Lena Meyer Landrut is best known for having won the popular Eurovision Song Contest in 2010. The popularity and commercial success of the song “Satellite” from the album, My Cassette Player.
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Born Name Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut
Nick Name Lena
Born: May 23, 1991, 32 years old and 4 months, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Sun Sign Gemini
Occupation Singer, songwriter
Years active 2010–present
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Light Brown
Height 5 ft 5¼ in or 166 cm
Measurements 33-23-34 in or 84-58.5-86 cm
Bra Size 32A
Genre Pop, indie pop
Instruments Vocals
Education
In June 2010, Lena Meyer-Landrut graduated with an Abitur diploma from the IGS Roderbruch Hannover, which is a comprehensive school.
She then got enrolled at the University of Cologne. She aimed to study philosophy and African studies at the university.
Family
Father – Ladislas Meyer-Landrut
Mother – Daniela Meyer-Landrut
Siblings – She is the only child.
Others – Andreas Meyer-Landrut (Paternal Grandfather) (West German Ambassador to USSR), Hanna Karatsony von Hodos (Paternal Grandmother) (Descendant of Hungarian nobility)
Ethnicity
Lena is of German, Baltic German and Hungarian descent.
Distinctive Features
Slim figure
Extroverted personality
Manager
Lena Meyer-Landrut is represented by Die Agenten GmbH
Labels
USFO, Universal Music Germany
Lena Meyer-Landrut represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo winning the contest with the song Satellite. With her three entries from the German national final Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), Meyer-Landrut set an all-time chart record in her home country by debuting with three songs in the top five on the German singles chart. Both Satellite and her first album My Cassette Player debuted at number one in Germany. The single has been certified double Platinum, and the album has been certified five times Gold for sales of over 500,000 units. Meyer-Landrut represented Germany for the second consecutive time in the Eurovision Song Contest at Düsseldorf in 2011 with the song Taken by a Stranger, placing 10th.
Meyer-Landrut performed as part of the interval act during the second semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. In September she released the single Stardust from the album of the same name which was released on 12 October. A second single, Neon (Lonely People), was released in March 2013. At the 2013 Echo Awards that same month, she won the Best National Video award for Stardust. Following her No One Can Catch Us Tour she was one of three judges on the show The Voice Kids.
In 2014 and 2015 Meyer-Landrut returned as a judge on the second and third season of The Voice Kids. In March 2015 she released the single Traffic Lights and the fourth studio album on which it appears, Crystal Sky, in May. The single from her yet to be released album Gemini, Lost in You, was released in April 2017. She also appeared on the fourth season of the German TV show Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert (Sing My Song – The Exchange Concert).
Meyer-Landrut has also voiced characters in several audiobooks and an animated film Tarzan (2013 film). She has been a brand ambassador for L’Oreal hair coloring and skin care products.
Early life
Lena Meyer-Landrut was born in Hanover, Germany, on 23 May 1991. She is the granddaughter of Andreas Meyer-Landrut, the Estonian-born West German ambassador to the Soviet Union in Moscow from 1980 to 1983 and 1987 to 1989, and Hanna Karatsony von Hodos who was born in Bratislava, Slovakia of Hungarian nobility. She grew up as an only child, and started taking dancing lessons at the age of five; initially doing ballet and later practising various modern styles, including hip-hop and jazz dance. Meyer-Landrut grew fond of singing and appeared as an extra in a number of German television series, though she never received any formal acting or vocal training. In June 2010 she graduated from IGS Roderbruch Hannover, a comprehensive school, receiving her Abitur diploma.
Career
2009–2011: Unser Star für Oslo and Eurovision Song Contest
Meyer-Landrut decided to take part in the talent show Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), a newly created national television programme to select the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. The show was organised by public broadcaster ARD and private television station ProSieben, as well as entertainer, music producer and former Eurovision entrant Stefan Raab. From 4,500 entrants, Meyer-Landrut was picked as one of the 20 contestants for the show. Asked about her motivation to apply, she said, I like to test myself. I wanted to see how I am perceived, and I wanted to hear what people with knowledge have to say about it. I personally can’t judge myself at all.
