Blümchen
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Jasmin Wagner better known as Blümchen ˈblyːmçən, is a multi-platinum
selling pop
and dance music
singer, aspiring actress, model/spokeswoman. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name
"Blümchen" actually translates to "floret" or "small flower
". She is also known as Denim Girl, performing the song "Are You Ready For Some Darkness?" on the Alpha Motherfuckers - A Tribute to Turbonegro
album.
to a German father and a Croatian
mother, she began performing as a cheerleader for the Hamburg Blue Angels
, a squad associated with the Hamburg Blue Devils
American football
team. In 1995, she met producers Stani Djukanovic and Arn Schürmann at a Neue Deutsche Welle
party where she was singing. In February 2001, after nine albums, seventeen singles, four tours, and appearances in over thirty countries, she retired the name Blümchen. She returned, though, in 2003, with the single "Leb Deinen Traum" under her real name, Jasmin Wagner.
Her songs vary from around 50 BPM to about 190 BPM and they range from many genres of music:Dance
, Trance
, Happy Hardcore
, Pop
, and Eurodance
.
Her song "Boomerang" (1996) was co-opted as part of an Internet campaign in early 2010 against Deutschland sucht den Superstar
, the German spin-off of Pop Idol
. In an attempt to prevent the winner Mehrzad Marashi
's debut single, "Don't Believe
," from reaching number one in the charts, "Boomerang" was purchased online en-masse, driving it to number seven in the charts, higher than its 1996 peak at eleventh, but still not high enough to unseat "Don't Believe". This made "Boomerang" Jasmin Wagner's fifth top-ten single, over a decade after its release. The campaign was presumably inspired by a similar campaign in Britain against The X Factor
, where "Killing in the Name
" by Rage Against the Machine
placed as the Christmas number one in 2009.
, starring Sylvester Stallone
. Wagner appeared in the role of Maxi in the film Breathful
by Daryush Shokof
in Germany in 2006.
product "Tommy Girl", and has also been involved in modelling several Hilfiger clothing products in Germany. She also promotes her own cosmetics line Jamila, which was launched in 2002.
As a spokesmodel she has also been a vocal supporter of animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
, and has been involved in many fundraising projects for them. As such in December 2004 she was involved in the charity fundraiser "Stars for Whales". Her fundraising efforts are not just for animals however; she has been a strong supporter of Hand in Hand for Children, a cancer
awareness group. After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
she was involved in a charity fundraiser for tsunami
relief raising over €
50,000.
1997
1998
1999
2000
2003
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
selling pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
singer, aspiring actress, model/spokeswoman. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
"Blümchen" actually translates to "floret" or "small flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
". She is also known as Denim Girl, performing the song "Are You Ready For Some Darkness?" on the Alpha Motherfuckers - A Tribute to Turbonegro
Alpha Motherfuckers
Alpha Motherfuckers is a tribute album by various artists, originally released on June 9, 2001. This record's material is compiled of covers of the Norwegian band, Turbonegro.The artists on this record range from Queens of the Stone Age from the U.S...
album.
Musical career
Born in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
to a German father and a Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
mother, she began performing as a cheerleader for the Hamburg Blue Angels
Hamburg Blue Angels
The Hamburg Blue Angels are a cheerleading squad for the Hamburg Blue Devils American football team in Hamburg, Germany. They were founded along with the team in 1992.- General :...
, a squad associated with the Hamburg Blue Devils
Hamburg Blue Devils
The Hamburg Blue Devils are an American football team in Hamburg, Germany. The Blue Devils are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won four German Bowls as well as three Eurobowls...
American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team. In 1995, she met producers Stani Djukanovic and Arn Schürmann at a Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle is a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music...
party where she was singing. In February 2001, after nine albums, seventeen singles, four tours, and appearances in over thirty countries, she retired the name Blümchen. She returned, though, in 2003, with the single "Leb Deinen Traum" under her real name, Jasmin Wagner.
