Madeline Juno

Madeline Juno

Madeline Juno in June 2013
Background information
Birth name Madeline Obrigewitsch
Born 11 August 1995[1]
Origin Offenburg, Germany
Genres Pop, pop rock, piano rock
Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active 2013–present
Labels Universal Music Group
Website www.madelinejuno.com

Madeline Obrigewitsch (born 11 August 1995),[1] better known by her stage name Madeline Juno, is a German singer-songwriter. She released her first single "Error" in November 2013.

Early life

Madeline Juno was born on 11 August 1995. Her father is a drummer and her mother is a pianist.[1] She grew up in Offenburg-Griesheim in the Black Forest in Germany.[2] She graduated from Realschule in 2012[3] and went to Gymnasium in Lahr.[4] When she was 6, Madeline Juno was taught to play piano by her mother. At the age of 12, she started playing guitar and writing her own songs.[5]

Career

Madeline Juno at Unser Song für Dänemark 2014

Madeline Juno recorded her first songs and uploaded them on YouTube when she was 14.[5] In October 2012, she went on tour with Tom Beck,[6] and in September 2013, she was on tour with Philipp Poisel.[5] In 2013, Juno signed a record deal with Universal Music Group.[2] Juno's first single Error premiered on 14 September 2013 on YouTube.[7] The single was officially released on 1 November 2013.[8] Two weeks after its release, the single entered the German charts at position 63.[9] Her first album called The Unknown was originally scheduled to be released in January 2014,[10] but that date was postponed to 7 March 2014.[11] Juno performed her song Error on 23 November 2013 in the television show Verstehen Sie Spaß?.[12] She was one of the eight acts to compete in Unser Song für Dänemark, the German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[13] There she performed her song Like Lovers Do but she was voted out after the first round.[14] That song is also featured on the soundtrack of the film Pompeii.[15] She was part of the German jury for the final.[16]

On 11 August 2014, which was also her nineteenth birthday, she released a music video for the song "Always This Way".[17]

Discography

Studio album

Year Title Peak chart positions[18] Details
DE AT CH
2013 The Unknown 24 — 45 Released: 7 March 2014[15]

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions[18] Details
DE AT CH
2013 Error
The Unknown		 50 — — Released: 1 November 2013
2014 Like Lovers Do
The Unknown		 96 — — Released: 28 February 2014[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Neu in BAYERN 3: Madeline Juno - "Error"" [New on BAYERN 3: Madeline Juno - "Error"] (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 2013-11-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madeline Juno aus Offenburg-Griesheim: Nachteule startet zu Höhenflug" [Madeline Juno from Offenburg-Griesheim: Night owl starts rising]. Mittelbadische Presse (in German). 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Offenburg - Verantwortung als Auftrag" [Offenburg - Responsibility as mission]. Mittelbadische Presse (in German). 24 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Madeline Juno: Ein Sabbatjahr für die Gesangskarriere" [Madeline Juno: A sabbatical year for her music career]. Badische Zeitung (in German). 17 December 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Madeline Juno: "Es war ein harter und langer Weg"" [Madeline Juno: "It was a hard and long way"] (in German). Focus. 14 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tom Beck, Lauter Leben & Madeline Juno - Köln, Live Music Hall Köln (06.10.2012)". sparklingphotos.de. 6 October 2012.
  7. ↑ MADELINE JUNO - ERROR, in: youtube.com (14 September 2013).
  8. ↑ ""Error": Anfang November erwartet euch Madeline Junos erste Single" ["Error": Madeline Juno's new single is expecting you early November] (in German). Universal Music. 21 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Deutsche Single-Charts mit allen Neueinsteigern (Stand: 15.11.2013 12:00 Uhr)" [German single charts with all new entries]. mix.de (in German).
  10. ↑ ""The Unknown": Madeline Junos erstes Album für Anfang Dezember angekündigt" ["The Unknown": Madeline Juno's first album announced for December] (in German). Universal Music. 12 November 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/The-Unknown-Madeline-Juno/dp/B00G09Q15I
  12. ↑ Peter Disch (2013-11-20). "Madeline Juno singt bei "Verstehen Sie Spaß?"" [Madeline Juno sings at "Verstehen Sie Spaß?"]. Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Deutscher Vorentscheid: Kandidaten stehen fest". eurovision.de. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  14. ↑ "ESC-Vorentscheid: Elaiza vertritt Deutschland in Kopenhagen" [ESC preliminary decision: Elaiza is going to represent Germany in Copenhagen] (in German). Spiegel. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Madeline Juno ganz traurig zum ESC-Vorentscheid". RP Online. 4 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Full Split Results | Eurovision Song Contest - Copenhagen 2014:". European Broadcasting Union.
  17. ↑ http://www.myvideo.de/watch/9728381/Madeline_Juno_Always_This_Way
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Chart discography DE
  19. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Like-Lovers-Do-Madeline-Juno/dp/B00IDASCE0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1394036549&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=ike+lovers+do

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