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Yvonne Catterfeld Profile |
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Birth Date: December 2, 1979
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Birth Place: Erfurt, Germany
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Birth Name: Yvonne Catterfeld
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Yvonne Catterfeld is a German singer, actress and TV host.
Catterfeld was born in Erfurt, Thuringia in 1979. At the age
of 15 she started playing the piano and the flute,
simultaneously taking first dance and vocal lessons. After
the high school graduation she studied Pop and Jazz at the
music academy in Leipzig for two years. In 1998 she
eventually released her first recordings under her synonyme
KIV, but the seven songs only found little to none
professional response.
After her studies Yvonne participated in the singing contest
Stimme 2000 (briefly performing under the name Vivianne),
where she met manager and later BMG boss Thomas Stein, who
offered her a conract with the sub-label Hansa Music. In
2001 she released her first official single, "Bum", a cover
of the same-titled All Saints track, but once again the
record was not able to enter the charts. At least the
following three single "Komm Zurück Zu Mir", "Niemand Sonst"
and "Gefühle" helped to expand Catterfeld's popularity.
In 2002 she became part of popular German soap opera Gute
Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, where she portrayed the role of
Julia Blum until 2005. Pushed by her TV presence Yvonne
finally found big success with her fourth single "Für Dich",
which went to #1 of the German, Austrian and Swiss singles
charts. Her first album "Meine Welt" saw similar success and
was eventually certified Platinum. One year later she was
able to reprise this success with "Du Hast Mein Herz
Gebrochen" and her sophomore album "Farben Meine Welt".
In fall 2005 Catterfeld became the leading actress in the
historical telenovela Sophie - Braut Wider Willen. However,
the show never answered the network's expectations and as a
result it ended in March after 65 episodes only. At the same
time Yvonne released her first single in English language,
"Where Does The Love Go", a collaboration with singer Eric
Benet. Currently, she's recording her fourth album, which is
scheduled for a fall 2006 release date. |
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Other
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Successful singer in Germany. Her single, "Für Dich", was
number 1 in single charts for 6 weeks (2003).
She is famous for her role of "Julia Blum" in the German
soap opera "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten" (1992) that she
portrayed from 2002 until 2005.
Her song "Nur für dich" was number 1 of German single charts
for several weeks in 2003.
Started her singing career at the age of 15.
Longtime companion of actor Wayne Carpendale. |
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