Ann Sophie
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- Polydor Records
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Ann-Sophie Dürmeyer (born 1 September 1990), better known as simply Ann Sophie, is a German singer and songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Black Smoke". Her latest single "Phantom Pain" was released in November 2020.
Life and career
1990: Early life and career
Ann Sophie was born on 1 September 1990 in London, England to German parents.[1] At a young age, she and her family moved back to Germany where they settled in Hamburg, whilst she attended Rydal Penrhos in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, as a boarding student. At age four, she studied ballet. In 2010, she took her abitur and moved to New York City to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[2][3] In 2012, she released her debut single "Get Over Yourself" which was followed by her first album Time Extended. Ann Sophie also set foot in the musical theatre industry and was recently known for her role as Alex Owens in the musical Flashdance as well as Indigo in the Cirque du Soleil musical Paramour.
2012: Time Extended
Time Extended was an album made by Sophie which was released on iTunes in 2012. The album features songs that re-appeared in Silver into Gold; these songs included "Have You Ever", "Get Over Yourself" and "Silver into Gold".
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Silver Into Gold
In 2015, Ann Sophie was revealed as one of the ten undiscovered German artists competing for the wildcard spot in Unser Song für Österreich. She performed the song "Jump the Gun" and was selected as the wildcard winner after receiving 24.1% of the vote. She competed in Unser Song für Österreich with the songs "Jump the Gun" and "Black Smoke". The latter of the two advanced to the final round of voting where it placed as the runner-up behind Andreas Kümmert and his song "Heart of Stone". However, Kümmert later declined the opportunity to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, and Ann Sophie was awarded with the chance to compete and represent her country in the contest to which she accepted.[4] Sophie received very favourable reviews from critics over "Black Smoke". She has released her debut studio album Silver into Gold on 24 April 2015, the album features "Black Smoke" this was the lead single for the album and charted successfully in Germany and Austria with chart numbers being within The Top 30 in Germany and Top 60 in Austria. "Black Smoke" was released on 2 March 2015 as a stand-alone single. The album also features "Jump The Gun" which Sophie performed at the Semi-final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, "Silver into Gold" was released on iTunes 24 April 2015. In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on 23 May 2015, Ann Sophie scored zero points after the voting, becoming the first German act to do under the modern voting system in place since 1975. Sophie was presented in last place despite another country also getting Zero Points because Sophie performed after the other Nul Point scorer.
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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GER [5] | ||
Time Extended |
| — |
Silver into Gold |
| 82 |
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Void! |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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GER [5] | AUT [6] | |||||||||||
"Get Over Yourself" | 2012 | — | — | Time Extended and Silver into Gold | ||||||||
"Jump the Gun" | 2015 | — | — | Silver into Gold | ||||||||
"Black Smoke" | 26 | 54 | ||||||||||
"Tornado" | 2019 | — | — | Void! | ||||||||
"Bye Boy" | — | — | ||||||||||
"Phantom Pain" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
"Replay" | 2021 | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
References
- ^ Unser Song für Österreich Wildcard 2015 (1): Ann Sophie Archived 21 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, blog.prinz.de, retrieved, 21 February 2015
- ^ Biografie von Ann Sophie Archived 25 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, annsophiemusic.com, retrieved, 21 February 2015
- ^ Ann Sophie liebt die Bühne, eurovision.de, retrieved, 21 February 2015
- ^ Granger, Anthony (5 March 2015). "Germany: Ann Sophie Has Won!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ann Sophie" (enter "Ann Sophie" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "DiscographIe Ann Sophie". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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Preceded by | Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | Succeeded by Jamie-Lee Kriewitz with "Ghost" |
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Ben Dolic- Dschinghis Khan
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Leon- Levina
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- Lena Valaitis
- Ulla Wiesner
- Wind
- "Always on the Run"
- "Anouschka"
- "Aufrecht geh'n"
- "Ein bißchen Frieden"
- "Black Smoke"
- "Blood & Glitter"
- "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
- "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
- "Diese Welt"
- "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
- "Disappear"
- "Dschinghis Khan"
- "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
- "Feuer"
- "Flieger"
- "Frauen regier'n die Welt"
- "Frei zu leben"
- "Für alle"
- "Für zwei Groschen Musik"
- "Ghost"
- "Glorious"
- "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
- "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
- "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
- "I Can't Live Without Music"
- "I Don't Feel Hate"
- "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
- "Is It Right"
- "Johnny Blue"
- "Junger Tag"
- "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
- "Let's Get Happy"
- "Lied für einen Freund"
- "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
- "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
- "Marcel"
- "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
- "No No Never"
- "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
- "Paradies, wo bist du?"
- "Perfect Life"
"Planet of Blue"- "Primaballerina"
- "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
- "Rockstars"
- "Rücksicht"
- "Run & Hide"
- "Satellite"
- "Sing Sang Song"
- "Sister"
- "So geht das jede Nacht"
- "Die Sommermelodie"
- "Standing Still"
- "Taken by a Stranger"
- "Telefon, Telefon"
- "Telegram"
- "Theater"
- "Träume sind für alle da"
- "Über die Brücke geh'n"
- "Verliebt in Dich"
- "Viel zu weit"
"Violent Thing"- "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
- "Wer Liebe lebt"
- "Wir geben 'ne Party"
- "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
- "You Let Me Walk Alone"
- "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
- "Zeit"
- "Zwei kleine Italiener"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete