Marilena Kirchner

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Marilena Kirchner
Born (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 26)
Fulda
Genres volksmusik, schlager
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar
Years active2011–present
Website marilena-musik.de

Marilena Kirchner (born 10 July 1997), also known as simply Marilena, is a German volksmusik and schlager singer.

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Career

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  [ de ] 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.

Style

Marilena plays piano and guitar. Her role models are Stefanie Hertel and Helene Fischer. [3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

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  2. ↑ ""Saschas Schlagerzeilen" mit Marilena". Gute Laune TV. 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Die 14-jährige Marilena Kirchner aus der Rhön ist der neue Star der Schlager-Szene". HNA. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "MARILENA für den Herbert-Roth-Preis nominiert – Fans und Unterstützer gefragt". Osthessen News. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Geht der Herbert-Roth- Preis 2011 in die Rhön?". inSüdthüringen.de. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tann: Schlager-Sternchen Marilena begeistert Fans von der Rhön bis Rio". FOCUS Online. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Schlager-Sternchen Marilena begeistert Fans von der Rhön bis Rio". Osthessen News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ich bin wie ich bin - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lust auf's Leben - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hey DJ leg a Polka auf! - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Hey DJ, leg a Polka auf! (Kloß mit Soß Remix) , retrieved 23 August 2023
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