The United Balls were founded in Munich 1980 by former musician Jörg Evers, who produced the song Pogo In Togo, a KILLER! track. It reached #1 in Australia and New Zealand and No. 14 in the charts. Later followed by minor hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The origins of the combo were in a school band at the Munich Gisela-Gymnasium mid-seventies. The naming was difficult, first "Teen Quo Vadis", then inspired by the current Bauwut "U-Bahnschacht". Soon, the abbreviation "UBS" was preferred, after which the desire for an English name was created, which should be derived from the abbreviation "UBS". The answer was "United Balls". After the first successful live performances in the legendary Schwabing Rigan Club, the band was signed by Jupiter Records where they released two albums. In 1993 singer and composer Harry Kulzer left the band; the remaining members tried in English-speaking guitar pop. In 2005, the band returned in original cast with a performance in Munich on the stage. On May 7, 2011, they presented after 29 years again a CD in original cast. Singer and guitarist Horst Lindhofer studied biology and founded after his doctorate the company Trion Pharma, which together with Fresenius Biotech as the first German biotech company brought a recombinant antibody for approval and marketability. In the 2007 movie Mia Sn Dageng, United Balls call themselves a punk band. Sportfreunde Stiller and several punk bands covered the hit song Pogo in Togo.
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