Lena Meyer-Landrut
| Lena | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lena Meyer-Landrut |
| Also known as | Lena |
| Born | May 23, 1991 |
| Origin | Hanover, Germany |
| Genres | Pop[1] |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Germany |
| Website | www.lena-meyer-landrut.de |
Lena Meyer-Landrut (born 23 May 1991 in Hanover)[2] is a German singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song Satellite. After publishing her first Album My Cassette Player she used the stage name Lena.[3]
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Biography [change]
Family [change]
Lena Meyer-Landrut grew up in Hanover.[4] She was the only child of her parents.[4] When she was two years old her father deserted the family. Moreover she has got political relatives.
School [change]
She absolved the school with the diploma from German secondary school qualifying for university admission in 2010.[5] She began to study African cultures and philosophy in 2011.[6]
Career 2009 -2011 [change]
Artistic development [change]
Before becoming famous she danced ballet and jazz.[7] 2007 she founded her first school band "Stenorette 2080" and got the first experiences of singing.[8] Thus she wrote her first songs.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 & 2011 [change]
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2009 Meyer-Landrut applied for the German contest Unser Star für Oslo, the preliminary decision of the Eurovision Song Contest. She reached the final decision and won the contest with her own song "Satellite".[9] The song entered the first position and sold over 100,000 downloads in its first week. So it became Germany's fastest selling digital release ever.[10] Lena followed her success and won also the Eurovision Song Contest 2010[11] and became famous all over the world. Her album "My Cassette Player" and her single "Satellite" were sold in many Europe countries. One year later she tried to defend her victory and competed against other singers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. There she reached the 10th position with the song "Taken by a Stranger".[12]
Germany tour 2011 [change]
In April 2011 Meyer-Landrut absolvated her first tour (Lena Live Tour 2011). The locations were nine cities: Berlin, Hanover, Frankfurt, Dortmund, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne. She presented 21 songs taken from her albums "My Cassette Player" and "Good News". About 75.000 visitors came to all her concerts.[13][14] Moreover she had three opening acts.[15][16] The Concert in Frankfurt was recorded because of a DVD. It was released in 9. May 2011 and is called "Good News – Live DVD"
Discography [change]
Studio albums [change]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [17] |
AUT [18] |
BEL (FLA) [19] |
DEN [20] |
FIN [21] |
GRE [22] |
NOR [23] |
SWE [24] |
SWI [25] |
EU [26] |
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| My Cassette Player |
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1 | 1 | 54 | 40 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Good News |
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1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Singles [change]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [29] |
AUT [18] |
BEL (FLA) [19] |
DEN [20] |
FIN [21] |
NLD [30] |
NOR [23] |
SWE [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK [31] |
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| 2010 | "Satellite" | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | My Cassette Player | ||
| "Touch a New Day" | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Taken by a Stranger" | 2 | 18 | 26 | — | — | 92 | — | — | 29 | 117 | Good News (and Platinum edition) |
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| "What a Man" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations [change]
Wins [change]
- 2010: Eurovision Song Contest 2010 – 1st Place "Satellite" (Germany)
- 2010: Goldene Henne Honor Award – "Ambassador of Charm"
- 2010: SWR3 New Pop Festival – "Newcomer of the Year"
- 2010: 1LIVE Krone – Best Artist
- 2010: 1LIVE Krone – Best Single "Satellite"
- 2011: Goldene Kamera – Best Music national
- 2011: Echo – Best National Newcomer
- 2011: Echo – Best Female National Artist
- 2011: Comet – "Best Female Artist"
- 2011: MTV Europe Music Awards - "Best German Act"
- 2011: MTV Europe Music Awards – "Best European Act"
Nominations [change]
- 2010: Comet – "Best Newcomer"[34]
- 2010: Goldene Henne – Reader's award of the SuperIllu magazine: Rock/Pop/Schlager[35]
- 2010: Bravo Otto – "Best Singer"
- 2011: Echo – Radio Echo for "Satellite"
- 2011: Echo – Single of the Year – "Satellite"
- 2011: Echo – Album of the Year – My Cassette Player
- 2011: Comet – Best Song – "Satellite"
- 2011: MTV – "Best Worldwide Act"
Results [change]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | 1st Place | Satellite | Won |
| Comet | Best Newcomer | Herself | Nominated | |
| Goldene Henne Award | Reader's award of the SuperIllu magazine: Rock/Pop/Schlager | |||
| Goldene Henne Honor Award | Ambassador of Charm | Won | ||
