sToa was founded in 1991 in Germany. Olaf Parusel (composition/arrangement)… Read Full Bio ↴sToa was founded in 1991 in Germany. Olaf Parusel (composition/arrangement) looked at this time for a new way to connect his musical and philosophical thoughts. He found a voice in Conny Levrow. In the same year the first song "Stoa" was released on the compilation "From Hypnotic ... to Hypersonic" (Hyperium). The album "Urthona" (Hyperium) followed in 1992, and sold ten thousand copies worldwide.

Both members worked a lot in other projects in the years before. Conny played the violin for more than ten years and performed in many orchestras. She also sang in some classical choruses and as a soloist, and is familiar with baroque and romantic compositions like G.F. Handel, E. Grieg or Pergolesi.

Olaf was in his childhood a member of the "Stadtsingechor Halle", the oldest chorus of the world. Later, he played in many musical projects and bands, and also composed for TV. He studied musicology and philosophy.

In 1994 the second album, "Porta VIII" (Hyperium), was released. It has a concept based on the fairy tale "Ariadne et Barbe Bleue" by Maurice Maeterlinck, but "Porta VIII" is a continuation of the original fairy tale. This album too was selling more than 10 000 copies worldwide and climbed the Mexican charts.

Since 1997 there was a new line-up. Conny left sToa to follow her classical career, and the new singer was Antje Buchheiser. Buchheiser had been playing violin for more than eleven years, and had been singing in the classical chorus "Hallenser Madrigalisten". She performed a lot in classical music, in, among others, Germany, Japan and Cuba.

Another new member since 1996 was Christiane Fischer. She plays cello and is singing the second voice at live concerts. sToa signed to the German publisher Alster Musikverlag. In 1997 the band left their old label Hyperium for various reasons.

sToa performed sporadically at special places or events. They played for example at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in a one hundred years old and eighty metres high monument in front of more than 1 000 people, at the “Zeche Carl” in Essen, in the Netherlands and several times in Mexico (inter alia with the Goethe-Institut).

In 2001 they finished their album "Zal". It was released worldwide, but first in Mexico at "Samadhi Musik". sToa signed to the German label "Alice in ...", where they released "Zal" for the rest of the world and re-released "Urthona" and "Porta VIII". The singer on "Zal" was Antje Buchheiser.

In 2008 sToa returned with international line-up. The new album "Silmand" was released on September 26th. "Silmand" means soul month. With it the month September is titled in an almost forgotten German dialect. The female voices on the album belong to sToa's new main-singer Mandy Bernhardt and the Australian multi-instrumentalist Louisa John-Krol. Furthermore, the Dutchman Pieter Nooten (Ex-Clan of Xymox) could be engaged as well as the Leipzig-based Ralf Jehnert (Love is Colder than Death). One of the songs on "Silmand" was already used as film score ("Tacitum"). The title of the song "Hanuz Nist" comes from the Persian lyrics written by Hassan Dehlawi at the 14th century.

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A Boy and His Kite Yea Ay Yea Yea Yea Yea Ay Sheesh Its Truth Ay if I'm around …
A ONE 宇宙秘密如此如此神秘是谁创造这美丽曾经空虚无边无际无语光和水的转动是奇迹感觉确定不只表面张力我能说出It is…
a.s.t.r.o Don't fear the morning It's okay It's okay Hurt weighs heavy…
Alex Schulz Ways - Alex Schulz You"ll see the difference now If we chang…
Alphaville Oh my sweet little darling how fair you look tonight The…
Alvin Oh no no I don't wanna dey this way I don't wanna…
ap.9 feat. royal t Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby 우리 떠날래? 출발한 뒤에 고민해도 늦지…
Autumnblaze Open your eyes and see the traces In the sky…
Chloe Rose Been raining all day Clouds looking gray I don't wanna stay …

