Marta Jandová

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Marta Jandová
2015 Marta Jandova.jpg
Jandová in 2015
Background information
Born (1974-04-13) 13 April 1974 (age 50)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
OccupationSinger
Years active1993–present
Labels Sony BMG
Website martajandova.de

Marta Verner (née Jandová; born 13 April 1974) is a Czech singer, best known for being the lead singer of the German alternative rock band Die Happy. She represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Václav Noid Bárta with the song "Hope Never Dies". [1]

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Career

In 2005, Jandová performed with Finnish metal band Apocalyptica and represented Baden-Württemberg in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Wie weit", placing 5th with 77 points. [2] [3] She returned to the Bundesvision Song Contest in 2007, performing with Neue Deutsche Härte band Oomph! whilst representing Lower Saxony with the song "Träumst du?", winning the contest with 147 points. [2] [4] The song reached the top ten in the German Media Control Charts. [5]

Jandová returned to her hometown in Prague in 2008 where she sang in the musical Mona Lisa, but still has a strong relationship to Germany, as she hosted the German TV show neoMusic in 2009. [6]

Personal life

Jandová lives with Czech gynecologist Miroslav Verner and gave birth to their daughter Marie on 7 August 2013. [7]

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References

  1. "Marta Jandová a Václav Noid Bárta budou reprezentovat Česko na Eurosongu 2015". Czech Television (in Czech). 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bundesvision Song Contest". fan-lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. "Eine Bundesvision Siegerin singt für Tschechien". blog.prinz.de (in German). Prinz.de. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. "Oomph! Lower Saxony wins the Bundesvision Song Contest 2007". Brainpool Cologne. Brainpool TV GmbH. 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. "Oomph! Tour 2012". metaltix.com (in German). Metaltix. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ""neoMusic": Neues Musikformat mit Marta Jandová gleich am ersten Sendetag von ZDFneo / Mit Jan Josef Liefers, Michael Kessler und 2Raumwohnung". presseportal.de (in German). 30 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. "Marta Jandová se konečně dočkala: Porodila holčičku!". Extra (in Czech). 8 August 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015
(with Václav Noid Bárta)
Succeeded by