Louise Hoffner (born 27 October 1963), known professionally as Lou, is a German
pop singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
. She toured with her band for 15 years, in Germany as well as abroad.
Eurovision
Lou participated in the 2001
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
national finals, coming in third place. Shortly before Christmas 2002, composer
Ralph Siegel
Ralph Siegel (born 30 September 1945) is a German record producer and songwriter. Siegel is one of the most notable figures at the Eurovision Song Contest, in which he has participated with 24 songs so far, among them the 1982 winner song Ein bi ...
asked her if she would be interested in competing in the national finals again with "
Let's Get Happy
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Let's Get Happy" written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. The song was performed by German pop singer, Louise Hoffner, more commonly referred to as Lou. The German entry ...
", a song he had written with lyricist
Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger (born 30 September 1944 in Meiningen) is a German lyricist and record producer (with Hanne Haller) who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes. Several of his songs have represented Germany in the ''Eurovision Song ...
.
Lou won the German 2003 finals on 7 March, which qualified her to represent Germany at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the 48th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Riga, Latvia, following the country's victory at the with the song " I Wanna" by Marie N. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) a ...
in
Riga
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where she came in 11th place. In March 2006, she made a guest appearance at that year's German Eurovision preselection, singing "Let's Get Happy" in a medley of past German Eurovision entries.
Personal life
Lou was born in
Waghäusel
Waghäusel (, ; South Franconian: ''Woghaisl'') is a town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core town (1236 residents), Kirrlach (9347 residen ...
, the sixth child of her parents.
Discography
Albums
* 1999 PartyGang Live (Promo Album)
* 2003 For You (Jupiter Records/Sony BMG)
* 2004 Ich will leben (Goodlife Records/ZYX)
* 2011 Blaue Nacht
* 2013 Gefühl On The Rocks
EPs
* 2013 EP: Special Edition Berlin 2013
Singles
* 2001 Happy Birthday Party, Sha La La La Lee
* 2003 Let's get happy, Sunshine Dancing / The show must go on, Lou Tango
* 2004 Dankeschoen, Ich werd dich lieben (Ich werd dich hassen), Ich will leben
* 2009 Im Labyrinth der Liebe, Dein Bild in meinem Portmonnaie, Heut Nacht oder nie
* 2013 Im Labyrinth der Liebe, Heut Nacht oder nie
References
1963 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2003
German women singers
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