Jessica Boehrs (born 5 March 1980) is a

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actress and singer. She is best known as the singer of the

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project

Novaspace Novaspace was a German Eurodance project originated in 2002 by the record producer Felix Gauder, featuring Jessica Boehrs as the singer, who was later replaced by Jenny Marsala. Between 2002 and 2004, Novaspace achieved international success with ...

between 2002 and 2006, and for her role in the 2004 American comedy film '' EuroTrip''.

Career

Boehrs started appearing in various German TV productions in her early to mid-teens, most notably in the 1995 television film ''Die Kreuzfahrt''. The following year, she started her singing career in the band JessVaness. Their only release was the 1997 single "Bla Bla Bla" on

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which wasn't a commercial success. Boehrs was a background singer for the boy band Caught in the Act and the hip-hop trio

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. She then made guest appearances in such TV series as ''

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'', ''

SOKO München ''SOKO München'' (until 2015: ''SOKO 5113'') is a German police procedural television series that first aired on 2 January 1978 on ZDF. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word ''Sonderkommission'', which means "special investigative team ...

'' and '' Marienhof''. In 2002, Boehrs became the singer of the

musical duo

. They achieved international success with dance covers of the 1980s songs " Time After Time", "

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", among others, particularly in

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. During her five years in Novaspace, she released three albums and scored five international top 10 hits. In 2004, Boehrs appeared in the American

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'' EuroTrip'' as Mieke, the object of the main character's European vacation quest. Between 2006 and 2007, she played Nina in the German television program ''

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'' on

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and appeared in the comedy series ''

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'' on

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. From March to October 2008, she played the role of Jana in over 100 episodes of the soap opera ''Sturm der Liebe'' (''

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''). In 2010, Boehrs made her first appearance in the series ''

Kreuzfahrt ins Glück ''Cruise to Happiness'' (in German: ''Kreuzfahrt ins Glück'') is a German television series. It is a ''Das Traumschiff'' spin-off that follows two wedding planners and the couple that hired them. They are all traveling on the Dream Ship cruise ...

'', where she would play the recurring character Andrea. In 2012, she appeared in one episode of the telenovela ''

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''. In the following years, Boehrs occasionally played small roles in various TV series, such as ''

SOKO Stuttgart ''SOKO Stuttgart'' (English title: ''Stuttgart Homicide'') is a German police procedural television series that premiered on 12 November 2009 on ZDF. It is the eighth offshoot of ''SOKO München'', launched in 1978 under the name ''SOKO 5113''. ...

'' (2018) and ''

Familie Dr. Kleist ''Familie Dr. Kleist'' is a German television series about a German doctor named Christian Kleist and his family, internationally also known as ''Circle of Life''. Familie Dr. Kleist stars Francis Fulton-Smith in the title role, which has been ...

'' (2019).

Personal life

Boehrs lives in

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and

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, and married actor Marcus Grüsser in July 2010. The couple split up in March 2015. Her son was born in September 2015.

Filmography

Films

TV series

Discography

Albums

* 2003: ''Supernova'' * 2004: ''Cubes'' * 2006: ''DJ Edition''

Singles

* 1997: "Bla Bla Bla" * 2002: " Time After Time" * 2002: "

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" * 2002: "

" * 2003: "

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" * 2003: "Paradise" * 2003: " Run to You" * 2004: "

" * 2004: "

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" * 2006: " All Through the Night"

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boehrs, Jessica 1980 births Living people German film actresses Actors from Magdeburg Musicians from Magdeburg 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses 21st-century German women singers German television actresses German women pop singers