Vanessa Petruo
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Vanessa Anneliese Petruo (born 23 October 1979), also known as Vany, is a German singer–songwriter
and actress. She came to international prominence as a member of the all–female
pop
band No Angels
that was created during the talents show Popstars
. The band enjoyed a great popularity throughout Central Europe
, following their record–breaking debut single "Daylight in Your Eyes
" and the album Elle'ments
. From 2001 to 2003, No Angels sold more than 5million units. After their disbandment in 2003, Petruo launched her solo career.
After the release of the moderately successful solo song "Drama Queen
", Petruo took much more control over her image and music. Following a short hiatus from public performance, she introduced elements of blues
, funk
and jazz
into her solo album debut Mama Lilla Would
, which was critically acclaimed but commercial failure. Her musical ambitions have since mainly focused on her training as a jazz singer and several new compositions, widely published through her own MySpace
. In 2007, Petruo refused to rejoin No Angels.
While maintaining a recording career Petruo has also gained fame for both her work as a voice actress and starring in several film and television productions, including RTL
series Wilde Engel
(2005) and a supporting role in the 2006 film Where Is Fred?
.
. Her mother Mercedes, a Spanish
–Peruian
, owned a salsa
nightclub in Berlin-Charlottenburg, and her father Thomas Petruo is a voice actor. Petruo has two younger siblings, Jon Alexander and Priszilla. Her grandfather Heinz Petruo was a famous radio show host for RIAS
and a voice actor, and is probably best known as the German dub
of Darth Vader
in the Star Wars saga
. Petruo attended catholic school
in Berlin-Moabit, and catholic high school in Berlin-Westend.
Influenced by her father, Petruo herself began dubbing films as a child. Aged twelve, she started taking vocal lessons. In her teenage years she made several appearances on German television, while gaining experience in music with own bands and first professional song recordings. After her high school graduation, Petruo applied herself to her communication studies
but quickly chose to leave university and for internships at both MTV Germany
and news channel N24
. She began her professional music career in 1998, forming a duo STiLL with songwriter Bernd Klanke. They released an extended play
, STiLL, independently, as they failed to sign a record contract.
. She entered the competition with thousands of other women, and the judges Simone Angel
, Rainer Moslener and Mario M. Mendryzcki were impressed with her performance of Bill Withers
' hit single "Ain't No Sunshine
". She earned a position in the top thirty finalists and travelled to Mallorca
, Spain
, to join her competitors for a workshop there. In the end Petruo made it to the final ten on the show, and during a special episode in November 2000, jury member Moslener disclosed that Petruo was chosen to become part of the final girl group, later called No Angels, along with Nadja Benaissa
, Lucy Diakovka
, Sandy Mölling
and Jessica Wahls
. The five signed a record contract with the Polydor Records
.
No Angels released their debut single "Daylight in Your Eyes
" on 5 February 2001. The song topped the Austrian, German and Swiss Singles Charts
, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. The album Elle'ments
mirrored the success of "Daylight in Your Eyes", selling one million units and earning triple platinum and septuplicate gold certifications. The second album Now ... Us!
followed the success of Elle'ments, and included the single "Something About Us
", written by Petruo. Incorporating autobiographical features, it was inspired by Petruo's experiences with the media the year before.[1] "I recalled the past year, the good and the bad times, and I built my own personal résumé", she stated.
In the following years the band released four more albums, including the #1 charting studio albums Now ... Us!
and Pure
, a live album and a successful Swing
album title When The Angels Swing
.
Altogether the albums spawned twelve singles - including four number 1 singles and ten Top 10 hits - making the No Angels the most successful European girl group of their era with more than 5 million singles and albums sold.
On 5 September 2003 the group announced that they would no longer be performing together after three years of continual touring and increasing cases of illness. The release of The Best of No Angels
in November of the same year marked the end of the band, whose members each went their separate ways. While some decided to go for motherhood or musical and television careers, Vanessa Petruo planned to take a longer vacation.