After her first appearance, performing My Same by British singer Adele, Meyer-Landrut received much praise from the show jury panel and was instantly considered the favourite. The following week, Adele My Same entered the German singles chart at number 61. Meyer-Landrut reached the final of Unser Star für Oslo, mainly performing lesser-known songs by international artists The Bird and the Bee, Kate Nash, Paolo Nutini and Lisa Mitchell. Of her eight cover performances, five of the original songs subsequently charted in Germany, with all but Foundations reaching their peak chart position. In the final, on 12 March 2010, Meyer-Landrut sang three songs specifically written for the contest, Bee, Satellite and Love Me. Through televoting the audience chose Satellite, written by American Julie Frost and Dane John Gordon, to be her designated song in the event she won the show. In a second round of voting Meyer-Landrut was chosen as Germany entry for the 55th Eurovision Song Contest, beating the last remaining contestant, Jennifer Braun. The music video for Satellite was shot during the night of the final and premiered on German television stations four days later.
Lena Meyer-Landrut Satellite (2010)
Sample from the chorus of Lena Meyer-Landrut Satellite.
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Throughout the show, Meyer-Landrut was seen as the clear favourite. One day after winning Unser Star für Oslo, her three songs from the finals topped the German iTunes Store sales chart, making her the first singer to accomplish this. Satellite sold over 100,000 downloads in its first week, becoming Germany fastest-selling digital release ever. Her three songs entered the top five of the German singles chart reaching positions one, three and four. No artist had achieved this since the charts were first established in Germany in 1959. Satellite was certified gold after the first week and platinum after the fourth week of its release. The song remained at number one for five consecutive weeks in Germany.
While competing at Unser Star für Oslo, Meyer-Landrut continued to attend school. The last show was held one month before the start of her final exams. Following them she released her debut album, My Cassette Player, on 7 May 2010. Produced by Stefan Raab, it includes the singles Satellite, Love Me and Bee, as well as two cover songs and eight unreleased titles. Meyer-Landrut is credited as a co-writer for the lyrics of five songs. The album debuted at number one on the German albums chart. It peaked at number one on the Austrian albums chart, and at number three on the Swiss albums chart. Satellite has been certified double Platinum, and the album has been certified five times Gold for sales of over 500,000 units.
Following her success in Germany Meyer-Landrut said she would enjoy pursuing a singing or acting career, but explained, I’m not fixated on doing music my whole life. She said she originally planned to study acting after graduating school, but now is unsure if time allows. She said her musical influences include Adele, Kate Nash, Vanessa Carlton, as well as the singer Clueso, and German pop rock band Wir sind Helden.
Representing a big four country, Meyer-Landrut automatically qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Germany received a wild card during the running order draw, allowing the German representatives to choose the country position for the final. They chose position 22 out of the 25 spots. Meyer-Landrut arrived in Oslo one week before the show and completed five rehearsals of her song Satellite. Before the final, she was considered one of the favourites. Bookmakers regarded her as the second favourite behind Azerbaijan Safura, while Google projected she would win based on search volume in the participating countries. According to Norway Aftenposten she received the most media attention of all the participants.
The final was held on 29 May 2010 at Oslo Telenor Arena. Appearing fourth from last, Meyer-Landrut wore a simple black dress and performed on a bare stage with four backing singers. Her pared-back presentation was a break from recent Eurovision trends, as it did not feature any choreography, dancers or an elaborate stage show. Satellite received a total of 246 points, giving Germany its first win since 1982, and the first victory as a unified country. The song won over Turkey entry We Could Be the Same with a margin of 76 points, the second largest in Eurovision history, second only to Alexander Rybak margin of 169 points in the 2009 contest. (It would later be eclipsed by Loreen victory in 2012, sporting a margin of 113 points). Satellite was awarded the maximum of 12 points nine times and received points from all but five countries.
The BBC called Satellite the first contemporary pop hit Eurovision has produced in decades, ushering in a new era for the annual music jamboree. Meyer-Landrut victory received much attention in Germany and the show was seen by 15 million viewers on German television (a 49.1 percent market share). She returned to Hanover the following day, where she was greeted by 40,000 people. In June, Satellite regained the top spot on the German singles chart for one week and also peaked at number one in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It also topped the European Hot 100 singles chart—the first Eurovision song to do so.
In June 2010 in the German dubbed version of the computer-animated film Sammy Adventures: The Secret Passage, Meyer-Landrut provided the voice for the character originally spoken by Isabelle Fuhrman.
In January 2011, the TV-Show Unser Song für Deutschland was held and Meyer-Landrut 2011 Eurovision song was determined via televoting. The twelve songs Meyer-Landrut performed during that show were recorded on her second studio album Good News, which was released on 8 February 2011. The album reached Gold status in Germany within one week after its release. On 18 February 2011, the Unser Song für Deutschland final was held. It was decided through televoting that Meyer-Landrut would perform the entry Taken by a Stranger in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
In April 2011, she went on her first German tour of the largest concert halls in Berlin, Hanover, Frankfurt, Dortmund, Leipzig, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne, though the concerts were not sold out.
