Yvonne Catterfeld

Yvonne Catterfeld

Yvonne Catterfeld (born December 2, 1979 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German singer, actress and TV host.

Biography

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Unterwegs (2005)

Catterfeld was born in Erfurt, Thuringia in 1979. At the age of 15 she started playing the piano and the flute, simultaneously taking first dance and vocal lessons. After the high school graduation she studied Pop and Jazz at the music academy in Leipzig for two years. In 1998 she eventually released her first recordings under her synonyme KIV, but the seven songs only found little to none professional response.

After her studies Yvonne participated in the singing contest Stimme 2000 (briefly performing under the name Vivianne), where she met manager and later BMG boss Thomas Stein, who offered her a contract with the sub-label Hansa Music. In 2001 she released her first official single, "Bum", a cover of the same-titled All Saints track, but once again the record did not enter the charts. At least the following three single "Komm Zurück Zu Mir", "Niemand Sonst" and "Gefühle" helped to expand Catterfeld's popularity.

In 2002 she became part of popular German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, where she portrayed the role of Julia Blum until 2005. Pushed by her TV presence Yvonne finally found big success with her fourth single "Für Dich", which went to #1 of the German, Austrian and Swiss singles charts. Her first album Meine Welt saw similar success and was eventually certified Platinum. One year later she was able to reprise this success with "Du Hast Mein Herz Gebrochen" and her sophomore album Farben Meiner Welt.

In fall 2005 Catterfeld became the leading actress in the historical telenovela Sophie - Braut Wider Willen. However, the show never answered the network's expectations and as a result it ended in March after 65 episodes only. At the same time Yvonne released her first single in English language, "Where Does The Love Go", a collaboration with singer Eric Benet.

This single, as well as the following one, Erinner' mich dich zu vergessen (GER#6), are on her fourth album, Aura. The german press says that Yvonne cancelled all other TV and acting activities, to promote her new album properly. Meanwhile, she dyed her hair and is now brunette. She says that it helped her grow, and that she's starting a whole new chapter of life. That's also obvious by the video for Erinner' mich dich zu vergessen, where she goes out of the house, taking off one piece of clothes after another and going in a new life. There was an option that her Aura album has the name Hier bin ich (Here I am), because this is the most personal Yvonne's album yet. However, eventually she decided for the name Aura.

Discography

Albums

Year	Cover	Title	Chart Positions
			GER Albums	AT Albums	CH Albums
2003	120px	Meine Welt	#1 (Platinum)	#4 (Gold)	#3 (Gold)
2004	120px	Farben Meiner Welt	#2 (Gold)	#9	#7
2005	File:Unterwegs.jpg	Unterwegs	#1	#4	#18
2006		Aura	#10	#17	#26

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
		GER Singles	AT Singles	CH Singles
2001	"Bum"	-	-	-	-
2001	„Komm Zurück Zu Mir"	#76	-	-	Meine Welt
2002	"Niemand Sonst"	#31	-	-	Meine Welt
2003	"Gefühle"	#26	-	-	Meine Welt
2003	"Für Dich"	#1	#1	#1	Meine Welt
2004	"Du Hast Mein Herz Gebrochen"	#1	#4	#6	Farben Meiner Welt
2004	"Du Bleibst Immer Noch Du"	#21	#30	#53	Farben Meiner Welt
2004	"Sag mir - Was Meinst Du?"	#14	#21	#39	Farben Meiner Welt
2005	"Glaub An Mich"	#3	#6	#15	Unterwegs
2005	"Eine Welt Ohne Dich"	#31	#52	-	Unterwegs
2006	"Where Does The Love Go" (with Eric Benet)	#28	#63	#35	Aura
2006	"Erinner' Mich Dich Zu Vergessen"	#6	#22	#23	Aura

Filmography

• Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (2001-2005)
• Hallo Robbie! (2005)
• Tatort – Der Name der Orchidee (2005)
• Sophie – Braut wider Willen (2005-2006)

Awards

2003

• Bambi - "Shooting-Star"
• Goldene Stimmgabel - "Best Female (Pop)"

2004

• ECHO - "Female Artist National (Rock/Pop)"

External links

• Template:De icon Official website
• Yvonne Catterfeld at IMDb