Jamie-Lee Kriewitz

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
Born 1997/1998 (age 17–18)
Bennigsen, Germany
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Associated acts

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz is a German singer who is best known for winning season five of The Voice of Germany.[1][2] She will attempt to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on 25 February 2016.[3]

Biography

Kriewitz was born in Bennigsen, Hanover, Lower Saxony.[4] At the age of twelve, Kriewitz joined the gospel choir Joyful Noise.[5] Her father plays the drums, however the rest of her family is not musical.[6] In her audition, she sang "The Hanging Tree", where all four coaches turned for Kriewitz. She also performed the song at the Mockingjay part 2 premiere in Berlin for Jennifer Lawrence. She chose to be on the team of Michi & Smudo. In the final she sang with British singer Jess Glynne as well as her solo single, "Ghost". She won the competition, getting 38% of the vote, ahead of second place Ayke Witt. She is the first teenager to win The Voice of Germany.

Kriewitz has a preference for Japanese fashion, especially the Decora Kei. She is musically and culturally interested in K-pop and South Korea and she intends to pursue a degree in Korean studies.[6]

Her debut single "Ghost" reached a peak position of 11 on the German music charts.

Discography

Singles performed on The Voice

Solo discography

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUT
[7]		 GER
[8]		 SWI
[9]
"Ghost" 2015 65 11 26

References

  1. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, 17, aus Bennigsen". the-voice-of-germany.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Castingshow-Finale: Jamie-Lee Kriewitz gewinnt "The Voice of Germany"". spiegel.de (in German). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Meet the ten German acts". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz steht heute im Finale von "The Voice"". dewezet.de (in German). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Mast, Florian (3 December 2015). "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz singt für ein Millionenpublikum". neuepresse.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "The Voice of Germany 2015: Interview mit Jamie-Lee Kriewitz". starflash.de (in German). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz" (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz" (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz" (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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