# X-Perience

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{{Short description|German Eurodance band}}
{{Distinguish|Xperience}}
{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = X-Perience
| image            = 
| caption          = 
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| background       = group_or_band
| alias            = Metropolis of Enigation
| origin           = [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany
| genre            = {{hlist|[Pop](/source/pop_music)|[synthpop](/source/synthpop)|[trance](/source/trance_music)|[ethnopop](/source/World_music)}}
| years_active     = 1995–present
| label            = {{ubl|'''WEA''' (1995–1998)|'''Polydor''' (1999–2003)|'''Major Records''' (2006–2007)|'''Valicon Records''' (2020–2025)}}
| website          = {{URL|www.x-perience.de}}
| current_members  = {{ubl|Matthias Uhle (1995 – present)|{{nowrap|Alexander Kaiser (1995 – present)}}|[Claudia Uhle](/source/Claudia_Uhle) (1995-2007; 2018-2025)}}
| past_members     = Manja Wagner (2009 – 2018)
}}

'''X-Perience''' is a [Eurodance](/source/Eurodance) band from [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany. Their music style varies between [synthpop](/source/synthpop), [trance](/source/trance_music) and [ethnopop](/source/World_music). The band members are Claudia Uhle (vocals, lyrics), Matthias Uhle (composition, keyboards) and Alexander Kaiser (lyrics, keyboards). Singer [Claudia Uhle](/source/Claudia_Uhle), Matthias' sister, left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Manja Kaletka, but returned in 2019.

==History==

===Beginnings (1995)===
X-Perience was founded in 1995. Their first single CD was called "Circles of Love", released on their own label. Axel Henninger, who had worked with [Camouflage](/source/Camouflage_(band)) before, produced the track. "Circles of Love" became a regional hit in Berlin, mainly through the radio station Fritz. This caught the attention of the major record label [WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group), who offered the band a contract. WEA re-released "Circles of Love" in 1996 on a larger scale, and this single managed to enter the German Top 100.

===First success (1996–2004)===
The group released a second single, "[A Neverending Dream](/source/A_Neverending_Dream)". Along with the song, a video was shot, which went into heavy rotation on [MTV](/source/MTV) and [VIVA](/source/VIVA_(German_TV_channel)). "A Neverending Dream" became a huge hit at the end of 1996, peaked at #4 in the German charts and reached gold status with over 250.000 copies sold. Since the song's release, it has been covered several times most notably by the well-known dance act [Cascada](/source/Cascada) in 2006. Their debut album ''Magic Fields'' was released in 1997. It peaked at chart position #22 in Germany. In Finland, X-Perience became especially popular, with the album reaching platinum status.

The title track "Magic Fields" was released as a third single in 1997, along with a video that was shot in South Africa. Although the song did not reach the heights of "[A Neverending Dream](/source/A_Neverending_Dream)", it also was a hit on TV, radio, and in the charts. The second album, ''[Take Me Home](/source/Take_Me_Home_(X-Perience_album))'', was released in the fall of 1997. Like the debut album, it reached #22 in the German charts. Its most successful single became the dance track "I Don't Care". In 1998, X-Perience won the radio award "[R.SH](/source/R.SH) Gold".

After a break of three years, X-Perience came back in 2000. "''[Journey of Life](/source/Journey_of_Life)''", released by [Polydor](/source/Polydor_Records)/[Universal](/source/Universal_Music_Group), featured a song called "The Meaning of Life", a duet with [Neue Deutsche Welle](/source/Neue_Deutsche_Welle) and Gothic icon [Joachim Witt](/source/Joachim_Witt). The single "[Island of Dreams](/source/Island_of_Dreams_(X-Perience_song))" was used as a title track for the adventure show ''Expedition Robinson'', a German version of [Survivor](/source/Survivor_(TV_series)).
After touring through Germany in the following years, the band wanted to release new music. But due to problems with [Polydor](/source/Polydor), no further single was released. The band recorded among new songs cover versions of [Mike Oldfield](/source/Mike_Oldfield)s "[Moonlight Shadow](/source/Moonlight_Shadow)" and "[It's a Sin](/source/It's_a_Sin)" by [Pet Shop Boys](/source/Pet_Shop_Boys) which were planned as single releases. But after postponing these singles were finally cancelled.

