Lea (musician)

Lea-Marie Becker (born July 9, 1992 in Kassell[1]), known professionally as Lea (stylized as LEA), is a German singer-songwriter and keyboardist.

Lea
Lea at Kiel Week 2018
Background information
Birth nameLea-Marie Becker
Born(1992-07-09)July 9, 1992
Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Years active2007–present
LabelsFour Music
Websitewww.thisislealea.de

Life and career

Lea is the daughter of a music therapist. When she was 15, she began releasing videos on YouTube, under her first name Lea-Marie. Her song Wo ist die Liebe hin was viewed more than 2.7 million times. She studied music and special education in Hannover.

Her version of Hildegard Knef's So hat alles seinen Sinn was included in the compilation album Für Hilde in 2015, leading to the record label Four Music publishing her debut album Vakuum in 2016.[2] In it she handled her first relationship and the feeling of not knowing where home is.

Her songs describe themes of love, friendship, and loneliness. Many of her songs are internal monologues, in which she asks herself questions that often remain unanswered.

In 2017 she went on her first tour, along with Frederic Michel (percussion) and Hannes Porombka (guitar and synthesizer). She also performed at the Early Spring Singer Songwriter Festival in Saalfelden.

Also in 2017, a remix of Wohin willst du?, in collaboration with Gestört aber GeiL, reached 11th place in the German single charts,[3] along with 43rd place in the Austrian charts. She also wrote Be My Now with Gestört aber GeiL, which was used as the title song of the eighth season of the German version of The Bachelor. It is in English while all of her other songs are written in German.[4]

In August 2018 she released the song Immer wenn wir uns sehn, written in collaboration with actor Aaron Wilmer for the film Das schönste Mädchen der Welt.[5] In September 2019, she released 110, a collaboration with Capital Bra and Samra, which reached the top place in the German charts.[6]

Lea was a participant in the 7th season of Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert.[7]

She lived in Hannover until 2018. Since 2018 she has lived in Berlin.[8]

Discography
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Release Date Record Label Peak chart positions
GER AUT SWI
Vakuum 22 April 2016 Four Music — — —
Zwischen meinen Zeilen 14 September 2018 Four Music 6 53 35
Treppenhaus 29 May 2020 Four Music 5 7 6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications[9] Album
GER
Leiser 2017 13[10] BVMI: Platinum Zwischen meinen Zeilen
Zu Dir 2018 54[11] BVMI: Gold
110 (Prolog) 2019 43[12]
Treppenhaus 2020 18[13] Treppenhaus
Okay 2020 85[14]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Results
Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2018 New Music Award Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [15]
Bambi Audience-Bambi (New German Music Stars) Nominated [16]
2019 Bravo Otto Awards Musician national Bronze [17]
Audi Generation Awards Music national Won [18]
1Live Krone Awards Best Female Artist Nominated [19]
Best Single 110 (with Capital Bra, Samra) Nominated [20]
2020 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Herself Nominated [21]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Nominated [22]
1Live Krone Awards Best Female Artist Won [23]
Bravo Otto Awards Musician national Pending [24]

References
  1. Baumann, Sarah (7 July 2020). "LEA alias Lea-Marie Becker privat: So lebt die "Leiser"-Interpretin abseits der Bühne". News.de. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. Deutsch, Ricarda; Franke, Sarah (2 April 2016). "Lea, wie landet man einen Youtube-Hit?". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. "Gestört aber GeiL feat. Lea – Wohin willst du". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. Einck, Henry. "Gestört aber GeiL – Be My Now". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. Frizz: Das Magazin. Heft 10/2018, Skyline Medien Verlag, Kassel, 2018, S. 15.
  6. "Capital Bra x Samra & Lea – 110". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ""Sing meinen Song" am 23.6.20: LEA im Porträt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. "LEA im Interview mit Jennifer Weist". YouTube. Deluxe Music. 7 May 2019.
  9. "Datenbank: BVMI". www.musikindustrie.de. 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. "LEA – Leiser". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. "LEA – Zu Dir". www.offiziellecharts.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. "LEA – 110 (Prolog)". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. "LEA – Treppenhaus". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. "LEA – Okay". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  15. mdr.de. "NEW MUSIC AWARD | Lea ist die Durchstarterin des Jahres!". MDR SPUTNIK (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  16. "Major music stars at BAMBI 2018 | BAMBI". bambi-awards.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  17. "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  18. "Preistraeger | Audi Generation Award". www.generationen.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  19. Triesch, Alexander. "Fotos: Das sind die Nominierten für die „1Live-Krone 2019"". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  20. Triesch, Alexander. "Fotos: Das sind die Nominierten für die „1Live-Krone 2019"". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  21. "Deutsche Kids' Choice Awards 2020: die ersten Nominierten". Fan-Lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  22. "MTV EMA 2020 VOTING". www.mtvema.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  23. "1Live Krone Awards 2020 Voting".
  24. "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2020: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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