1. Judith Holofernes was the lead singer of Wir sind Helden, the German pop rock band that released the song "Guten Tag" in 2002.
23 Facts About Judith Holofernes
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Since then, Judith Holofernes has recorded two solo albums and has published a book of poems and a memoir.
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Judith Holofernes was born in Berlin and moved at the age of six with her mother to the city of Freiburg im Breisgau in the south of Germany.
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Judith Holofernes was able to focus on music after leaving university.
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Judith Holofernes received support by the American artist Amanda Palmer who has been using crowdfunding to finance her work since 2012.
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Judith Holofernes' memoir, Die Traume anderer Leute, was published in September 2022.
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Judith Holofernes sang background vocals for two songs by Tele on the band's album Wovon sollen wir leben.
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Judith Holofernes has collaborated with German band Die Hochste Eisenbahn, recording and performing the song "Vergangenheit", and with German singer Maxim, co-writing and recording the song "Meine Soldaten".
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Holofernes' stage name alludes to the Old Testament account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith given in the Book of Judith.
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Judith Holofernes later decided in her late teens to use the two names to create her stage name.
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Judith Holofernes was the lead singer and guitarist of Wir sind Helden, and the writer of the lyrics for the band's songs.
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Judith Holofernes conveys her political opinions in many of her lyrics.
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Judith Holofernes is known for her playful use of words in the German language and has been described as a wordsmith in the tradition of German writers Robert Gernhardt and Christian Morgenstern.
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Songwriters that have had a major influence on Judith Holofernes include Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and Rio Reiser.
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Judith Holofernes maintains her own blog, where she has posted her opinions on topical issues, anecdotes from Kreuzberg, and Tiergedichte.
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In July 2011, Judith Holofernes presented Summer of Girls, a season of programmes on French-German television channel arte concerning women in the pop music industry.
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Judith Holofernes subsequently became a much sought after personality for interviews and has appeared on German talk shows such as Die Harald Schmidt Show.
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Judith Holofernes lends her support to the Tibet Initiative, a German organization campaigning for human rights and self-determination in Tibet; Attac, a global organization seeking an alternative to neo-liberal globalization; and Viva con Agua, a German charity campaigning for clean drinking water worldwide.
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Judith Holofernes is a supporter of green issues; in 2011, she performed with the other members of Wir sind Helden at an anti-nuclear power demonstration in Berlin following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
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In 2011, Judith Holofernes had a public argument with advertising agency Jung von Matt when it asked her if she could participate in an advertising campaign for Bild, Germany's most widely read tabloid, even though she had been critical of Bild in the past.
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Judith Holofernes responded by posting an open letter on the Wir sind Helden website, where she criticized the campaign and Bild.
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Judith Holofernes married Roy, fellow member of Wir sind Helden, in July 2006 and gave birth to their son in December of the same year.
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Judith Holofernes is a fan and close friends with the singer Teitur.