Vanessa Struhler
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Vanessa Struhler better known as Vanessa S., is a German
singer and songwriter
who came to fame as a finalist of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar
, the German
version of Pop Idol
.
, Germany
to a Filipina mother, Lorna Abracosa, and a German father, Klaus Struhler. She has a younger brother, Christian.
In 2002 Vanessa participated in the first season of Deutschland sucht den SuperStar
. She was only 17 at the time and the youngest contestant. Though she received a wildcard and became the last candidate to join the ten finalists, Struhler was able to boost her popularity constantly with performances of Christina Milian
's "When You Look At Me", Oleta Adams
' "Get Here" or Vanessa L. Williams
' "Save The Best For Last". However, in the end she was voted out on February 8, 2003, and thus got fourth place in the competition. As of 2007, she holds the record for the most times in the bottom three on the series.
After the show, Struhler teamed up with Hip-Hop producer DJ Tomekk to create her debut album. The pre-release duet "Ride or Die (I Need You)", a collaboration with German rapper Trooper Da Don, became a major hit, eventually peaking at #4 on the German singles chart. In summer 2003 Struhler (now performing under her pseudonym Vanessa S.) released her R&B influenced first album Ride With Me. The album managed to peak at #30 on the albums chart but failed to earn critical and commercial success, selling 30,000 copies only. Nevertheless Struhler's records company decided to release three further singles, including the double A-Single "Ey Ey Ey/Back To Life", which became another Top 20 hit.
Vanessa Stuhler's second album Independence was released in 2004
. The partly self-written album failed to chart on the German 100, but spawned three singles with "Blah, Blah, Blah" featuring David Jassy, "Don't Say (You're Sorry)" and "Bonafide".
Vanessa was focusing on Eastern Europe
an and Asia
n markets, and she achieved a Promo Tour in China and gave a concert in Poland.
As of January 2009, Vanessa is currently recording a new album.
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 songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
who came to fame as a finalist of the first season of the television show 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
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...
version 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...
.
Biography
Struhler was born in OberhausenOberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
, Germany
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...
to a Filipina mother, Lorna Abracosa, and a German father, Klaus Struhler. She has a younger brother, Christian.
In 2002 Vanessa participated in the first season of 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...
. She was only 17 at the time and the youngest contestant. Though she received a wildcard and became the last candidate to join the ten finalists, Struhler was able to boost her popularity constantly with performances of Christina Milian
Christina Milian
Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
's "When You Look At Me", Oleta Adams
Oleta Adams
Oleta Adams is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.-Biography:Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.Before gaining her opportunity to perform,...
' "Get Here" or Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
' "Save The Best For Last". However, in the end she was voted out on February 8, 2003, and thus got fourth place in the competition. As of 2007, she holds the record for the most times in the bottom three on the series.
After the show, Struhler teamed up with Hip-Hop producer DJ Tomekk to create her debut album. The pre-release duet "Ride or Die (I Need You)", a collaboration with German rapper Trooper Da Don, became a major hit, eventually peaking at #4 on the German singles chart. In summer 2003 Struhler (now performing under her pseudonym Vanessa S.) released her R&B influenced first album Ride With Me. The album managed to peak at #30 on the albums chart but failed to earn critical and commercial success, selling 30,000 copies only. Nevertheless Struhler's records company decided to release three further singles, including the double A-Single "Ey Ey Ey/Back To Life", which became another Top 20 hit.
Vanessa Stuhler's second album Independence was released in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
. The partly self-written album failed to chart on the German 100, but spawned three singles with "Blah, Blah, Blah" featuring David Jassy, "Don't Say (You're Sorry)" and "Bonafide".
Vanessa was focusing on Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
an and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n markets, and she achieved a Promo Tour in China and gave a concert in Poland.
As of January 2009, Vanessa is currently recording a new album.
albums
- Ride With Me (Released: August 2003) – Charts: Peak 30
(2 Wo.) - Independence (Released: October 2004)
single positions
| Jahr | Title | Peakposition | date of release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | AT | CH | |||
| 2003 | Ride Or Die (I Need You) Ride With Me |
4 (9 We.) |
55 (6 We.) |
70 (2 We.) |
Releasedate: 25. August 2003 (Feat. Trooper Da Don) |
| 2003 | Fiesta Ride With Me |
22 (9 We.) |
55 (4 We.) |
60 (4 We.) |
Releasedate: 21. July 2003 (Feat. Ferris MC Ferris MC Sascha Reimann , alias Ferris MC, is a German musician, rapper and actor.-Biography:Ferris spent his youth in Neumünster, Kiel, and then Bremen. A recurring theme of social exclusion is predominant in his music.... ) |
| 2003 | Ey Ey Ey / Back to Life Ride With Me |
17 (9 We.) |
51 (4 We.) |
— | Releasedate: 29. September 2003 (Feat. Said) |
| 2003 | One Single Tear Ride With Me |
40 (7 We.) |
— | — | Releasedate: 8. December 2003 |
| 2004 | Blah Blah Blah Independence |
57 (1 We.) |
— | — | Releasedate: 2004 |
- 2005: Bonafide
- 2005: Take Me Slow [with Bitza]
- 2007: Got Twisted
Features
- Bitza feat. Vanessa S. – Take Me Slow (2005) on the album Sinuciderea unui înger
- Taichi feat. Vanessa S. – Leb dein Traum (2006) on the album Top Story
- Robird Styles feat. Vanessa S. – Unendlichkeit (2006) on the album Charterflug
- Taichi feat. Vanessa S. – Keine Wahl (2007) on the album Aussenseiter
- Taichi feat. Kobra & Vanessa S. – Ich denk an dich Pt. II (2006) on the album Aussenseiter