Jamie-Lee Kriewitz

Jamie-Lee

Kriewitz at a press conference during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Born Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998
Bennigsen, Germany
Occupation
  • Singer
  • activist
Years active 2015–present
Parent(s)
  • Michael Kriewitz (father)
  • Nicole Kriewitz (mother)
Relatives
  • Joey Kriewitz (older brother)

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website www.jamie-lee.eu

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (pronounced [kʁiːvɪt͡s]; born 18 March 1998), better known by the mononym Jamie-Lee, is a German singer and activist. Born and raised in Bennigsen, Hanover, she performed as a member of the German children choir Joyful Noise before auditioning for the fifth season of The Voice of Germany in 2015.[1] She competed as one of the seventeen composing members of Team Michi & Smudo and later emerged as the winner after garnering 38% of the public vote.[2][3] Kriewitz's debut and winner's single, "Ghost", peaked at number 11 on the GfK Entertainment Charts, number 65 in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and number 26 on the Swiss Hitparade.[4][5][6] She subsequently signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group; her debut studio album Berlin was released on 29 April 2016 and peaked at number 18 on the Gfk Entertainment Charts.[4]

Following Xavier Naidoo's disqualification, Kriewitz was announced as one of the ten finalists for Unser Lied für Stockholm, Germany's preliminary decision for their representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in 2016.[7] She competed with her debut and winner's single "Ghost" and later emerged as the winner after garnering 44.5% of the public vote.[8][9] Kriewitz then represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, where she placed twenty-sixth in the final, scoring 11 points: 10 points from the televoting and 1 point from the juries.[10] Her placement became Germany's second consecutive time at last place since Lena's win with her song "Satellite" in 2010, the first being Ann Sophie with her song "Black Smoke", whom placed twenty-seventh and scored null points in 2015.[10]

Early life

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz was born in Bennigsen, Hanover on 18 March 1998 to Michael Kriewitz, a former drummer for the German punk rock band 3Zylinder,[11][12] and Nicole Kriewitz.[13][14] She has an older brother named Joey.[15] At the age of 12, Kriewitz became a member of the German children choir Joyful Noise.[1] At the age of 14, she became a vegan.[16] Kriewitz originally intended to pursue a degree in Korean studies before deciding to pursue a career as a musician.[17]

Career

2015: The Voice of Germany

Kriewitz (left) and Ayke Witt (right) performing during The Voice of Germany: Live in Concert.

In 2015, Kriewitz successfully auditioned for the fifth season of The Voice of Germany, singing "The Hanging Tree" by James Newton Howard and Jennifer Lawrence.[18] She persuaded all four coaches to turn their chairs and chose to compete as one of the 17 composing members of Team Michi & Smudo.[19] Kriewitz progressed to the battle rounds and was paired against Meike Rosendahl, singing "Royals" by Lorde and was saved by her coach.[20] She made it to the knockout rounds, where she sang "Berlin" by RY X and was saved by her coach once again.[21] During the live rounds, Kriewitz sang "Lights Will Guide Me" by Fahrenhaidt and was saved by her coach for the third consecutive time.[22] On 2 December, the music video for her winner's single, "Ghost", premiered on the Digster On Stage's official YouTube channel.[23] For the semi-final, Kriewitz sang "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons and was saved by the public vote.[24] During the grand final, she was required to perform three songs – a duet with her coaches ("Name drauf"), a duet with a singer ("Take Me Home") and the winner's single ("Ghost").[25][26][27] Kriewitz was later announced as the winner after garnering 38% of the public vote.[28][29] She then embarked on The Voice of Germany: Live in Concert concert tour with 8 other finalists, which ran from 27 December 2015 in Hof, Bavaria to 13 January 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.[30]

