Yvonne Catterfeld (born 2 December 1979) is a German singer,
songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in
Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her career in
music. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of the singing
competition series Stimme 2000, where she came in second place.
Catterfeld subsequently signed a recording deal with Hansa Records,
which released her debut single "Bum" in 2001. The same year, she was
propelled to stardom when she was cast in a main role in the German
soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. In 2003, Catterfeld made her
musical breakthrough when her fifth single, "Für dich", became an
international number-one hit and produced the equally successful album
Meine Welt.Catterfeld continued booking success with follow-up albums
Farben meiner Welt (2004) and Unterwegs (2005), which spawned the hit
singles "Du hast mein Herz gebrochen" and "Glaub an mich". Following
her departure from GZSZ and a starring role in the short-living
telenovela Sophie â€" Braut wider Willen, she released her fourth
album Aura, which was less successful commercially and led to a
decline in her musical career. She transitioned to Sony Music, and
after an unsuccessful period, returned to the top of music charts with
the reissue of her sixth album Lieber so (2013), when she appeared in
the second season of Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert, the German
version of the series The Best Singers.Throughout a career spanning 15
years, Catterfeld has sold over 800,000 records as a solo artist,
making her one of the best-selling German music artists in the early
2000s. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, her work has earned
her numerous awards and accolades, including a Bambi Award, a Goldene
Stimmgabel, and an ECHO Award. An established actress, she has
appeared in several international television and theatrical films,
including Keinohrhasen (2007), The Promise (2011), and Beauty and the
Beast (2014). In 2016, she became a coach on the German television
series The Voice of Germany.Catterfeld was born and raised in Erfurt,
Thuringia, then part of East Germany. Her father, Jürgen Catterfeld,
is a foreman; her mother, Annemarie Catterfeld, is a teacher. A former
athlete, Catterfeld started playing the piano and the flute at the age
of 15, simultaneously taking her first dance and vocal lessons. After
her high school graduation from Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium in Erfurt,
she relocated to Leipzig to study pop and jazz at the Felix
Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre for two years. In 1998, her
seven-song debut release, entitled KIV, hit the market but found
little to no recognition in the music industry.
songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in
Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her career in
music. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of the singing
competition series Stimme 2000, where she came in second place.
Catterfeld subsequently signed a recording deal with Hansa Records,
which released her debut single "Bum" in 2001. The same year, she was
propelled to stardom when she was cast in a main role in the German
soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. In 2003, Catterfeld made her
musical breakthrough when her fifth single, "Für dich", became an
international number-one hit and produced the equally successful album
Meine Welt.Catterfeld continued booking success with follow-up albums
Farben meiner Welt (2004) and Unterwegs (2005), which spawned the hit
singles "Du hast mein Herz gebrochen" and "Glaub an mich". Following
her departure from GZSZ and a starring role in the short-living
telenovela Sophie â€" Braut wider Willen, she released her fourth
album Aura, which was less successful commercially and led to a
decline in her musical career. She transitioned to Sony Music, and
after an unsuccessful period, returned to the top of music charts with
the reissue of her sixth album Lieber so (2013), when she appeared in
the second season of Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert, the German
version of the series The Best Singers.Throughout a career spanning 15
years, Catterfeld has sold over 800,000 records as a solo artist,
making her one of the best-selling German music artists in the early
2000s. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, her work has earned
her numerous awards and accolades, including a Bambi Award, a Goldene
Stimmgabel, and an ECHO Award. An established actress, she has
appeared in several international television and theatrical films,
including Keinohrhasen (2007), The Promise (2011), and Beauty and the
Beast (2014). In 2016, she became a coach on the German television
series The Voice of Germany.Catterfeld was born and raised in Erfurt,
Thuringia, then part of East Germany. Her father, Jürgen Catterfeld,
is a foreman; her mother, Annemarie Catterfeld, is a teacher. A former
athlete, Catterfeld started playing the piano and the flute at the age
of 15, simultaneously taking her first dance and vocal lessons. After
her high school graduation from Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium in Erfurt,
she relocated to Leipzig to study pop and jazz at the Felix
Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre for two years. In 1998, her
seven-song debut release, entitled KIV, hit the market but found
little to no recognition in the music industry.
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