Annett Louisan

Annett Louisan
Louisan live in concert (2006)
Background information
Birth name	Annett Päge
Born	April 2, 1977 (1977-04-02) (age 32)
Origin	Germany
Genres	German Pop, Chanson
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	105 Music/SonyBMG
Website	http://www.annettlouisan.de/

Annett Louisan (born Annett Päge on April 2, 1977, in Havelberg) is a German singer. She lives alone in Berlin. Louisan is her stage name, derived from the name of her grandmother, Louise. Concerning her birth year, there is contradicting testimony, with the official date being given as 1979. In 2004, she married Gazi Isikatli, a Turkish business student. Her first album, Bohème, has been listed on German charts for almost a year, with a peak ranking of third place. She appeared on the AVO Session program at Basle on November 7, 2006.^[1]

Style

Annett Louisan plays a wide variety of music with blues, soul, jazz and swing. The lyrics of her songs are mostly about love, failure and disappointment. Annett Louisan is one of the few German artists who has obtained a high profile with chanson-style songs. Apart from Louisan's own musical interpretation this is due to the lyrics of her producer, Frank Ramond, as well as the compositions of her songwriters, Hardy Kayser and Matthias Hass. Her lyrics also deal with the politicized issues of female self-conception and societal roles, creating a complex ambivalence. This became most apparent with her first single Das Spiel. In this song roles with contrary approaches to sexuality and inter-personal relationships (i.e. the child, the woman and the emancipated carer) are combined. Musically, her second album moves away from pop and concentrates more on the French-German chanson-tradition. Bal-musette, Tango and Bossa Nova-rhythms give the songs diversity. Unobtrusive backings allow the often breathy voice of Louisan to remain prominent.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

2004

• Goldene Schallplatte (1x Gold for Bohème)

2005

• ECHO: Female Artist of the Year (National Rock/Pop)
• Goldene Stimmgabel: Best Female Solo Artist (Pop)
• Goldene Schallplatte (3x Gold for Bohème)
• Goldene Schallplatte (2x Platinum for Bohème)
• Goldene Schallplatte (1x Gold for Unausgesprochen)

2006

• Goldene Schallplatte (1x Platinum for Unausgesprochen)

2007

• Goldene Schallplatte (1x Gold for Das optimale Leben)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Annett Louisan

• (German) Official website
• (German) Website of official fan club
• (German) Annett Louisan: Interview