Indira Weis
Encyclopedia
Verena Weis; is a German
singer and actress, who rose to fame as a member of the R&B/Pop group Bro'Sis
. She's currently working on a solo career.
Weis began at the age of five years with piano lessons and guitar lessons. After the Abitur she began a study of the music sciences and American studies. She broke them to take instead theatrical lessons with main focus Song and Dance at the international theatrical school in Munich. There she helped in a Hip Hop tape and started to work as a model. Also she brokeoff the theatrical school after one year and finished a training period in an Internet agency. Last she worked before her application with Popstars as a producer with the Frankfurt radio station Planet Radio.
Recently, after spending more than a year in Israel, Verena made an Orthodox Conversion to Judaism. Her Hebrew name is Shira, meaning "Song" in Hebrew.
. She entered the competition with thousands of other men and women, and the judges Alex Christensen, Noah Sow and Detlef Soost were impressed with her performance of Usher
's song "You make me wanna". She earned positions in the Recall and the Re-recalls, before immediately travelling to Ibiza
, Spain
to join her competitors for a workshop there. In the end Indira Weis made it to the final eighth on the show, and during a special episode in November 2001, jury member Soost disclosed that she was chosen to become part of the final group, later called Bro'Sis.
With the final six members of the band in place, Popstars continued tracking the development and struggles of Bro'Sis. However, it took another two months until the band released "I Believe", produced by Christensen, which would subsequently appear on the band's debut album Never Forget (Where You Come From)
. The single and the album became a major success, both peaking at #1 on the German and Austria
n singles, airplay and albums charts, eventually selling more than 1.5 million copies.
In the following years the hype aroung the band decreased constantly. On August, 5 2002 she received the New Faces Award as a „Trendsetter of the year“.
On May 9, 2003, four days before the band's second album's release, Indira Weis announced her departure from the group. Official statements claimed that musical differences between her and the rest of the band had been reason enough for leaving. However, rumours persisted that she had fallen out with her bandmates.
of the Rudi Carrell
single Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer?. She recorded a video for her second single "Oh" in September 2006 but the plans to release the video were dropped. "It was just too much for me", remembered Indira. Against her will the video premiered in its entirety on YouTube
on November 6, 2009 and received harsh criticism. On June 25, 2010 she released her second single Beautiful Destination.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singer and actress, who rose to fame as a member of the R&B/Pop group Bro'Sis
Bro'Sis
Bro'Sis were a multicultural R&B group from Germany, formed in 2001 in the second installment of the television talent show Popstars. Originally a sextet, the group eventually became a quintet, selling more than 2.2 million albums and singles worldwide...
. She's currently working on a solo career.
Early life
Weis was the second daughter born to her mother Manju, an Indian interpreter and her German father Helmut, a retired grammar school teacher. Her one year older sister works as a flight attendant. She received the nickname "Indira" on a trip to India where she has relatives.Weis began at the age of five years with piano lessons and guitar lessons. After the Abitur she began a study of the music sciences and American studies. She broke them to take instead theatrical lessons with main focus Song and Dance at the international theatrical school in Munich. There she helped in a Hip Hop tape and started to work as a model. Also she brokeoff the theatrical school after one year and finished a training period in an Internet agency. Last she worked before her application with Popstars as a producer with the Frankfurt radio station Planet Radio.
Recently, after spending more than a year in Israel, Verena made an Orthodox Conversion to Judaism. Her Hebrew name is Shira, meaning "Song" in Hebrew.
Bro'Sis
In 2001 Weis decided to audition for the second season of the German reality television program PopstarsPopstars (Germany)
Popstars is a German reality television series that began its first installment on the RTL2 network on November 14, 2000. Part of the international Popstars franchise, it originated from the same-titled New Zealand reality program....
. She entered the competition with thousands of other men and women, and the judges Alex Christensen, Noah Sow and Detlef Soost were impressed with her performance of Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
's song "You make me wanna". She earned positions in the Recall and the Re-recalls, before immediately travelling to Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to join her competitors for a workshop there. In the end Indira Weis made it to the final eighth on the show, and during a special episode in November 2001, jury member Soost disclosed that she was chosen to become part of the final group, later called Bro'Sis.
With the final six members of the band in place, Popstars continued tracking the development and struggles of Bro'Sis. However, it took another two months until the band released "I Believe", produced by Christensen, which would subsequently appear on the band's debut album Never Forget (Where You Come From)
Never Forget (Where You Come From)
Never Forget is the debut studio album by German R&B group Bro'Sis, released on January 21, 2002 via Polydor's sublabel Cheyenne Records. It was primarily produced by Toni Cottura, with additional production from Alex Christensen, Marc Mozart, Syndicate Music, and others...
. The single and the album became a major success, both peaking at #1 on the German and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n singles, airplay and albums charts, eventually selling more than 1.5 million copies.
In the following years the hype aroung the band decreased constantly. On August, 5 2002 she received the New Faces Award as a „Trendsetter of the year“.
On May 9, 2003, four days before the band's second album's release, Indira Weis announced her departure from the group. Official statements claimed that musical differences between her and the rest of the band had been reason enough for leaving. However, rumours persisted that she had fallen out with her bandmates.
Solo career
After going solo Indira concentrated on her acting career. After spending more than a year studying religion in Israel, Verena converted to orthodox Judaism. Her Hebrew name is Shira, meaning "singing" in Hebrew. In September 2009 she released her debut single, a cover versionCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell , born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters, Linda de Mol and Sylvie van der Vaart, Carrell was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his...
single Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer?. She recorded a video for her second single "Oh" in September 2006 but the plans to release the video were dropped. "It was just too much for me", remembered Indira. Against her will the video premiered in its entirety on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on November 6, 2009 and received harsh criticism. On June 25, 2010 she released her second single Beautiful Destination.
Solo singles
| Year | Single |
|---|---|
| 2009 | "Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer?" |
| 2010 | "Beautiful Destination" |
| 2011 | "Hol de Radio" |
Film and television
- 2004: SOKO Köln (ZDF)
- 2005: Letztes Kapitel (ZDF)
- 2005: SOKO Kitzbühel - Blumen für die Diva (ZDF)
- 2007: Der Kriminalist - Abwärts (ZDF)
- 2008: Das Traumhotel - Karibik (ARD)
- 2008: Arbeitsaufenthalt in Israel
- 2011: Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! (Series 5)
Theater
- 1993: Igelhans, Nationaltheater Mannheim
- 1995: The Winter's TaleThe Winter's TaleThe Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics, among them W. W...
, Staatstheater Darmstadt - 1998: West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
(Maria), Manchester - 2005: Quo Vadis, Theater Trier