Beatrice Egli
| Beatrice Egli | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
June 21, 1988 Pfäffikon, Switzerland |
| Genres | Pop, Schlager music |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
Beatrice Egli (born 21 June 1988 in Pfäffikon, Switzerland) is a Swiss female singer and the winner of season 10 of the German music competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar. She is a singer of German Schlager music. Egli became the second contestant from Switzerland to win the title after another Swiss, Luca Hänni had won the previous season 9 of the series. As the winner, she received a recording contract with Universal Music Group and €500,000 (after tax €260,000). He sold 290,000 CD's in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Beginnings
Egli comes from a musical family and was singing since the age of nine. At 14, she began taking singing lessons and singing at folk festivals. In 2007 Egli joined together with Lys Assia, an established artist, together releasing the album Sag mir wo wohnen die Engel, with title track from the album becoming an official single. In April 2007, they took part in Feste der Volksmusik (a Grand Prix contest on folk music) reaching Final 16 in August 2007 and finishing 12th.[1] In 2009, she took part in Musikantenstadl, a live television entertainment program broadcast throughout Austria, Germany, and Switzerland and featuring popular folk and schlager music with the song "Lippenstift". She eventually trained as a hairdresser briefly, and in 2011, entered the acting school Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg before applying to Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2013.
Performances during DSDS
| Show (Original Airdate) |
Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 (16 March 2013) |
"Ich liebe das Leben" (Vicky Leandros) | 24.15% (1/10) |
| Top 9 (23 March 2013) |
"Ich will immer wieder dieses Fieber spür'n" (Helene Fischer) | 26.43% (1/9) |
| Top 8 (30 March 2013) |
"Du hast mich tausend Mal belogen" (Andrea Berg) | 33.06% (1/8) |
| Top 7 (6 April 2013) |
"Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich" (Elle Endlich) | 29.67% (1/7) |
| Top 6 (13 April 2013) |
"Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben" (Jürgen Marcus) | 27.57% (2/6) |
| "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship) (duet with Ricardo Bielecki) | ||
| Top 5 (20 April 2013) |
"Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen" (Helene Fischer) | 36.89% (1/5) |
| "No No Never" (Texas Lightning) | ||
| Top 4 (27 April 2013) |
"Phänomen" (Helene Fischer) | 35.66% (1/4) |
| "Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen" (Andrea Berg) | ||
| Top 3 (4 May 2013) |
"Die Hölle morgen früh" (Helene Fischer) | 53.70% (1/3) |
| "Ich lebe" (Christina Stürmer) | ||
| "Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht" (Andrea Berg) | ||
| Top 2 (11 May 2013) |
Und morgen früh küss ich dich wach (Helene Fischer) | 70.25% (1/2) |
| Ich liebe das Leben (Vicky Leandros) | ||
| Mein Herz |
After DSDS
After her win, she released "Mein Herz" as her winning song. The single topped the German, Swiss and Austrian Singles Chart. Following the success, she released her album Glücksgefühle which topped the Swiss Albums Chart and made it to number 2 in boith Germany and Austria. In 2013, she also engaged in a Glücksgefühle Tour to promote the album.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [2] |
GER [3] |
SWI [4] | ||
| 2007 | Sag mir wo wohnen die Engel | – | – | – |
| 2008 | Wenn der Himmel es so will | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Feuer und Flamme | 9 | 43 | 12 |
| 2013 | Glücksgefühle | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pure Lebensfreude | 5 | 7 | 1 | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [2] |
GER [3] |
SWI [4] | |||
| 2007 | "Sag mir wo wohnen die Engel" | — | — | — | Sag mir wo wohnen die Engel |
| 2013 | "Mein Herz" | 1 | 1 | 1 | Glücksgefühle |
| "Jetzt und hier für immer" | — | — | — | ||
| "Verrückt nach Dir" | 55 | 48 | 53 | Pure Lebensfreude | |
References
- ↑ Bravo.de: DSDS-Kandidat Beatrice Egli: Gemobbt von ihrer Kollegin (German)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Beatrice Egli discography". www.austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Beatrice Egli discography". www.charts.de. Retrieved 05 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Beatrice Egli discography". www.hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2013.