No Angels announced a reunion on 31 January 2007 however Vanessa declined to join the other four due to focusing on her solo career.
", which became a moderate success on the airplay charts and eventually peaked at number 11 on the German singles chart. A video for a second single called "Pop That Melody", produced by Mousse T, was filmed but the release of the track was soon cancelled. Instead, Petruo worked as a simple employee for her record company Polydor for a couple of months.
Thereupon Petruo also spent time on synchronizing movies (including Lilo & Stitch
and Back to Gaya) and acting, most noticeably as a member of the main cast of Wilde Engel, a TV action series affected by Charlie's Angels
whose four episodes were broadcasted in April 2005.
After a sudden label change to Universal
Island
Vanessa released her second single "Hot Blooded Woman
", followed-up by her critically acclaimed but minor successful first solo album Mama Lilla Would
in November 2005.
In fall 2006 she starred alongside Til Schweiger
, and Alexandra Maria Lara
in the motion picture Where Is Fred?
. Still in 2006 Petruo went also on tour with famous soul singer Solounge.
In August 2007 Peturo announced that she had left Universal Island due to varying viewpoints in music and marketing.
At the 2009 Echo Awards, Vanessa stated that her new album was scheduled for a August 2009 release. But stated in March 2010 that she wanted to wait before releasing an album, avoiding bad media reviews caused by No Angels last year (especially Nadja Benaissa
's case). She said that she was wishing the girls all the best but that they did not remain friends.
On 13 March 2010, Petruo posted on her Facebook page and YouTube account a brand new demo from her forthcoming album, "Happy", a fresh song aimed "for those who are in love". She thanked her fans for their patience, stating again that the album would be released very soon.
Some demos from Vanessa's yet to be released album leaked earlier on YouTube.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and actress. She came to international prominence as a member of the all–female
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
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...
band 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...
that was created during the talents show 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....
. The band enjoyed a great popularity throughout Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
, following their record–breaking debut single "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...
" and the album Elle'ments
Elle'ments
Special Winter Edition-Credits and personnel:* Laszlo Bencker - various* Thorsten Brötzmann - keyboards* Nico Fintzen - keyboards* Stefan Hansen - keyboards* Tony Laketos - sax* Ralf Lübke - guitar* Lesli Mandoki - various* Ossi Schaller - guitar...
. From 2001 to 2003, No Angels sold more than 5million units. After their disbandment in 2003, Petruo launched her solo career.
After the release of the moderately successful solo song "Drama Queen
Drama Queen (Vanessa Petruo song)
"Drama Queen" is the debut single by German pop singer Vanessa Petruo, released in 2004. It was her first solo single released after the split of her band No Angels. The single achieved a moderate success on charts, peaking at number eleven in Germany, number 35 in Austria and number 88 in...
", Petruo took much more control over her image and music. Following a short hiatus from public performance, she introduced elements of blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
into her solo album debut Mama Lilla Would
Mama Lilla Would
- Chart positions :- External links :* of Vanessa Petruo...
, which was critically acclaimed but commercial failure. Her musical ambitions have since mainly focused on her training as a jazz singer and several new compositions, widely published through her own MySpace
MySpace
Myspace 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....
. In 2007, Petruo refused to rejoin No Angels.
While maintaining a recording career Petruo has also gained fame for both her work as a voice actress and starring in several film and television productions, including RTL
RTL Television
Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...
series Wilde Engel
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
(2005) and a supporting role in the 2006 film Where Is Fred?
Where Is Fred?
Where Is Fred? , also credited as Where Is Fred!?, is a 2006 German film directed by Anno Saul, and produced by Philip Voges and Eberhard Junkersdorf...
.