Her songs vary from around 50 BPM to about 190 BPM and they range from many genres of music:Dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, Trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
, Happy Hardcore
Happy hardcore
Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...
, Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, and Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
.
Her song "Boomerang" (1996) was co-opted as part of an Internet campaign in early 2010 against Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
, the German spin-off of Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
. In an attempt to prevent the winner Mehrzad Marashi
Mehrzad Marashi
Mehrzad Marashi; is an Iranian-German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7.-DSDS Performances:- Albums :-Singles:-External links:...
's debut single, "Don't Believe
Don't Believe (song)
"Don't Believe" is the debut single by Mehrzad Marashi, the German winner of the seventh season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar . It was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen...
," from reaching number one in the charts, "Boomerang" was purchased online en-masse, driving it to number seven in the charts, higher than its 1996 peak at eleventh, but still not high enough to unseat "Don't Believe". This made "Boomerang" Jasmin Wagner's fifth top-ten single, over a decade after its release. The campaign was presumably inspired by a similar campaign in Britain against The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
, where "Killing in the Name
Killing in the Name
"Killing in the Name" is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, featured on their self-titled debut album, and was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992...
" by Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
placed as the Christmas number one in 2009.
Movie career
Wagner has also made cameo appearances in several movies, most notably as a race car fan in DrivenDriven
Driven is a 2001 film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and produced. It centers on a young racing driver's effort to win the ChampCar World Series...
, starring Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
. Wagner appeared in the role of Maxi in the film Breathful
Breathful
Breathful is a gangster-comedy film with an all-woman cast made by Daryush Shokof in 2007 in Berlin, Germany.The title was used previously by Shokof for another movie in 1990 in New York, called:...
by Daryush Shokof
Daryush Shokof
Daryush Shokof is an Iranian artist, film director, philosopher, writer, art director, and film producer, and singer...
in Germany in 2006.
Career as spokesperson and model
Wagner began her modelling career at age four in the Petrol catalog. In 1998, she was made the official representative of the Tommy HilfigerTommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
product "Tommy Girl", and has also been involved in modelling several Hilfiger clothing products in Germany. She also promotes her own cosmetics line Jamila, which was launched in 2002.
As a spokesmodel she has also been a vocal supporter of animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...
and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is a wildlife charity that is dedicated solely to the worldwide conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises...
, and has been involved in many fundraising projects for them. As such in December 2004 she was involved in the charity fundraiser "Stars for Whales". Her fundraising efforts are not just for animals however; she has been a strong supporter of Hand in Hand for Children, a cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
awareness group. After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
she was involved in a charity fundraiser for tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
relief raising over €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
50,000.
Awards
1996- RSH Gold "Best Singer"
- Bravo Gold Otto
- Popcorn Award "Best Singer"
- Pop/Rocky Award
1997
- ECHO Award "Best National Artist"
- RSH Gold
- Bravo Gold Otto (multiple categories)
- Popcorn Award (beating artist Mariah CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
) - Pop/Rocky Schlumf Award (narrowly beating artist Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonToni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
) - Goldene StimmgabelGoldene StimmgabelThe Goldene Stimmgabel is an annual prize awarded within the German music scene.The prizes are awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous year to June of the year of the award, as determined by Media Control...
