Shaban Yavuz on
drums. Their debut album, Born to Rock, was released in 1980. In 1981, Marco
Paganini replaced Algermission as vocalist for their second album, What the Hell
is Going on. Kai Reuter left in 1984, and the band continued with Chris Towe on
vocals and Michael Lauer on keyboard for their final album, Apocalypse, released
in 1984. Viva disbanded in 1986. B...
