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Lena Meyer-Landrut
1LIVE Krone 2015-3795
Lena Meyer-Landrut at 1liVE Krone 2015
Background information
Birth name Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut
Also known as Lena
Born (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 32)
Hanover, Germany
Genres Pop, indie pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2010–present
Labels Universal Music Germany
Website lena-meyer-landrut.com


Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. With three songs, Meyer-Landrut set an all-time chart record in her home country by debuting with three songs in the top five of the German singles chart. Both "Satellite" and her first album My Cassette Player debuted at number one in Germany, while the former has been certified double Platinum since, the album has been certified five times Gold for sales of over 500,000 units.

Early life[]

Lena Meyer-Landrut was born in Hanover, Germany. She is the granddaughter of Andreas Meyer-Landrut, the Estonian-born West German ambassador to the Soviet Union in Moscow from 1980 to 1983 and 1987 to 1989 and Hanna Karatsony von Hodos who was of Hungarian nobility. She grew up as an only child, and started taking dancing lessons at the age of five; initially doing ballet and later practising various modern styles, including hip-hop and jazz dance. Meyer-Landrut grew fond of singing and appeared as an extra in a number of German television series; however she never received any formal acting or vocal training. In June 2010 she graduated from IGS Roderbruch Hannover, a comprehensive school, receiving her Abitur diploma.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
AUT
BEL
(FL)

DEN
FIN
GRE
NOR
SWE
SWI
My Cassette Player
  • Released: 7 May 2010
  • Label: USFO, Universal Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
1 1 54 40 43 4 7 5 3
  • BVMI: 5× Gold
Good News
  • Released: 8 February 2011
  • Label: USFO, Universal Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
1 7 15
  • BVMI: Platinum
Stardust
  • Released: 12 October 2012
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, Vinyl
2 14 31
  • BVMI: Gold
Crystal Sky
  • Released: 15 May 2015
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, Vinyl
2 25 40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Year Single Peak chart positions |Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
GER
AUT
BEL
(FL)

DEN
FIN
NLD
NOR
SWE
SWI
UK
2010 "Satellite" 1 2 4 1 1 5 1 1 1 30
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
  • IFPI SWE: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
My Cassette Player
"Touch a New Day" 13 26
2011 "Taken by a Stranger" 2 18 24 92 29 117 Good News
"What a Man" 21
2012 "Stardust" 2 14 74
  • BVMI: Gold
Stardust
2013 "Neon (Lonely People)" 38
"Mr. Arrow Key" 46
2015 "Traffic Lights" 14 48 67 Crystal Sky
"Wild & Free" 8 21 37
  • BVMI: Gold
2016 "Beat to My Melody"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Promotional singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
GER AUT
SWI
2010 "Bee" 3 26 27 My Cassette Player
"Love Me" 4 28 39

Other charted songs[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
GER
2011 "Push Forward" 15 Good News
"Maybe" 53
"A Million And One" 55
"Mama Told Me" 58
"Satellite" (Rockabilly Version) (with Stefan Raab) 24 Grand Prix Clubhits
2012 "Time" 52 Stardust (Single)
2013 "Revolution" (with Dicks on Fire) 63 Hits Total
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