Oonagh (singer)

Senta-Sofia Delliponti (born 16 April 1990) is a German singer. She used the stage name Oonagh (German pronunciation: [ˈuːnäːɣ]) from January 2014^[1] until 2022, at which point she became known as Senta.^[2] Her signature musical style is inspired by the mystical lore of J. R. R. Tolkien's universe and by ethnic sounds throughout the world.^[3]

Oonagh
Delliponti performing as Oonagh in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Senta-Sofia Delliponti
Also known as	Senta
Born	(1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 35) Wolfsburg, West Germany
Genres	World ethnic Celtic new-age pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2003–present
Labels	UMG

Biography

Oonagh during a concert in 2015

Oonagh performing in 2015

Senta-Sofia Delliponti was born on 16 April 1990 in Wolfsburg to Maik Delliponti and Elena Delliponti.^[4] Her father is Italian and a pizza maker, and her mother is Bulgarian and a music teacher.^[4] She was named after the actress Senta Berger and the capital of her mother's home country, Sofia.^[4] She grew up in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony and has a younger brother.^[4]

At the age of 13, Delliponti made her first appearance on the casting show Star Search on Sat.1, during which she took second place in the category Music Act from 10 to 15 years.^[4][5] With other candidates on the show, she released the single Smile, which made it to fifth place in the German music charts.^[4][5] She released a second single entitled Mother with the winner of Star Search, Daniel Siegert, although it only made it to number 71 in the charts.^[4][5] She appeared with Daniel Siegert on Die Schlager des Jahres 2003 (a compilation of hits of 2003).^[4] She also sang one track on a Christmas album released by TV Allstars.^[4] After completing her secondary school diploma in 2006, Delliponti was trained in acting and vocals at the Charlottenburg Acting School in Berlin from 2007 until 2010.^[4][5]

Discography

Albums

Title	Release	Record label
Oonagh	2014	Universal Music
Aeria	2015	Universal Music
Märchen enden gut	2016	Universal Music
Eine neue Zeit	2019	Universal Music

Singles

• "Scheißegal" (2006)
• "Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst" (2007) – Theme song for German series of Big Brother
• "Gäa" (2014)
• "Kuliko Jana – Eine neue Zeit" (2019)

Tours

• Mit den Gezeiten Tour 2014 (2014)
• Oonagh Tour 2015 (2015)
• Oonagh Tour 2017 (2017)