| SWR3 New Pop Festival | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | ||
| 1LIVE Krone | Best Artist | |||
| Best Single | Satellite | |||
| Bravo Otto | Best Singer | Herself | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Goldene Kamera | Best Music National | Won | |
| Echo | Best National Newcomer | |||
| Best Female National Artist | ||||
| Radio Echo for "Satellite" | Satellite | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year | ||||
| Album of the Year | My Cassette Player | |||
| Comet | Best Female Artist | Herself | Won | |
| Best Song | Satellite | Nominated | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best German Act | Herself | Won | |
| Best European Act | ||||
| Best World Wide Act | Nominated | |||
| 1LIVE Krone | Best Single | Taken by a Stranger | Nominated | |
| 2012 | MTV Germany Jahresvoting 2011 | Queen of Pop | Herself | Won |
| Echo | Best Video | Taken by a Stranger | Nominated | |
| Best Female National Artist | Herself |
References [change]
- ↑ http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=707
- ↑ http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/interview-lena-meyer-landrut-an-kampf-zu-denken-liegt-mir-nicht-1550854.html
- ↑ http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Neues-Album-von-Lena-Meyer-Landrut-auf-dem-Markt-id7796001.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/lena-meyer-landrut-zwischen-grand-prix-und-schulbank--/de/Boulevard/Musik/21126433
- ↑ http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Panorama/Themen/Lena-Unser-Grand-Prix-Star/Lena-feiert-ihr-Abitur
- ↑ http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1314707460438.shtml
- ↑ http://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/lenameyerlandrut100.html
- ↑ http://www.faz.net/themenarchiv/2.1194/lena-meyer-landrut-im-gespraech-und-dann-war-ich-ploetzlich-weiter-1984541.html
- ↑ http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/25206/lenas_satellite_am_dienstagabend_auf_fnf_sendern/
- ↑ http://www.media-control.de/index.php?option=com_k2&id=939&lang=de&task=download&view=item
- ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=18063&_t=GERMANY+WINS%2C+SEE+FULL+RESULTS!
- ↑ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16802
- ↑ http://www.neuepresse.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/9000-feiern-Lena-in-Hannover-hier-Fotos
- ↑ http://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article1864074/Lena-traf-nicht-jeden-Ton-aber-den-Nerv.html
- ↑ http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/kleinstadthelden-supporten-lena/303672
- ↑ http://www.presseportal.de/pm/16574/2025973/brainpool_tv_gmbh
- ↑ "Charts.de: Lena (Albums)" (in German). Charts.de. http://www.charts.de/search.asp?search=Lena&x=2&y=7&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Austrian Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut" (in German). Austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Flamish Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Danish Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut". Danishcharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Finnish Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut". http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ "Greek Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut". Greekcharts.com. http://greekcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Norwegian Charts > Lean Meyer-Landrut". Norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Swedish Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut". Swedishcharts.com. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Swiss Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut". Swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lena+Meyer%2DLandrut&titel=Satellite&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums: Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lena Meyer-Landrut)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Lena+Meyer-Landrut&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lena)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Lena&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedGerman_Singles_positions_for_Lena. - ↑ "Dutch Charts > Lena Meyer-Landrut" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lena. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ↑ Peak positions for UK:
- For all singles except for those listed below: "Official Charts: Lena". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/lena/. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- For "Taken by a Stranger": "CHART: CLUK Update 28.05.2011 (wk20)CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110528cluk.txt. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ↑ "Swedish Gold and Platinum Awards for 2010" (in Swedish). http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/%C3%85r-2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ↑ "swiss certifications 2010" (in german). http://hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ↑ COMET 2010: Nominierungen stehen!. Viva.tv. 29 March 2010. Accessed 24 April 2010 (German)
- ↑ Goldene Henne
