Elisa Sophia Schmidt (born 14 February 1990), known by the stage names Femme Schmidt and SCHMIDT, is a German singer.

Life

Schmidt grew up in Koblenz. When 16, she visited

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near Dorking, Surrey, England, where she began writing songs in English. At age 17, she left for the USA for a year, returning to

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, Germany, afterwards for finishing school. Since her childhood she had the wish to become a musician and worked towards that goal. In June 2010, Schmidt signed with

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. Schmidt lives in

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and

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Career

Schmidt released her first EP, ''Above Sin City'', in October 2011. Her full-length album, ''Femme SCHMIDT'', followed in May 2012.australian-charts.com – Discography Schmidt
(accessed 15 November 2012) Schmidt ''Femme SCHMIDT'' debuted at No. 86 on the German iTunes charts.SCHMIDT – German Chart Performance
(accessed 15 November 2012) She collaborated with

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on both releases. Femme Schmidt Koblenz 2016 428

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'', 8 November 2012. (accessed 15 November 2012) and Lionel Richie.Support for Lionel Richie in Paris
(accessed 15 November 2012) In 2017 she opened some gigs of

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Music

Guy Chambers calls his and Schmidt's genre ''pop noir''. Schmidt describes it as combination of cabaret-jazz and modern pop. She feels inspired by

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, Kurt Weill,

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and

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Discography

Albums

* ''Above Sin City'' EP, Warner Music, October 2011 * ''Femme SCHMIDT'', Warner Music, May 2012 * ''RAW'', Warner Music, March 2016

Singles/EPs

*''In the Photo Booth'', Warner Music, April 2012

Other works

*''Richest Girl'' (with

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), March 2012ultratop.be – Ivy Quainoo – Richest Girl
(accessed 15 November 2012)

References

External links

Official website

Official Facebook page

SCHMIDTs label Warner Music
{{Authority control 1990 births German jazz singers Living people Musicians from Koblenz 21st-century German women singers German women singer-songwriters