Performances on The Voice of Germany

     denotes a performance that entered the charts
     denotes winner

2016: Eurovision Song Contest and Berlin

After emerging as the winner of the fifth season of The Voice of Germany, Kriewitz's debut and winner's single, "Ghost", peaked at number 11 on the GfK Entertainment Charts, number 65 in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and number 26 on the Swiss Hitparade.[4][5][6] She subsequently signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group. On 12 January 2016, Kriewitz was announced as one of the ten finalists for Unser Lied für Stockholm, Germany's preliminary decision for their representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[7] She competed with her debut and winner's single, "Ghost", and performed ninth in the running order of the first round.[7] She qualified for the second round after garnering 28.78% of the public vote.[31] Kriewitz performed third in the running order for the second round and later emerged as the winner after garnering 44.5% of the public vote.[8][9] She performed "Ghost" for the first time since emerging as the winner of Unser Lied für Stockholm on 7 April 2016 at the 25th Echo Awards.[32][33] On 15 April 2016, the Eurovision Song Contest 2016's self-titled official soundtrack was digitally released and featured "Ghost" in the first disk.[34]

Kriewitz performing "Ghost" during a rehearsal for the "Big Five" before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Kriewitz's debut studio album, Berlin, was released on 29 April 2016 and debuted at number 18 on the GfK Entertainment Charts.[4] The studio album's track list featured songs based on her experiences on the fifth season of The Voice of Germany.[35] Despite being commercially successful, Berlin received mixed reviews from music critics. Johanna Bruckner, reporting for the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine, gave the studio album a positive review and described Berlin as a "clever marketing strategy" and the track list as "encouraging songs".[36] However, Alex Klug, reporting for the laut.de magazine, criticized the studio album by saying: "Admittedly, the purgatory-like ESC-media machine had a much worse work as Berlin."[37] She will embark on her second headlining tour to promote Berlin on 19 October 2016 to 27 October 2016 with eight dates overall.[38]

In the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Kriewitz was one of the five automatic qualifiers due to the "Big Five" rule. She performed tenth in the running order of the final and later achieved the lowest score of 1 point from the national jury.[39] Kriewitz then received 10 points from the televoting and ultimately placed twenty-sixth after totaling up to only 11 points.[39] During an interview with the Unser Lied für Stockholm presenter Barbara Schöneberger, Kriewitz expressed her sadness on her placement by commenting: "Well, of course I'm a little sad that it actually happened and I finished last. But I personally don't think it's my fault and I was really satisfied with my performance."[40] Despite performing poorly in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, "Ghost" debuted at number 10 on the Sweden Heatseekers.[41]

She posed for the June 2016 issue of the Welt Vegan magazine, which held a raffle for five copies of her debut studio album Berlin.[42][43] On 25 June 2016, Kriewitz was a jury member for 2016 KWF Audition In Berlin, Germany's preliminary decision for their representative at the K-Pop World Festival 2016.[44]

Activism

Kriewitz is an animal rights activist. She collaborated with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for their "Vegan life is the best life" project, where her Japanese decora kei-inspired outfit and an autographed poster was auctioned.[16] During an interview with PETA, Kriewitz explained her perspective on equality of all living things by saying: "The difference between the dog and pork is simply not for me - it is inhumane, animals that cannot defend themselves to abuse. I take my responsibility for all animals too seriously and would also say 'no' to leather, wool and animal experiments."[16]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
GER
[4]
Berlin 18

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 SWE SWI
[6]
"Ghost" 2016 11 65 —[lower-alpha 1] 26 Berlin

Concert tours

Headlining

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Recipient Category Result
2016 Napster Fan Awards Herself Top Individual Artist Won

Notes

  1. ↑ "Ghost" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseekers chart.