1979–2000: Early life and career
Born in 1979 as Vanessa Anneliese Petruo on 23 October 1979 in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Her mother Mercedes, a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
–Peruian
Demographics of Peru
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Peru, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
, owned a salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
nightclub in Berlin-Charlottenburg, and her father Thomas Petruo is a voice actor. Petruo has two younger siblings, Jon Alexander and Priszilla. Her grandfather Heinz Petruo was a famous radio show host for RIAS
RIAS
RIAS can stand for one of the following:*Rias, the plural of Ria, a lower river valley submerged by the sea*"Research Institute for Advanced Study", the former research facility created by the Glenn L...
and a voice actor, and is probably best known as the German dub
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
of Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
in the Star Wars saga
Star Wars Saga
Star Wars Saga may refer to:* The Star Wars media franchise created by George Lucas, including films, novels, television series, video games, and comic books....
. Petruo attended catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
in Berlin-Moabit, and catholic high school in Berlin-Westend.
Influenced by her father, Petruo herself began dubbing films as a child. Aged twelve, she started taking vocal lessons. In her teenage years she made several appearances on German television, while gaining experience in music with own bands and first professional song recordings. After her high school graduation, Petruo applied herself to her communication studies
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
but quickly chose to leave university and for internships at both MTV Germany
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and news channel N24
N24 (Germany)
N24 is a television news channel based in Germany. It is owned N24 Media GmbH. It was previously owned and operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. N24 provides regular news updates to ProSiebenSat.1 Media properties like kabel eins and ProSieben.-History:...
. She began her professional music career in 1998, forming a duo STiLL with songwriter Bernd Klanke. They released an extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, STiLL, independently, as they failed to sign a record contract.
2000–2003: Popstars and No Angels
In 2000, Petruo auditioned for German reality television program PopstarsPopstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
. She entered the competition with thousands of other women, and the judges Simone Angel
Simone Angel
Simone Angel is a Dutch TV host.-MTV:Born in Woerden, Angel moved from there to London, England when she was 18. Here she was hired by MTV Europe, becoming the youngest VJ and, after working for nine years, she also became one of the longest serving VJs for MTV...
, Rainer Moslener and Mario M. Mendryzcki were impressed with her performance of Bill Withers
Bill Withers
William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
' hit single "Ain't No Sunshine
Ain't No Sunshine
"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just as I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. The record featured musicians Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass guitar and Al Jackson, Jr. on drums, as well as Withers on lead vocals and guitar. The song was released as a single in September...
". She earned a position in the top thirty finalists and travelled to Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
, 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 Petruo made it to the final ten on the show, and during a special episode in November 2000, jury member Moslener disclosed that Petruo was chosen to become part of the final girl group, later called No Angels, along with Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
, Lucy Diakovka
Ludmilla Diakovska
Ludmilla "Lucy" Diakovska is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter, music producer, dancer, stage actress and television personality, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
, Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling , known professionally as Sandy, is a German singer-songwriter, dancer, television presenter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
and Jessica Wahls
Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls , also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.-Early...
. The five signed a record contract with the Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
.
No Angels released their debut single "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...
" on 5 February 2001. The song topped the Austrian, German and Swiss Singles Charts
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...
, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. The album Elle'ments
Elle'ments
Special Winter Edition-Credits and personnel:* Laszlo Bencker - various* Thorsten Brötzmann - keyboards* Nico Fintzen - keyboards* Stefan Hansen - keyboards* Tony Laketos - sax* Ralf Lübke - guitar* Lesli Mandoki - various* Ossi Schaller - guitar...
mirrored the success of "Daylight in Your Eyes", selling one million units and earning triple platinum and septuplicate gold certifications. The second album Now ... Us!
Now ... Us!
Now ... Us! is the second studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor subsidiary Cheyenne Records on June 24, 2002 in German speaking Europe...
followed the success of Elle'ments, and included the single "Something About Us
Something about Us
"Something About Us" is a song by all-female German pop band No Angels. It was written by Thorsten Brötzmann, Alexander Geringas and band member Vanessa Petruo for the group's second studio album Now.....
", written by Petruo. Incorporating autobiographical features, it was inspired by Petruo's experiences with the media the year before.[1] "I recalled the past year, the good and the bad times, and I built my own personal résumé", she stated.
In the following years the band released four more albums, including the #1 charting studio albums Now ... Us!
Now ... Us!
Now ... Us! is the second studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor subsidiary Cheyenne Records on June 24, 2002 in German speaking Europe...
and Pure
Pure (No Angels album)
Limited edition bonus CD-Credits and personnel:* Thomas Blug - guitar* Thorsten Brötzmann - keyboards* Alan Darby - acoustic guitar, electric guitar* Flo Daunber - drums* Stefan Hansen - keyboards* Clemens Heger - bass* Jeo - keyboards...
, a live album and a successful Swing
Swing (genre)
Swing music, also known as swing jazz or simply swing, is a form of jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and became a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States...
album title When The Angels Swing
When the Angels Swing
When the Angels Swing is a swing album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor's sublabel Cheyenne Recordson on November 29, 2002. While the album failed to chart on the Swiss albums chart, it managed to peaked at number 9 in Germany and number 22 in Austria. Primarily produced and...
.
Altogether the albums spawned twelve singles - including four number 1 singles and ten Top 10 hits - making the No Angels the most successful European girl group of their era with more than 5 million singles and albums sold.
On 5 September 2003 the group announced that they would no longer be performing together after three years of continual touring and increasing cases of illness. The release of The Best of No Angels
The Best of No Angels
- Charts :...
in November of the same year marked the end of the band, whose members each went their separate ways. While some decided to go for motherhood or musical and television careers, Vanessa Petruo planned to take a longer vacation.
No Angels announced a reunion on 31 January 2007 however Vanessa declined to join the other four due to focusing on her solo career.
2003–present: Solo career
In spring 2004, however, Petruo was the first ex-member of the No Angels to launch music as a solo artist. From now on performing under her nickname Vany, she released her first self-written solo single, "Drama QueenDrama Queen (Vanessa Petruo song)
"Drama Queen" is the debut single by German pop singer Vanessa Petruo, released in 2004. It was her first solo single released after the split of her band No Angels. The single achieved a moderate success on charts, peaking at number eleven in Germany, number 35 in Austria and number 88 in...
", which became a moderate success on the airplay charts and eventually peaked at number 11 on the German singles chart. A video for a second single called "Pop That Melody", produced by Mousse T, was filmed but the release of the track was soon cancelled. Instead, Petruo worked as a simple employee for her record company Polydor for a couple of months.
Thereupon Petruo also spent time on synchronizing movies (including Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch
This article is about the movie. For the television series, see Lilo & Stitch: The Series.Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on June 21, 2002...
and Back to Gaya) and acting, most noticeably as a member of the main cast of Wilde Engel, a TV action series affected by Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
whose four episodes were broadcasted in April 2005.
After a sudden label change to Universal
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
Island
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
Vanessa released her second single "Hot Blooded Woman
Hot Blooded Woman (song)
"Hot Blooded Woman" is a song recorded by German singer–songwriter Vanessa Petruo for her debut studio album Mama Lilla Would. It was released on 4 November 2005 as the lead single from the album...
", followed-up by her critically acclaimed but minor successful first solo album Mama Lilla Would
Mama Lilla Would
- Chart positions :- External links :* of Vanessa Petruo...
in November 2005.
In fall 2006 she starred alongside Til Schweiger
Til Schweiger
Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger is a German actor, director, and producer.He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor has drawn more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.-Early...
, and Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara is a Romanian-born German actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of historical and crime films...
in the motion picture Where Is Fred?
Where Is Fred?
Where Is Fred? , also credited as Where Is Fred!?, is a 2006 German film directed by Anno Saul, and produced by Philip Voges and Eberhard Junkersdorf...
. Still in 2006 Petruo went also on tour with famous soul singer Solounge.
In August 2007 Peturo announced that she had left Universal Island due to varying viewpoints in music and marketing.
