There are two artists with this name:
1) German indie duo.
2) A solo metal project, from Hungary.

1) Brothers Daniel and Lars Kranholdt founded Leander in 2005 after years of personal musical growth in north-east Germany. With an early interest in electronic music, Daniel started gigging with a singer in Hamburg, and Lars' attention was focused on electro-acoustic music.

With Lars’ strengths with songwriting and guitar complimenting Daniel's talented beats, melody and effects, Leander was an obvious fit showcasing soft and distorted guitars, broken beats and fragile singing.

Being geographically separated (as Daniel lives in Stuttgart and Lars in Hamburg), the two released their self-titled debut EP after two weeks of collaborative work. This warranted a considerable amount of attention and paved the way for work including: “Galaxie 500” on Finderpop (Japan), “Soundtrack For Your Wedding” on Aerotone (Germany) as well as remixes for artists including: Au Revoir Simone, Norton, Mai and Superboy. Within two months they went on to record their album pass fail.

While the songwriting and recording process is only done by the two brothers, Leander is supported by a additonal guitarist and drummer in concert.

2) The hungarian leander's greatest hit is a Lady Gaga - Bad romance metal cover, released in May 2010. Official web page: http://musicleander.atw.hu/.

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