References

  1. 1 2 Mast, Fabian (3 December 2015). "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz singt für ein Millionenpublikum". Neue Presse (in German). Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Entscheidung: Zuschauervoting". The Voice of Germany (in German). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gewinnerin Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: "Ghost"". The Voice of Germany (in German). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Suchen nach "Jamie-Lee"". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Discographie Jamie-Lee". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Discographie Jamie-Lee". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Brey, Marco (12 January 2016). "Meet the ten German finalists!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 Brey, Marco (25 February 2016). "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz to represent Germany". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. 1 2 Fulker, Rick (25 February 2016). "17-year-old Jamie-Lee Kriewitz to sing for Germany at Eurovision 2016". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Jamie-Lee is happy despite last place". archyxx (in German). drbyos. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Schmitt, Peter-Philipp (28 February 2016). "ESC-Vorentscheid-Gewinnerin Jamie-Lee Kriewitz im Interview". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Voice of Germany 2015: Interview mit Jamie-Lee Kriewitz". starflash.de (in German). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "ESC-Finalistin Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: Extrovertiert, unbekümmert und erstaunlich selbstbewusst.". Berliner Zeitung (in German). DuMont Net. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz steht heute im Finale von "The Voice" (17.12.2015)". Deister- und Weserzeitung (in German). Deister- und Weserzeitung Verlagsgesellschaft. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  15. ↑ Zett, Christian (2 December 2015). "Schafft es Jamie-Lee ins "The Voice" Halbfinale?". Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 PETA Deutschland e.V. (25 February 2016). "Neues PETA-Motiv: The Voice of Germany-Gewinnerin Jamie-Lee Kriewitz - "Vegan life is the best life"". Presseportal.de (in German). news aktuell. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. ↑ van Lith, Nick (23 February 2016). "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: "My school supports me to the fullest!" [Interview]". escXtra. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: The Hanging Tree". The Voice of Germany (in German). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Season 5: Team Michi & Smudo". The Voice of Germany (in German). The Voice of Germany. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Jamie-Lee vs. Meike: Royals". The Voice of Germany (in German). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: Berlin". The Voice of Germany (in German). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: Lights Will Guide Me". The Voice of Germany (in German). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  23. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz - Ghost". YouTube (in German). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: Warriors". The Voice of Germany (in German). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Team Michi & Smudo: Name drauf". The Voice of Germany (in German). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Jamie-Lee and Jess Glynne: Take Me Home". The Voice of Germany (in German). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: Ghost". The Voice of Germany (in German). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "Decision: Audience Voting". The Voice of Germany (in German). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  29. ↑ "Winner Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: Ghost". The Voice of Germany (in German). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  30. 1 2 "The finalists of The Voice of Germany coming to your city!". The Voice of Germany (in German). 27 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  31. ↑ "Rund 500.000 Fans stimmen für Jamie-Lee Kriewitz". Eurovision Song Contest (in German). ARD. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  32. ↑ "Jamie-Lee brings ' Ghost ' on ' Echo Awards '". songfestival.be (in German). songfestival.be. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  33. ↑ "Jamie-Lees "Ghost"-Auftritt beim Echo". eurovision.tv (in German). European Broadcasting Union. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  34. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Stockholm by Various Artists on iTunes". iTunes. European Broadcasting Union. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  35. ↑ "Debütalbum kommt Ende April". ProSieben (in German). ProSiebenSat.1 Digital. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  36. ↑ "Die Mär vom seltsamen Popmädchen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  37. ↑ Kug, Alex (29 April 2016). "Berlin". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  38. 1 2 "Jamie Lee - Tickets". Eventim Germany. Eventim Germany. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  39. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (14 May 2016). "Ukraine wins 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  40. ↑ "Jamie-Lee: "Of course I'm sad"". YouTube (in German). Eurovision Song Contest. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  41. ↑ "Swedish Heatseekers Chart". eurovision.tv. Sverigetopplistan. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  42. ↑ "Welt Vegan Magazin". Facebook (in German). Facebook. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  43. ↑ "Raffle: Five debut album "Berlin" by Jamie-Lee to win". Facebook (in German). Facebook. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  44. ↑ Fleischer, Lauren (8 July 2016). "Die Audition im Berliner Tempodrom für das K-Pop World Festival". Kultur Korea (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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