After the South African version X4, Studio 100 also launched the K3 concept on the German market. With the German version of Heyah Mama, the breakthrough hit and Eurosong 1999 entry of K3, the girls of Wir 3 (pronounced as Wir Drei) will try to conquer German, Austria and Switzerland.

In Germany Karen, Kristel and Kathleen are called Lina, Linda and Vera. Just like their Flemish examples, there is a blonde, a black and a red haired group member. The first single of Wir 3 is Heyah Mama, the Eurosong 1999 entry of K3 which also saw for the breakthrough of K3 in Belgium and the Netherlands. The German version of Heyah Mama was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 25th May.


Watch and compare: Wir 3 versus K3

Three years ago Niels William, the former manager of K3, already launched a South African version of K3. X4, as the four girls were called, covered the one after the other K3 hit in Afrikaans, a success formula which will now be repeated in German.