Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss
pop singer.
As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in
Interlaken
, neighboring_municipalities= Bönigen, Därligen, Matten bei Interlaken, Ringgenberg, Unterseen
, twintowns = Scottsdale (USA), Ōtsu (Japan), Třeboň (Czech Republic)
Interlaken (; lit.: ''between lakes'') is a Swiss town and mun ...
. With this musical background she won the
German
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Grand Prix der Volksmusik The Grand Prix der Volksmusik (English: Grand Prix of Folk Music) was an annual regional song contest for folk music, held from 1986 until 2010. The countries taking part were Germany, Austria, Switzerland and, from 2000, South Tyrol.
History
The c ...
in 1998 with the song "Das Feuer der Sehnsucht". Jordi subsequently became a star in Switzerland with chart success singing mostly in German and leading to golden records and tours throughout not only Switzerland, but also Germany and Austria. She hosted two TV shows at the
ARD. In 2002, she represented Switzerland at the
Eurovision Song Contest
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in
Tallinn
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with a
French language
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song "
Dans le jardin de mon âme".
In autumn that year, she made a solo tour with her band in Switzerland.
As of September 2015, Jordi has been presenter of the long-running TV show, ''
Musikantenstadl
Musikantenstadl is a live television entertainment program broadcast in the German language throughout Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It features Austrian, Swiss, and German popular folk music ( Schlager, Volkstümliche Musik), international ...
''.
Albums discography
* 1998: ''Das Feuer der Sehnsucht''
* 1999: ''Ein Märchen aus Eis''
* 2000: ''Wunschlos glücklich''
* 2001: ''Verliebt in das Leben''
* 2002: ''Im Garten meiner Seele''
* 2003: ''Alles steht und fällt mit Dir''
* 2004: ''Einfach Francine Jordi'' (compilation)
* 2005: ''Halt mich''
* 2007: ''Dann kamst du''
* 2009: ''Meine kleine grosse Welt''
* 2011: ''Lago Maggiore'' (with Florian Ast)
* 2013: ''Verliebt geliebt''
* 2015: ''Wir''
* 2016: ''Nur für dich''
* 2018: ''Noch lange nicht genug''
* 2021: ''Herzfarben''
References
External links
Official website
1977 births
Living people
People from Worb
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2002
20th-century Swiss women singers
21st-century Swiss women singers
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