Ina Wolf (born Christina Ganahl on 9 October 1954 in
Lochau
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,
Vorarlberg
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, and also known as Christina Simon and Anne-Christie) is an
Austria
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n singer and composer.
Career
1970s
In the 1970s, Wolf released music under her birth name as well as under the stage names Anne-Christie and Christina Simon. As Christina Simon, she was selected to represent Austria in the
Eurovision Song Contest
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1979 with the entry "
Heute in Jerusalem". The song featured lyrics by
André Heller
Franz André Heller (; born 22 March 1947 as Francis Charles Georges Jean André Heller-Hueart) is an Austrian artist, author, poet, singer, songwriter and actor.
Biography
Heller was born in Vienna into a wealthy Jewish family of sweets manufac ...
and music by
Peter Wolf. The song tied for last place (18th), receiving five points.
1980s
Based in the U.S. throughout the 1980s, Ina Wolf was a lyricist on numerous hits by performers such as
Chicago
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Kenny Loggins
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,
Paul Young
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Sergio Mendes
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Lou Gramm
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Natalie Cole
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Pointer Sisters
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and
Nik Kershaw
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. Arguably her greatest success was co-writing
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's U.S. number one hit "
Sara
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". She continued to record, with Peter Wolf, in this decade, as Wolf & Wolf and as Vienna.
1990s-present
Returning to Austria in 1994, Wolf continued to record (as Ina Wolf) and write music for performers including
Preluders
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Joana Zimmer
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and
Thomas Anders
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.
Discography
Singles
* "Heute in Jerusalem"
* "Jerusalem"
* "Babaya"
* "Boogie-Woogie-Mama"
* "Hirte der Zärtlichkeit"
Literature
* Jan Feddersen: Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein, Hoffmann und Campe, 2002, (in
German
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).
External links
Biographyat InaWolf.com
"Heute in Jerusalem" lyrics in German with English tranlsation
1954 births
Living people
People from Bregenz District
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Austria
20th-century Austrian women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1979
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