Mandy Capristo
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Mandy Grace Capristo is a German singer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the pop
group Monrose
. She was the only blonde girl in the group and was also the "strong voice" of Monrose as she sang almost all of the high notes in their songs. She was the youngest member of the group.
father and an German mother, she grew up in Bürstadt
. At the age of 9 she began dancing and video clip dancing.
As an 11 year old girl, Capristo won ORF
/Super RTL
's Kiddy Contest 2001 with the song "Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat" a German cover of No Angels
' "Daylight in Your Eyes
". In 2002, she appeared on the album Kiddy Contest, Vol. 8 with the songs "Moskito". The album reached number one in the Austria
n album charts.
from ProSieben. At the finale the audience had chosen Capristo as final member to group Monrose
.
Capristo is one of the three winners from the 5th season of Popstars
and is a member of the resulting group Monrose
, together with Senna Guemmour
and Bahar Kızıl
. The group's debut single "Shame
" peaked at number one on the German Singles Chart. It became one of the best-selling singles of the year, resulting into a sales total of 200,000 copies Europe-wide. The group released their debut album Temptation
in December 2006, which debuted the charts at number one and was certified two times platinum by Media Control Charts
.
In 2007, Capristo was ranked on FHM
's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" as tenth place. In 2009 she was voted sexiest woman in the world by the readers of the German FHM magazine.
In November 25, 2010, Monrose announced they will separate ways and focus of their solo projects.
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...
group Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
. She was the only blonde girl in the group and was also the "strong voice" of Monrose as she sang almost all of the high notes in their songs. She was the youngest member of the group.
Early life
Mandy Capristo was born to an ItalianItalian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
father and an German mother, she grew up in Bürstadt
Bürstadt
Bürstadt is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany, 7 km east of Worms, and 17 km north of Mannheim.-Location:Bürstadt lies in the Rhine rift between the Rhine and the Odenwald, and thereby in the Hessisches Ried....
. At the age of 9 she began dancing and video clip dancing.
As an 11 year old girl, Capristo won ORF
ORF (broadcaster)
Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, is the Austrian national public service broadcaster.Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media...
/Super RTL
Super RTL
Super RTL is a Cologne-based German television network operated by RTL Disney Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. It was the second German television channel aimed mostly at children...
's Kiddy Contest 2001 with the song "Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat" a German cover of No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
' "Daylight in Your Eyes
Daylight in Your Eyes
"Daylight in Your Eyes" is a dance-pop song written by American musicians Tony Bruno and Tommy Byrnes. Originally composed for Colombian singer Victoria Faiella's debut album Drama , it was re-recorded by German pop band No Angels' for their 2001 first studio album Elle'ments, following their...
". In 2002, she appeared on the album Kiddy Contest, Vol. 8 with the songs "Moskito". The album reached number one in the 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 album charts.
Monrose
In 2006, at 16 years old, Mandy Capristo joined the German band 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....
from ProSieben. At the finale the audience had chosen Capristo as final member to group Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
.
Capristo is one of the three winners from the 5th season of Popstars
Popstars (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....
and is a member of the resulting group Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
, together with Senna Guemmour
Senna Guemmour
Senna Guemmour is a German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose.- Early life :Guemmour was born in Frankfurt to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She grew up in the housing estate of Frankfurt-Nordweststadt. Senna Guemmour's father died in 1992...
and Bahar Kızıl
Bahar Kizil
Bahar Kızıl is a German singer-songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars. Bahar Kızıl is from a Turkish family from Antalya, and her first name, Bahar, means "spring" in Turkish...
. The group's debut single "Shame
Shame (Monrose song)
"Shame" is a pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was written by Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley and Andrew Murray and co-produced by production teams Jiant and Snowflakers for the band's debut studio album, Temptation ....
" peaked at number one on the German Singles Chart. It became one of the best-selling singles of the year, resulting into a sales total of 200,000 copies Europe-wide. The group released their debut album Temptation
Temptation (Monrose album)
Temptation is the debut studio album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch Music and Warner Music Group on December 8, 2006 in German-speaking Europe, following the band's formation on the television talent show Popstars....
in December 2006, which debuted the charts at number one and was certified two times platinum by Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
.
In 2007, Capristo was ranked on FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" as tenth place. In 2009 she was voted sexiest woman in the world by the readers of the German FHM magazine.
In November 25, 2010, Monrose announced they will separate ways and focus of their solo projects.
2010-present: Debut album
After the disbanding of Monrose Capristo confirmed in an interview that she already started the recording sessions for her first debut album in November 2010. In May 2011 she performed two songs of her first album. One track is called "Be You", it will be the B-Side of her first single and it was written for the Be-Yu Cosmetics. The other song is called "Overrated" which will also appear on the album.Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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| "Die Zeit hält nur in Träumen an" Mandy Capristo & Peter Maffay Peter Maffay Peter Alexander Makkay better known as Peter Maffay is a German musician.- Biography :Born in Brasov, Romania, the son of a German , he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents' Germany in 1963. In the same year, he started his first band, The Dukes... |
2011 | TABALUGA & Die Zeichen der Zeit | |||