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Marilena Kirchner (born 10 July 1997), also known as simply Marilena, is a German volksmusik and schlager singer.
Marilena Kirchner | |
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Born | Fulda | 10 July 1997
Genres | volksmusik, schlager |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar |
Years active | 2011–present |
Website | marilena-musik |
On 7 May 2011, Marilena represented Germany with the song "A Lausbua muass er sei" at the young talent competition held in Croatia by Andy Borg's volksmusik television show Musikantenstadl[1] and won with over 58% of the popular vote.[2]
In the summer of 2011, she released her first album, titled Ich bin wie ich bin.[3]
On 16 December 2011, she won the Herbert Roth Prize in the soloist category.[3][4][5] The Herbert Roth Prize was a prestigious award that annually recognized young[3] volksmusik artists.
On 31 December 2011, Marilena won the Young Talent Award given out annually at Silvesterstadl, a special New Year's Eve edition of Musikantenstadl.[3]
As of early 2018, Marilena's latest album is Hey DJ leg a Polka auf!, issued in the summer of 2014. A new album is in the works.[6][7]
In 2019, after she graduated in Paderborn University with a degree in music, she started to work as a radio editor in Antenne Bayern de.
Marilena plays piano and guitar. Her role models are Stefanie Hertel and Helene Fischer.[3]
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