Anny Ogrezeanu (born 24 February 2001 in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

) is a German-Romanian singer who won the twelfth season of ''

The Voice of Germany ''The Voice of Germany'' is a German reality television, reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept ''The Voice of Holland'' and its The Voice (franchise), international series. It began airing on ProSieben and Sat.1 on 24 ...

'' in 2022.

Life

Anny Ogrezeanu grew up in

Wachtberg Wachtberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bonn. In 2021 the Wachtberg municipality had approximately 20,352 inhabitants. The municipality was form ...

near

. Ogrezeanu identifies as

non-binary Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...

and uses they/them pronouns. Ogrezeanu is a volunteer in Ahr Valley which was severely damaged in the flood of 2021.

Career

In 2022, Ogrezeanu auditioned for the talent show ''

''. In the blind auditions they performed "

I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, ...

" and chose Mark Forster as their coach. In the next phase, the "battles", Ogrezeanu sang "

(I've Had) The Time of My Life "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a 1987 song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, and used as the theme song for the 1987 film ''Dirty Dancing''. The song has won ...

" and together with their battle partner they performed the famous ''

Dirty Dancing ''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman ...

'' lift. They continued on to the next round, the sing-offs, where they sang

Emeli Sandé Adele Emily Sandé, ( ; born 10 March 1987), known professionally as Emeli Sandé, is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, and raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by an English mother and a Zambian fathe ...

's "

Clown A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. History The most ancient clowns have been found in ...

". In the semi-finals Ogrezeanu delivered their version of "

Not About Angels "Not About Angels" is a song by English musician Birdy. It is one of the theme songs for the film adaptation of the book ''The Fault in Our Stars''. Music video The music video for the song premiered on YouTube YouTube is a global onli ...

" by Birdy and was chosen (with a majority of 65.4%) by the audience to represent Forster's team in the finals. In the finals, Ogrezeanu performed "

Friday I'm in Love "Friday I'm in Love" is a song by British rock band the Cure. Released as the second single from their ninth studio album, ''Wish'' (1992), in May 1992, the song was a worldwide hit, reaching number six in the UK and number 18 in the United State ...

" with their coach Forster and "Daddy's Eyes" with

Zoe Wees Zoe Wees (born 13 May 2002), is a German singer. Her debut single "Control" charted in several nations including number one in France ( SNEP Radio) and the top ten in Belgium. Background Wees grew up in Hamburg. She has lived with benign rolan ...

. In the overall voting Ogrezeanu won ''The Voice of Germany'' with 41.61%. Upon winning the show Ogrezeanu performed and released a duet version of " Run with Me" with

Calum Scott Calum Scott (born 12 October 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. In April 2015, he rose to prominence after competing on the ITV talent contest ''Britain's Got Talent'', where he performed his version of Robyn's hit "Dancing on My Own". ...

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Official website

Anny Ogrezeanu
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogrezeanu, Anny 2001 births Living people German LGBT singers German non-binary people The Voice (franchise) winners Non-binary singers 21st-century German singers 21st-century German LGBT people German people of Romanian descent