===Departure from major labels (2005–2007)===
In 2006, X-Perience got a new contract with [Major Records](/source/Major_Records) in Hamburg. They released their single "Return To Paradise" and the fourth album "''[Lost in Paradise](/source/Lost_in_Paradise_(X-Perience_album))''", including new versions of the first three X-Perience hits, mixed by [José Alvarez-Brill](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Alvarez-Brill). The album also included a duet with [Midge Ure](/source/Midge_Ure) (Ultravox, Visage) called "''Personal Heaven''", which was released as second single.<ref>[http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/x/xperience/biographie/index.htm X-Perience *laut.de* Bio].</ref>

===Departure & absence of singer Claudia Uhle (2007–2019)===
After the 2007 single release "''[I Feel Like You](/source/I_Feel_Like_You)''", which was the third and final single of the 4th album, [Claudia Uhle](/source/Claudia_Uhle) decided to leave the band.<ref>http://www.x-perience.de/news/{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} X-Perience news</ref>

The new voice of X-Perience was revealed on June 3, 2009, on their official website. Manja Wagner became the new singer and the band released a new song, "''Strong (Since You're Gone)''". This song plus four other new songs were published on the official X-Perience Facebook profile in the following months.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/xperiencemusic {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}</ref> A new album with Manja Kaletka on vocals was planned, but never released.

===Comeback (2020–2025)===
On December 22, 2019, the band announced the departure of Manja Kaletka and a comeback with Claudia Uhle in 2020 on their Facebook page.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/xperiencemusic/posts/2878966985454868 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}</ref> The teaser single "Dream A Dream" was released on April 10, 2020,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/xperiencemusic/posts/2878966985454868 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}</ref> "I Feel Like You 555" was the first radio single in 13 years and was released on May 15, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/1508541796|title="I Feel Like You 555 - Single" by X-Perience|date=15 May 2020|access-date=26 June 2020|archive-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629000336/https://music.apple.com/de/album/1508541796|url-status=dead}}</ref> The fifth album "555" is produced by Valicon and was released via Valicon Records on August 21, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.valicon.eu/releases|title=Releases|access-date=2020-06-26|archive-date=2020-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628163749/https://www.valicon.eu/releases|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A new single called ''[We Will Live Forever](/source/We_Will_Live_Forever)'' was announced for a release in April 2021 but was postponed to 2022. Meanwhile, a new mix of ''[Cruisin' Wild](/source/Cruisin'_Wild)'' was released as final single of the album on January 28, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/1597456714|title=Cruisin' Wild (Single) by X-Perience|date=28 January 2022|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117110135/https://music.apple.com/de/album/1597456714|url-status=dead}}</ref> On January 16, 2022, singer [Claudia Uhle](/source/Claudia_Uhle) revealed in a TikTok-livestream that the band began working on a sixth album for 2023.<ref>{{Citation |title=X-Perience Trailer - New Album 2023 - getnext |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcewx6olsU |language=en |access-date=2022-08-25}}</ref> On March 3, 2023, the band released the single "[We Travel the World](/source/We_Travel_the_World)"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/we-travel-the-world-single/1670762754|title=We Travel the World (Single) by X-Perience|date=3 March 2023|access-date=3 April 2023|archive-date=3 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403071229/https://music.apple.com/de/album/we-travel-the-world-single/1670762754|url-status=dead}}</ref> as the first single from the new album. With the single release the band started the presale and presave for the new album which production was finished at this time. On April 28, 2023, the single ''[We Will Live Forever](/source/We_Will_Live_Forever)'' was released finally. The sixth album "[We Travel the World](/source/We_Travel_the_World)" was released on August 4, 2023, and entered the German Album Charts as this week's fourth highest new entry on No.16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album/for-date-1691704800000|title=Offizielle Deutsche Album Charts 11.08.2023-17.08.2023|date=28 August 2023}}</ref>

