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This article is about the Australian singer-songwriter Lenka Kripac. For other uses, see Lenka (disambiguation).
Lenka
Lenka performing at Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo, Japan, 2009
Lenka performing at Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo, Japan, 2009
Background information
Birth nameLenka Kripac
Also known asLenka
Born (1978-03-19) 19 March 1978 (age 46)[1]
Bega, New South Wales,[2] Australia
GenresAlternative pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress
Instrument(s)vocals, piano, trumpet
Years active2008-present
LabelsSony Music, Epic Records, Skipalong Records
Websitewww.lenkamusic.com

Lenka (born Lenka Kripac on 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer–songwriter, known for her song "The Show," (produced by Stuart Brawley), from her self-titled album Lenka. Her latest song "Everything at Once" was used in the official Windows 8 TV Ad.[3]

Early life

The daughter of a Czech musician father[4] and an Australian schoolteacher mother, Lenka was raised in the Australian bush of New South Wales until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney, where she received her schooling and music training, and started to work as a musician.[5]

Career

Acting

As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian Theatre For Young People,[6] where she trained with actress Cate Blanchett.[7] Lenka starred in the Australian ABC-TV drama series GP as Vesna Kapek in the 1990s. She also hosted Cheez TV and has guest starred in other Australian TV series, including Home and Away, Wild Side, Head Start, and Spellbinder. She appeared in Australian feature films The Dish and Lost Things, as well as in theatre productions.[7]

Music

Lenka in Baden-Baden, 2009

Decoder Ring

Main article: Decoder Ring

As Lenka Kripac, she was a member of the Australian electronic-rock crossover band Decoder Ring for two of their albums. She then moved to California in 2007.[5]

Solo career

After adopting her first name as her sole artistic name, Lenka released her eponymous debut album on 24 September 2008, with "The Show" (produced by Stuart Brawley) chosen to be the first single release from the set.[8] The album peaked at number 142 on the US Billboard 200.[9]

Lenka creates paper art type of stop-motion animated music videos for each of her singles with James Gulliver Hancock, a visual artist from Australia.[4] The childlike appearance to all her music videos is done on purpose by the duo.[4] Her vocal stylings are a juxtaposition of pop and layered, complicated influences.

She provided vocals on two tracks ("Addicted" and "Sunrise") on German artist Schiller's album Atemlos, released in Germany on 12 March 2010.

Lenka performing on the Hotel Cafe Tour at Doug Fir, in Portland, Oregon, 2008

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUT[10] GER
[11] 		POL SWI[12] UK[13] US[9]
2008 Lenka
  • Released: 23 September 2008[14]
  • Label: Epic
 30 35 4 48 58 142
2011 Two
  • Released: 19 April 2011[16]
  • Label: Epic
 — — — 88 — 196
2013 Shadows
  • Released: 4 June 2013[17]
  • Label: Skipalong Records
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS AUT
[18] 		BEL (Vl)
[19] 		CAN
[20] 		CZE GER
[21] 		IRE
[22] 		JPN NED
[23] 		NOR
[24] 		SWI
[25] 		UK
[13]
2008 "The Show" 65 13 54 — 35 23 — 24 — — 21 22 Lenka
2009 "Trouble Is a Friend" — — — — — 65 — — — 10 — —
2011 "Heart Skips a Beat" — — 53 — — — — — — — — — Two
"Two" — — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 "Everything at Once" — 24 8 69 1 18 63 — 27 — 53 69
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Personal life

Lenka is married to visual artist James Gulliver Hancock.[26] She announced on 27 September 2011, that she was pregnant.[27] In March 2012, she announced on Twitter that she had given birth to a boy named Quinn.[28][29] She currently resides between Sydney, Australia and Brooklyn, New York.

References

  1. ^ Healy, Topher (interviewer) (4 September 2008). "Rave Magazine – Brisbane Street Press – Lenka". Rave Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2008. I really didn't want to be a pop star. But it seems now that I'm a 30 year-old, I've regressed back to being five. But you know, that's cool. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ itunes.apple.com Lenka. Biography.
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ2cftjyHys
  4. ^ a b c "Lenka | Artist". MTV Asia. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Bio". The Official Lenka Site. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Street Press – Lenka". Rave Magazine. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Columbia Records UK " Releases " Lenka – Lenka". Columbia.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  8. ^ The Show Songfacts
  9. ^ a b "( Lenka > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )". allmusic. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  10. ^ "austriancharts.at – Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Lenka (Longplay)". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  12. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Chart Stats – Lenka". Chart Stats. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  14. ^ "Lenka CD". CD universe. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  15. ^ "Bestseller charts and awards :: Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry". ZPAV. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Two CD". CD universe. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  17. ^ "Shadows CD". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  18. ^ "austriancharts.at – Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  19. ^ "ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  20. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/lenka/chart-history/billboard-canadian-hot-100
  21. ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Lenka (Single)". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  22. ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". irma.ie. IRMA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  23. ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  24. ^ "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  25. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  26. ^ http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20110225-265251.html
  27. ^ http://www.lenkamusic.com/ca/news/happy-news
  28. ^ https://twitter.com/LenkaMusic/status/185237424882978817
  29. ^ https://twitter.com/LenkaMusic/status/316855355160285185
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