And I know people won't easily forget me in it and against the backdrop that goes along with it. Wearing that kind of an outfit on state certainly gives me a feeling of security. It's childlike and casual and makies people smile. I always loved looking different from others. That's an attention-grabber for sure, and it's cool. It's not just your voice that's striking, but also your outfits that look like Japanese manga comics. It makes me very happy that I can make my own music now and that other people are crazy about it, too! When I'm alone and singing, I'm in a world of my own. It totally relaxes me and distracts me from other things. So I just kept on singing, and at some point, I couldn't go a day without it.
I started singing when I was eight or nine years old - I used "Singstar" on my play station! That's when I realized I sang well, I was just better than the others. You've been singing in a gospel choir for the past five years.
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I've always had songs that accompanied me in certain situations.Ĭheerful and full of energy: Jamie-Lee will performing 'Ghost' at Eurovision The album is incredibly sentimental, and you can really "feel" the emotion in these songs. That's what I wanted my songs to reflect, too. I love to listen to emotional, melancholic music with a certain atmospheric depth.
Meanwhile, "Berlin"- your first album - has been released. I told myself: you have to succeed, you just won't put up with this. That motivated me to do better than they did. I won't name names, but my first meeting with two of the other candidates didn't go well, they weren't nice to me. I've only started to feel competitive since the German national final. On the heels of "The Voice of Germany," it was the next big success, and it made me so very happy. Knowing that people like me and trust me with this task is an incredible feeling. And I'm glad I haven't yet realized it, actually, because if I had, the pressure would be so much greater.Ĭan you recall the moment you won the competition to represent Germany at the ESC? And it hasn't quite sunk in that I am representing Germany at the ESC, I guess it'll take a few months before I really get it. Back when I won "The Voice," I didn't really realize that I'd won that casting show either. It's not really become real for me yet, everything is just flying by. Do you ever feel like pinching yourself to see if you might, after all, be dreaming? Then you won the season's final of "The Voice of Germany" casting show, won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and you've launched your first album. Half a year ago, you were just a school girl. I am totally looking forward to the atmosphere in the concert hall and to see how I'll be ranked. Now, I want to actually experience it and can hardly wait for this one crucial performance. These past two months, I've constantly answered questions about what I expect it will be like. Jamie-Lee Kriewitz: I'm totally looking forward to Stockholm, and for things to finally start. DW: How are you feeling, just days away from the great ESC adventure?