At the 2009 Echo Awards, Vanessa stated that her new album was scheduled for a August 2009 release. But stated in March 2010 that she wanted to wait before releasing an album, avoiding bad media reviews caused by No Angels last year (especially Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
's case). She said that she was wishing the girls all the best but that they did not remain friends.
On 13 March 2010, Petruo posted on her Facebook page and YouTube account a brand new demo from her forthcoming album, "Happy", a fresh song aimed "for those who are in love". She thanked her fans for their patience, stating again that the album would be released very soon.
Some demos from Vanessa's yet to be released album leaked earlier on YouTube.
Unreleased albums
- Album 2004 - In 2004, Petruo announced her yet to be released pop album, however it remains unreleased. Most of the songs from this rumored album have been uploaded at her MySpace. The first single, Drama Queen, is taken from this album.
- Album 2007 - In 2007, Petruo planned to release a soul/funk album, most of its tracks were available at her MySpace.
- Album 2008 - In 2008, Petruo planned to release another soul album with pop influences. Most of the tracks from that era were presented at her MySpace.
- Album 2010 - In 2010, Petruo recorded some demos which were different from all of her previous work. This time she was experimenting with electropop. Some of the demos leaked on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, however, the album remains unreleased because of lack of a record contract.
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Singles 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... |
AT Singles 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... |
CH Singles Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2004 | "Drama Queen Drama Queen (Vanessa Petruo song) "Drama Queen" is the debut single by German pop singer Vanessa Petruo, released in 2004. It was her first solo single released after the split of her band No Angels. The single achieved a moderate success on charts, peaking at number eleven in Germany, number 35 in Austria and number 88 in... " |
11 | 35 | 88 | |
| 2005 | "Hot Blooded Woman Hot Blooded Woman (song) "Hot Blooded Woman" is a song recorded by German singer–songwriter Vanessa Petruo for her debut studio album Mama Lilla Would. It was released on 4 November 2005 as the lead single from the album... " |
53 | — | — | Mama Lilla Would |
| 2005 | "Break My Wings" (Radio single only) | — | — | — | Mama Lilla Would |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (film) Pet Sematary is a 1989 horror film adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert and written by King, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall... |
1989 | Ellie Creed | (Voice) Dubbed German version |
| Good Times, Bad Times Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a German television soap opera.In 1990, the first commercial channel in the Netherlands, RTL 4 had a spectacular ratings success with its soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden, a remake of the Australian soap-opera The Restless Years... |
1998 | Unknown | (TV) Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten |
| Behind Bars – The Women's Prison | 2002 | Astrid | (TV) Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast |
| The Little Polar Bear The Little Polar Bear The Little Polar Bear is a franchise about a Polar Bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer. It later became an animated TV series, Lars, der Kleine Eisbär, in the early 1990s. The show proved to be popular in Germany, but its English-dubbed... |
2001 | Manili | (Voice) Der kleine Eisbär |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. Dolittle 2 is a 2001 American comedy film, and the theatrical sequel to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle. The continuing tale of the doctor who can talk to the animals—this time, it's Dolittle versus Darwin when the animals launch a labor strike to protect their forest from unscrupulous human... |
2001 | Ava / Girl Bear | (Voice) Dubbed German version |
| Lilo & Stitch Lilo & Stitch This article is about the movie. For the television series, see Lilo & Stitch: The Series.Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on June 21, 2002... |
2002 | Nani | (Voice) Dubbed German version |
| SOKO 5113 SOKO 5113 SOKO 5113 is a long running German police television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.-Longest serving cast:... |
2003 | Mariza | (TV) |
| Boo, Zino & the Snurks | 2004 | Alanta | (Voice) Back to Gaya |
| 3 Wild Angels | 2005 | Rebecca | (TV) Wilde engel |
| Where Is Fred? Where Is Fred? Where Is Fred? , also credited as Where Is Fred!?, is a 2006 German film directed by Anno Saul, and produced by Philip Voges and Eberhard Junkersdorf... |
2005 | Julia | Wo ist Fred? |
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