Helene Fischer

Helene Fischer (born August 5, 1984 in the Soviet Union) is a German singer and entertainer. Since her debut in 2005 she has had won several awards, including three "Echo" awards and three "Krone der Volksmusik" awards. According to record certifications she sold at least 2,580,000 albums.

Upbringing and education
Helene Fischer was born in the Siberian town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where she spent her early childhood. In 1988 her ethnic German family emigrated to Germany. In Germany, the family settled in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

After graduating from school, Helene Fischer attended the Frankfurt Stage & Musical School for three years, where she studied singing and acting. During this time, Helene performed on stage at the State Theatre of Darmstadt, as well as on the stage of National Theatre in Frankfurt.

Musical career
During her time at the Stage & Musical School, her mother secretly copied a demo CD with six songs of Helene and sent it to different recording studios to gauge the reaction of professionals.

Helene's debut on stage took place on May 14, 2005 in a program of the TV channel ARD. It was a duet with the singer Florian Silbereisen. The two later became a couple.

Her popularity has increased greatly; she has won three prestigious “Echo” (German Grammy) awards, the coveted “Goldene Henne” twice, and the “Krone der Volksmusik” prize three times. All her albums and DVDs have achieved multiple gold and double platinum status. Her songs, with their stories of the everyday worries and woes of home-loving folks, are lyrically close to what the English speaking world calls “Country” although musically quite different.

Her circle of fans extends beyond Germany in large part to Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

She released her first English album, "The English Ones", on June 7, 2010. The album was produced by Jean Frankfurter, one of the most renowned German producers, composers and arrangers of the previous 40 years. The album opens new horizons for Helene: “I have always dreamed of singing my songs in another language. English is the language of Country, the music that we call ’Schlager’. Language is a tool, but it is important that what you sing comes from the heart – and that is what this album is about.”

Remix-Albums

 * 2011: Best of Helene Fischer – Der ultimative Dance-Mix

English language albums

 * 2010: The English Ones

Singles

 * 2006: Feuer am Horizont
 * 2006: Von hier bis unendlich
 * 2006: Und morgen früh küss’ ich dich wach
 * 2006: Im Reigen der Gefühle
 * 2007: Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen
 * 2007: Du hast mein Herz berührt
 * 2008: Ich glaub dir 100 Lügen
 * 2008: Mal ganz ehrlich
 * 2008: Ich geb’ nie auf (Am Anfang war das Feuer)
 * 2009: Vergeben, vergessen und wieder vertrauen
 * 2009: Du läßt mich sein, so wie ich bin
 * 2010: Hundert Prozent
 * 2010: Nicht von dieser Welt
 * 2010: Von Null auf Sehnsucht
 * 2010: Manchmal kommt die Liebe einfach so 2010
 * 2011: Wär heut mein letzter Tag

DVDs

 * 2007: So nah so fern
 * 2008: Mut zum Gefühl - Live aus Chemnitz vom 2. Januar 2008 - GER #18
 * 2009: Zaubermond live - GER #12
 * 2010: Best Of Live - So Wie Ich Bin - Die Tournee - GER #1
 * 2011: Live - Zum ersten Mal mit Band und Orchester - GER #14

Echo

 * 2009: for Deutschsprachiger Schlager
 * 2009: for DVD Produktion des Jahres (Mut zum Gefühl – Helene Fischer live)
 * 2010: for DVD Produktion national (Zaubermond live)

Goldene Henne

 * 2007: for Aufsteigerin des Jahres
 * 2008: for Musik
 * 2010: for Musik

Krone der Volksmusik

 * 2008: for the Erfolg des Jahres 2007
 * 2009: for the Erfolg des Jahres 2008
 * 2010: as Erfolgreichste Sängerin 2009