1. Jamie-Lee Kriewitz subsequently signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group; her debut studio album Berlin was released on 29 April 2016 and peaked at number 18 on the GfK Entertainment Charts.
13 Facts About Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz then represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, where she placed twenty-sixth in the final, scoring 11 points: 10 points from the televoting and 1 point from the juries.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz's placement became Germany's second consecutive time at last place since Lena's win with her song "Satellite" in 2010, the first being Ann Sophie with her song "Black Smoke", whom placed twenty-seventh and scored null points in 2015.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz was born in Bennigsen, Hanover on 18 March 1998 to Michael Kriewitz, a former drummer for the German punk rock band 3Zylinder, and Nicole Kriewitz.
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At the age of 12, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz became a member of the German children choir Joyful Noise.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz originally intended to pursue a degree in Korean studies before deciding to pursue a career as a musician.
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In 2015, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz successfully auditioned for the fifth season of The Voice of Germany, singing "The Hanging Tree" by James Newton Howard and Jennifer Lawrence.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz progressed to the battle rounds and was paired against Meike Rosendahl, singing "Royals" by Lorde and was saved by her coach.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz made it to the knockout rounds, where she sang "Berlin" by RY X and was saved by her coach .
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz subsequently signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz then embarked on The Voice of Germany: Live in Concert concert tour with 8 other finalists, which ran from 27 December 2015 in Hof, Bavaria to 13 January 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz then embarked on her second headlining tour in order to further promote Berlin, which ran from 19 October through 20 April 2017.
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Jamie-Lee Kriewitz collaborated with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for their "Vegan life is the best life" project, where her Japanese decora kei-inspired outfit and an autographed poster was auctioned.