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Lena Meyer-Landrut

レナ・マイヤー＝ランドルート　/　れな・まいやー＝らんどるーと

Singer from Germany

May 23, 1991 (age 35)　・　Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Lower Saxony
singer
composer
actor

My Take

I think of Lena Meyer-Landrut as proof that Eurovision can actually launch a real career rather than a one-night novelty. Winning Oslo in 2010 with "Satellite" as a teenager from Hanover could have been a peak she spent years trying to recapture, but the fact that both the single and My Cassette Player went straight to number one and platinum tells me the audience genuinely bought in. What impresses me most is the longevity: three separate MTV Europe Best German Act wins across 2011, 2013, and 2015 means she stayed relevant long after the contest spotlight faded. That kind of staying power is rare for contest winners.

Overview

Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut (German: [ˈleːna joˈhana teˈʁeːzə ˈmaɪɐ ˈlantʁuːt]; born 23 May 1991), also known by the mononym Lena, is a German singer. She rose to fame after representing Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, winning the event with the song "Satellite". Both "Satellite" and her debut album My Cassette Player (2010) debuted at number one in Germany and became platinum sellers.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lena Meyer-Landrut
Name (Japanese): レナ・マイヤー＝ランドルート
Reading: れな・まいやー＝らんどるーと
Born: May 23, 1991 (age 35)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Goat
Origin: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / composer / actor / pianist / model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Cologne

Awards & achievements

2011 Echo Pop Award for the Best National Rock/Pop Female Artist
2013 Echo Pop Award for the Best National Videoclip
2010 First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest
2011 MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act
2013 MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act
2015 MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act
2011 MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Satellite	—
Notable work	My Cassette Player	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.lena-meyer-landrut.de/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lenameyerlandrut/
Xhttps://x.com/Lenas_view
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

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