Daniel Wilson All the way to Calvary he went for me All…
DUVAL Frank Ways - cold dirty streets Empty eyes. Ways - lost dreams and…
EhCee Know it hurts you when I lie No I can't confide…
Ella Hunt In this relationship Distance is our currency For every mile…
Eva & the Vagabond Tales This is the way The way, a tí look at me Making…
FAUL & Wad Imma put my pain on the bass Imma play with these…
FOUR GET ME A NOTS Thought we were both walking the same pace Ignoring everyth…
Frank Duval Ways - cold dirty streets Empty eyes. Ways - lost dreams and…
Good Luck Finding Iris Yeah, I'm thinking of ways to get you alone Alone Maybe this…
Imad & Ash feat. Samia I know you want me the same way I want…
Jay One Way back When I was younger I used to say that I…
Jhene Aiko At forty-four minutes to four An angel walked up to my…
Joan Thiele Lovely girl, lovely boy Watch your step, watch your step He'…
Louds В худе во мгле трэп день Мы в нём от мозга…
Metal Carter Oh! Io sono il secondo avvento nemico biblico eterno guardia…
Mike Doughty The best I ever did with my life Said just three…
Opsvik & Jennings Well, you asked me if I'll forget my baby I guess…
P.O.P.E Ain't we all searching a way to be free Ain't we…
Paraleven Your voice is creeping in The words you left me…
Pharaoh the People So Do you recognize any of these men I was hiding in…
PHYOROM I ain't never had too many ways So I had to…
Roman Lewis There are four ways to look at life Love, lust, addiction,…
Ruby the Rabbitfoot I Know I Know I Know You're probably thinking of ways Ways t…
Samael How long is a life how many ways can you…
Sammy & Lesen And now, the end is near And so I face the…
SILAS (VERSE 1) Think about now Yeah I lost friends You don’t wann…
smokepurpp & Murda Beatz Murda on tha beat so it's not nice I look like…
Snow Patrol Getting too busy to make amends I should try to make…
Soap. I try to get away You hold me back Guns blaze I’m…
Speng Squire Nobody could have predicted it Nobody coulda known I know so…
Tangerine Kitty Set fire to your hair Poke a stick at a grizzly…
The Basement There is only one way out It's where you don't want…
Third Eye Blind Well the truth is, I'm just glad i'm here You don't…
Timo Maas pres. Mad Dogs I don't know if you ever felt this way I don't…
Ways First grade, I was still talking to bitches on ooVoo DM…
Zimmerman When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you,…

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A Drinking Song Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at…
Alone The moon's greygolden meshes make All nights a veil, The s…
Ariels Song Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral…
Autumn Unbolt the wind to me! Brag I with audacious pride. But that…
Broken Glass You led my dream to the horizon, You bore my imprint…
Captivity Caged in old woods,whose reverend echoes wake When the hern…
Chanson D'automne Les sanglots longs Des violons De l'automne Blessent mon …
Dust I vex my heart with fancies dim: He still outstript me…
I Wish You Could Smile When I see you... I smile. I still care for you.…
In Memoriam Be near me when my light is low. When the blood…
Infant Joy I have no name I am but two days old, What shall…
Infant%20Joy I have no name I am but two days old,- What shall…
Iter Devium Viri, quousque estis graves corde? Quare diligitis vanitate…
La Lune Blanche La lune blanche Luit dans les bois; De chaque branche Par…
Luvah Ignis, quo crucior (das Feuer, das mich quält) Immo quo glor…
Maare (1.) Keshite Yasura gukotononai omae Shikashi Soledemonao k…
My Last Way If one day I go my last way In which…
Nubibus Atris Si mare volvens turbidus Auster misceat aestum, vitrea du…
Partus Sic aetatis ver humanae Iuventus primo mane Reflorescit paul…
Puisque Tout Passe Puisque tout passe, Faisons la mélodie passagère; Celle qui …
Scrupus Nam quibus non sim vitiis obnoxius (denn von welchen Lastern…
So Many Clouds So many clouds I've seen So many birds I've seen They neve…
Soft Snow I walked abroad in a snowy day I ask'd the soft…
Stoa Bene est viro qui miseretur et commodat- qui disponit res …
Taumel Time runs out. I left behind My breath came up to here. T…
Tharmas Iam dolcis amica Venito quam sicut cor meum diligo.…

Urizen Quanta sunt gaudia (wie groß sind doch die Freuden) Amanti e…

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