X-Perience revealed that they are participating for the preselection of ''[Germany's Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)'' on October 17, 2023. Their ''[Eurovision](/source/Eurovision)'' song is called "''I'll Remember''",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@claudiauhle|title=Claudia Uhle TikTok|date=18 October 2023}}</ref> but the song was not in the final selection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurovision.de/vorentscheid/index.html|date=6 February 2024 |title=ESC-Vorentscheid "Eurovision Song Contest - das deutsche Finale 2024" - Alle Infos }}</ref> 
On June 14, 2024, the band released together with DJ & remixer Daniel La Peur a cover of [Mike Oldfield](/source/Mike_Oldfield) and [Maggie Reilly](/source/Maggie_Reilly) classic ''[To France](/source/To_France)'' as single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/0qIwCIPlFP1sLQfxLVKVEM?si=Sf5CkfXrT9q8IYOwV8Ophg|date=14 June 2024 |title=To France - Single von Daniel La Peur, X-Perience}}</ref>

===Second Departure of Claudia Uhle (2026–)===
On December 26, 2025 Claudia Uhle revealed on her official website that she is no longer part of the band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelzoom.de|date=26 December 2025|title=Angelzoom Official Website}}</ref> She will focus on her solo project [Angelzoom](/source/Angelzoom) again.
The founding members Matthias Uhle and Alexander Kaiser are working on a 7th album. On the official website of X-Perience some tour dates and some hints about the future of the band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.x-perience.de|date=7 February 2025|title=X-Perience Official Website}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''[Magic Fields](/source/Magic_Fields)'' (WEA) – 1996
* ''[Take Me Home](/source/Take_Me_Home_(X-Perience_album))'' (WEA) – 1997
* ''[Journey of Life](/source/Journey_of_Life)'' (Polydor) – 2000
* ''[Lost in Paradise](/source/Lost_in_Paradise_(X-Perience_album))'' (Major Records) – 2006
*''555'' (Valicon Records) – 2020
*''We Travel the World'' (Valicon Records) – 2023

===Singles===
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* "Circles of Love" (WEA) – 1996
* "Circles of Love" (Remixes) (WEA) – 1996
* "[A Neverending Dream](/source/A_Neverending_Dream)" (WEA) – 1996
* "A Neverending Dream" (Remixes) (WEA) – 1996
* "Magic Fields" (WEA) – 1997
* "Mirror" (WEA) – 1997
* "I Don’t Care" (WEA) – 1997
* "I Don’t Care (Remixes)" (WEA) – 1997
* "Game of Love" (WEA) – 1998
* "Island of Dreams" (Polydor) – 2000
* "Am I Right" (Polydor) – 2001
* "Return to Paradise" (Major Records) – 2006
* "Personal Heaven" feat. [Midge Ure](/source/Midge_Ure) Basic + Premium Edition (Major Records) – 2006
* "I Feel Like You" (Major Records) – 2007
* "I Feel Like You 555" (Valicon Records) – 2020
* "A Neverending Dream (555 Version)" (Valicon Records) – 2020
* "Don't You Forget" (Valicon Records) – 2020
* "Never Look Back (Never Give Up)" (EP, Valicon Records) – 2021
* "Cruisin' Wild" (Valicon Records) – 2022
* "We Travel the World" (Valicon Records) – 2023
* "Say Thank You" (Valicon Records) – 2023
* "We Will Live Forever" (Valicon Records) – 2023
* "Come Come" (Valicon Records) – 2023
* "Dragonfly" (Valicon Records) – 2023
* "I'll Remember" (Valicon Records) – 2024
* "To France" (Danial La Peur & X-Perience) (Valicon Records) – 2024

===Limited/promotional releases===
* "Circles of Love" (limited, own label World of Enigation) – 1995
* "Limited Edition" (X-Shaped Promo-CD) (WEA) – 1997
* "Journey of Life" Canceled/Promotional Single (Polydor) – 1999
* "It’s a Sin" Canceled/Promotional Single (Polydor) – 2003
* "Dream a Dream" Teaser Single (Valicon Records) – 2020
* "And When We're Dancing" Focus Single (Valicon Records) – 2023

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.x-perience.de Official homepage]
*[http://www.x-perience.es Official fanpage]
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/X-Perience Discogs Profile]

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