The von Trapps (formerly The von Trapp Children) was a musical group made up of Sofia, Melanie, Amanda, and August (formerly Justin) von Trapp, descendants of the original

Trapp Family Singers The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) were a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria during the ...

. They are the grandchildren of

Werner von Trapp The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) were a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria during the i ...

, who was portrayed as Kurt in ''

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'', and the great-grandchildren of Georg Ritter von Trapp and his first wife

Agathe Whitehead Agathe Gobertina von Trapp (née Whitehead; 14 June 1891 – 3 September 1922) was a British-Austrian heiress and aristocrat. She was the first wife of Georg von Trapp, Georg Ritter von Trapp and the mother of seven children of the Trapp Family, ...

, and the step-great-grandchildren of

Maria von Trapp Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp DHS (; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987) was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. She wrote ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers'', which was published in 1949 and was the inspiratio ...

, Georg's second wife.

History

The von Trapps began their singing career in 2001 after recording the folk songs taught to them by their grandfather

. They subsequently toured in North America, China, Southeast Asia, and Europe for over 15 years. They frequently performed with the band

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, and their collaboration album, '' Dream a Little Dream,'' was released in March 2014. The von Trapps appeared on ''

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'', '' The View'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In March 2016, The von Trapps announced that after 15 years of performing together, they would be closing the chapter in their lives as full-time musicians. Their last performance as a group, "Final Farewell Show", took place in their hometown of Portland, Oregon on May 3, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration studio albums

As featured artist

EPs

DVD

Awards

In 2006, the von Trapp Children were given the Special Award for Outstanding Young Family Singing Group at the 27th annual

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References

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