In May 2011, Meyer-Landrut attempted to defend her title for the second consecutive time in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest at Düsseldorf. She was the third winner to do so, and the first in over 50 years. She sang the song Taken by a Stranger, placing 10th. She also appeared in the opening performance of the show, less than an hour before she took the stage to represent Germany.
2012–2013: Stardust and The Voice
On 24 May 2012, Meyer-Landrut performed as part of the interval act during the second semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was joined by the five Eurovision winners from 2007 to 2011, which included Marija Šerifović, Dima Bilan, Alexander Rybak, and Ell and Nikki. Meyer-Landrut, Marija, Dima and Alexander performed their winning song entries accompanied by traditional Azeri instruments, and were joined by Ell and Nikki for a rendition of Waterloo.
In late July and early August she went on a promotion tour, Lenas Wohnzimmer (Lena′s Lounge), which took her to Munich, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin. She performed several of her new songs.
Meyer-Landrut announced on her Twitter account that Stardust would be the first single from her new album of the same name on ! August. The single was released on 21 September and was certified Gold for selling 150,000 copies. The album was released on 12 October and debuted at number two on the German Albums chart. Since October 2012 she has performed the theme song in the opening credits of Sesamstraße, the German version of Sesame Street accompanied by Elmo on trumpet. She covered the Pippi Longstocking song Sjorovar Fabbe (Seeräuber-Opa Fabian) for the compilation album Giraffenaffen in November 2012.
On 18 January 2013, it was announced that the second single from Meyer-Landrut album would be Neon (Lonely People). The music video for it was shot in early February, by director Bode Brodmüller in Rathenau-Hallen. He also directed the video for her first single from the third album, Stardust. Lena video for Neon (Lonely People), her sixth single, premiered on Universal Music website on 1 March. It was released on 15 March, and the video was uploaded to Meyer-Landrut Vevo channel on YouTube. The single is different from the original version on her Stardust album. It is a remixed, slightly faster dance song. Meyer-Landrut attended the 2013 Echo Awards on 21 March. She was nominated for two categories—Best National Video for Stardust, and as Best National Female Artist. She won the Best National Video award,[62] but lost the Best Female National Artist award to singer Ivy Quainoo.
Meyer-Landrut went on a club tour through thirteen German cities starting in Stuttgart on 2 April 2013 and finishing in Offenbach am Main on 21 April. The final concert was streamed live via the Internet. The No One Can Catch Us Tour name was taken from a line on her first single from the album, Stardust. In April and May 2013 she was one of three judges on the show The Voice Kids alongside Tim Bendzko and Henning Wehland.
Her seventh single, Mr. Arrow Key, the third single from Stardust, was released on 17 May 2013. It was written by Lena, Linda Carlsson and Sonny Boy Gustafsson, who also produced the track.[66] Lena was president of the German jury (including Carolin Niemczyk, Alina Süggeler, Tim Bendzko and Florian Silbereisen) and the spokesperson for Germany, revealing the countries voting results at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final on 18 May.
In July 2013, it was announced that she would be the German voice of Jane in the motion capture animated film Tarzan 3D, which was released in German cinemas in February 2014. In the same month she dubbed the voice of three characters in the two audiobooks Giraffenaffen – Wir sind da! (Giraffe-monkeys – We are here!) and Giraffenaffen – Die Schatzssuche (Giraffe-monkeys – Treasure hunt), which were both published in October 2013.
Meyer-Landrut re-united with her Eurovision mentor Stefan Raab in October 2013 when she was featured on Revolution, a single released by Raab band Dicks on Fire. In June 2013, this song was used for a video promoting the Doosh shower head Doosh, invented by Stefan Raab. In it Lena poses as Lara Croft in the shower. In 2013 she became a L’Oreal hair coloring and skin care products brand ambassador.
2014–2015: Crystal Sky
From March to May 2014 she returned as coach for the second season of The Voice Kids along with Henning Wehland (from the band Sohne Mannheims) and Johannes Strate (from the band Revolverheld).
Meyer-Landrut began principal work on her fourth studio album Crystal Sky in 2014. Taking her sound further into the electro and dance pop genre, she worked with the English production and songwriting team Biffco, and the Berlin-based collective Beatgees on most of the album. In November 2014, one of their collaborations, the children song Schlaft alle (Sleep all), appeared on the compilation album Giraffenaffen 3. The same month, Meyer-Landrut rendition of the Aladdin song A Whole New World was included on the compilation album I Love Disney.
