Mina (German singer)
Encyclopedia
Mina is a German pop musician who became famous because of a video at the online portal Myvideo
which was watched by four million viewers.
, where she attended a private school
. When she was 13 years old she went to a music studio in Augsburg
where she was allowed to record the song How The Angels Fly. This song peaked at #24 of the German music charts
. After that she produced a music video for the song which reached high popularity
at the video portals of Myvideo
and YouTube, resulting in a recording contract with Warner Music.
Her first album was released on 14 December 2007 and was called Learn To Fly. It peaked at #77 in the German album charts.
Her new single is I will Not Let You Down and appears on the German soundtrack release of the movie Juno
.
Since May 2008 Mina hosts the show mädchen.tv, the TV format of the youth magazine of the same name.
MyVideo
MyVideo is a video hosting service website, based in Bucharest, Romania. It is available in German , Dutch and Romanian...
which was watched by four million viewers.
Biography
Mina was born in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, where she attended a private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
. When she was 13 years old she went to a music studio in Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
where she was allowed to record the song How The Angels Fly. This song peaked at #24 of the German music 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...
. After that she produced a music video for the song which reached high popularity
Popularity
Popularity is the quality of being well-liked or common, or having a high social status. Popularity figures are an important part of many people's personal value systems and form a vital component of success in people-oriented fields such as management, politics, and entertainment, among...
at the video portals of Myvideo
MyVideo
MyVideo is a video hosting service website, based in Bucharest, Romania. It is available in German , Dutch and Romanian...
and YouTube, resulting in a recording contract with Warner Music.
Her first album was released on 14 December 2007 and was called Learn To Fly. It peaked at #77 in the German album charts.
Her new single is I will Not Let You Down and appears on the German soundtrack release of the movie Juno
Juno (film)
Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
.
Since May 2008 Mina hosts the show mädchen.tv, the TV format of the youth magazine of the same name.
Awards
- 2008: Redio Regenbogen Award – Internet Award 2007
- 2008: DIVA Award – Web-Artist of the Year
Home page
- Minas official MySpace siteMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Official MyVideo site with a diary
- Die Prinzessin aus dem Netz (article from the Süddeutsche ZeitungSüddeutsche ZeitungThe Süddeutsche Zeitung , published in Munich, is the largest German national subscription daily newspaper.-Profile:The title literally translates as "South German Newspaper". It is read throughout Germany by 1.1 million readers daily and boasts a relatively high circulation abroad...
) 28 October 2007 - Die Lolita aus dem Netz (article from the Süddeutsche ZeitungSüddeutsche ZeitungThe Süddeutsche Zeitung , published in Munich, is the largest German national subscription daily newspaper.-Profile:The title literally translates as "South German Newspaper". It is read throughout Germany by 1.1 million readers daily and boasts a relatively high circulation abroad...
) 21 November 2008 - Official Mädchen TV site