in category "Disco/Dance Music" - VIVA Awards (Nominee)
1998
- ZDFZDFZweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
Golden Tuning Fork - Bravo Gold Otto (multiple categories)
- Pop/Rocky Schlumf Gold Award
- RSH Gold Award
1999
- ZDF Golden Tuning Fork Nominee
- VIVA Awards Nominee
- ENERGY Award (Sweden)
- Bravo Silver Otto "Best Singer"
- Echo Award
2000
- Bravo Bronze Otto
- Popcorn Bronze Award
2003
- Maxim (Germany)Maxim (magazine)Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
Woman of the Year
as Blümchen
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
HUN Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
SWI |
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| 1996 | Herzfrequenz | 18 | 14 | 12 | — | 15 |
| 1997 | Verliebt... | 7 | 11 | 21 | — | 9 |
| 1998 | Jasmin | 8 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 20 |
| 1999 | Live in Berlin | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Die Welt gehört dir | 18 | — | — | 40 | 86 |
| 2001 | Für immer und ewig | 95 | — | — | 51 | — |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
as Blossom
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Heartbeat |
| 1997 | In Love |
as Jasmin Wagner
| Year | Title | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| GER |
||
| 2006 | Die Versuchung | 98 |
as Blümchen
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
SWI |
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| 1995 | "Herz an Herz" (Paso Doble Paso Doble (band) Paso Doble is a German NDW band that formed in 1983. Very popular in Germany, their songs Computerliebe, Herz An Herz and Fantasie have appeared on several Best of NDW/New Wave compilations... cover) |
4 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | Herzfrequenz |
| 1996 | "Kleiner Satellit (Piep, Piep)" | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| "Boomerang" | 11 | 10 | — | 16 | — | 9 | ||
| "Du und ich" | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 17 | ||
| "Bicycle Race Bicycle Race "Bicycle Race" is a single by the English rock band Queen. It was released on their 1978 album Jazz and written by Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury. It was released as a double A-side single together with the song "Fat Bottomed Girls". The song is notable for its video featuring a bicycle race with... " (Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... cover) |
28 | 19 | 68 | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Nur geträumt" (Nena Nena Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she... cover) |
6 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 12 | Verliebt... |
| "Verrückte Jungs" | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gib mir noch Zeit" | 9 | 18 | — | — | 38 | 21 | ||
| "Sesam-Jam (Der, Die, Das)" | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Blaue Augen" (Ideal Ideal (German band) Ideal was one of the more successful German Neue Deutsche Welle music groups. It is best known for the songs "Blaue Augen" , "Berlin", and "Monotonie" .- History :... cover) |
19 | 20 | — | — | — | 32 | Jasmin |
| "Ich bin wieder hier Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) "Everybody's Free " is the second single by Zambian-born Zimbabwean singer Rozalla. It is her only hit to date.-Chart performances:... " (Rozalla Rozalla Rozalla is a dance music performer, born to a Zambian mother and a Zimbabwean father... cover) |
12 | 30 | — | — | 28 | 20 | ||
| "Es ist vorbei" | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | 47 | ||
| "Tu es mon île (with Yta Farrow)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jasmin - Die Fanedition | |
| 1999 | "Heut' ist mein Tag" | 15 | 36 | — | 1 | 10 | 41 | |
| "Unter'm Weihnachtsbaum" | 31 | — | — | — | 23 | — | Live in Berlin | |
| 2000 | "Ist deine Liebe echt?" | 24 | — | — | — | 32 | 81 | Die Welt gehört dir |
| "Die Welt gehört mir" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Ich vermisse dich" | 50 | 66 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Es ist nie vorbei" (with E-Type E-type (musician) Bo Martin Erik Eriksson , better known by his stage name E-Type, is a Swedish Eurodance musician.-Early years:... ) |
— | — | — | — | 28 | — | Für Immer und Ewig | |
| 2010 | "Boomerang" (from 1996) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | Herzfrequenz |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
as Blossom
| Year | Title | Charts | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1996 | "Heart to Heart" (English version of "Herz an Herz") |
— | Heartbeat |
| "You and Me" (English version of "Du und ich") |
— | ||
| "Bicycle Race" | 181 | ||
| 1997 | "Just A Dream" (English version of "Nur geträumt") |
— | In Love |
| "Give Me More Time" (English version of "Gib mir noch Zeit") |
— | ||
| "Key To Paradise" (Promo only) (English version of "Du bist die Insel") |
— | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||
as Jasmin Wagner
| Year | Title | Charts | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
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| 2001 | "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Leb deinen Traum" | 24 | 52 | |
| 2004 | "Helden wie wir" | 68 | — | |
| 2006 | "Männer brauchen Liebe" | 99 | — | Die Versuchung |
| "Komm schon werd wütend/Morgen wenn ich weg bin" (Radio Single) | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||