From February to April 2015 Meyer-Landrut reprised her role as a coach on the third season of The Voice Kids along with singers Johannes Strate and Mark Forster. After four press concerts in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, and Cologne from late February to early March 2015 she released Crystal Sky first single Traffic Lights to radio in March 2015. It reached the top twenty of the German Singles Chart.
Crystal Sky was released in May 2015. It marked her fourth consecutive album to reach the top two of the German Albums Chart. But it was less successful in Austria and Switzerland, where it failed to reach the top twenty on both music markets’ charts. In September 2015, Meyer-Landrut released Wild and Free, the theme song for the motion picture Fack ju Gohte 2 as a single. The song peaked at number eight on the German Singles Chart, becoming her highest-charting single in three years.
2016–present: Upcoming fifth album and Sing meinen Song
In December 2016, Meyer-Landrut revealed on her Twitter account her forthcoming fifth studio album would be called Gemini and that she had already began working on it. In April 2017, Meyer-Landrut released a new song called Lost in You. It was released on 14 April, and reached number 58 on the GfK Entertainment Charts. In November 2017 Meyer-Landrut stated via YouTube that she scrapped the album, because she was not happy with it.
Meyer-Landrut participated in the fourth season of the German TV show Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert (Sing My Song – The Exchange Concert). In the third episode on 6 June, when the other artists performed Lena songs, she premiered a new song If I Wasn’t Your Daughter. German press instantly discussed the song content, which refers to Lena relationship with her father who left the family when she was two. She has had no contact with him for more than twenty years. The song peaked at number 35 on the German charts.
In August 2017, Lena collaborated with the German hip hop group Genetikk where they recorded the single Lang lebe die Gang. It was her second single with German lyrics after her cover version of Durch die Nacht by Silbermond from the television show Sing meinen Song in May 2017. In June 2018, she collaborated with DJ Topic and Spanish super star Juan Magán at the single Sólo Contigo.
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Meyer-Landrut has been noted for her unconventional way of handling the press, which has been labelled aloof as well as quick-witted and intuitive. She usually refuses to answer questions about her private life, including her family, friends and personal beliefs, sometimes calling questions stupid or responding with counterquestions instead. This has drawn praise as well as criticism, including allegations of being arrogant and disrespectful.
Meyer-Landrut demeanour has been described as carefree, and laid-back and self-effacing. She has been said to possess an adequate youthful megalomania, to cultivate her forwardness and to stand for unadorned genuineness and sincerity. She has also been described as giving infatuation a rhythm and bluring the fine line between puppy love and psychotic obsession in her song Satellite. Her vocals have been both praised and criticised. In an attempt to explain Meyer-Landrut success, her appearance has been called a mix of loveliness, professionalism and a little craziness. She has also been lauded for her stage presence and charisma.
Brand Endorsements
Lena Meyer-Landrut has been seen in a series of adverts for the Opel Corsa car.
In 2016, she was made the brand ambassador for the Emma Mattresses.
First Album
In May 2010, she released her debut studio album My Cassette Player which reached #1 on Austria and German music charts.
First Film
Lena hasn’t appeared in any theatrical film till date. But, she has done German dubbing of English animated films.
First TV Show
In 2009, Lena made a guest appearance in the crime drama series Richter Alexander Hold as Carola Tietge.
Personal Trainer
Lena hits the gym at least 4 times a week to keep her enviable figure in shape with an equal focus on cardio, strength training, and stretching for muscle mobility.
Overall, she feels her upper body is in better shape than lower body due to which she puts extra focus on the latter with squat jumps being her favorite exercise as it works the majority of lower body muscles.
Now and then, she also likes doing boxing training.
Regarding diet, she doesn’t eat to lose weight. She focusses on eating right and healthy to provide sufficient energy for her workouts and daily activities.
She certainly isn’t a fan of low carb and no fat diets. She eats carbs and good fats such as avocado. In addition, she consumes fresh fruits and vegetables and superfoods such as linseed and chia seeds.
Lena Meyer-Landrut Facts
Lena started taking dance lessons at the age of 5 in ballet, Hip Hop, and Jazz.
Although she is one of the most famous female German singers, she didn’t receive any vocal training.
She created a history after all her three entries in Germany Eurovision Song Contest 2010 managed to debut in top 5 of the German single charts. She was the first German artist to achieve the feat.
She was able to successfully defend her title in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and became the third singer to do so.
Her single Satellite, which helped her win Eurovision title, managed to stay on #1 position for five consecutive weeks.
She can speak both English and German languages.
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