Madeline Juno

Madeline Juno

Madeline Juno in June 2013
Background information
Birth name Madeline Obrigewitsch
Born (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995[1]
Origin Offenburg, Germany
Genres Pop, pop rock, piano rock
Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active 2013–present
Labels Universal Music Group
Website www.madelinejuno.com

Madeline Obrigewitsch (born 11 August 1995),[1] better known by her stage name Madeline Juno, is a German singer-songwriter. She released her first single "Error" in November 2013.

Early life

Madeline Juno was born on 11 August 1995. Her father is a drummer and her mother is a pianist.[1] She grew up in Offenburg-Griesheim in the Black Forest in Germany.[2] She graduated from Realschule in 2012[3] and went to Gymnasium in Lahr.[4] When she was 6, Madeline Juno was taught to play piano by her mother. At the age of 12, she started playing guitar and writing her own songs.[5]

Career

Madeline Juno at Unser Song für Dänemark 2014

Madeline Juno recorded her first songs and uploaded them on YouTube when she was 14.[5] In October 2012, she went on tour with Tom Beck,[6] and in September 2013, she was on tour with Philipp Poisel.[5] In 2013, Juno signed a record deal with Universal Music Group.[2] Juno's first single Error premiered on 14 September 2013 on YouTube.[7] The single was officially released on 1 November 2013.[8] Two weeks after its release, the single entered the German charts at position 63.[9] Her first album, called The Unknown, was originally scheduled to be released in January 2014,[10] but that date was postponed to 7 March 2014.[11] Juno performed her song Error on 23 November 2013 in the television show Verstehen Sie Spaß?.[12] She was one of the eight acts to compete in Unser Song für Dänemark, the German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[13] There she performed her song "Like Lovers Do" but she was voted out after the first round.[14] That song is also featured on the soundtrack of the film Pompeii.[15] She was part of the German jury for the final.[16]

On 11 August 2014, which was also her nineteenth birthday, she released a music video for the song "Always This Way".[17]

In 2015 Madeline Juno announced her new album, Salvation, which will be released in February 2016. Some days later she published the song Into the Night. Her first official single will be released in 2016 and is called Stupid Girl.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions[18]
GER AUT SWI
The Unknown 24 — 45
Salvation
  • Released: 26 February 2016
  • Label: Polydor (UMG)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 35 70 70

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER AUT SWI
"Error" 2013 50 — — The Unknown
"Like Lovers Do" 2014[19] 96 — —
"Salvation" 2016 — — — Salvation
"Stupid Girl" — — —

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Neu in BAYERN 3: Madeline Juno - "Error"" [New on BAYERN 3: Madeline Juno - "Error"] (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 2013-11-04.
  2. 1 2 "Madeline Juno aus Offenburg-Griesheim: Nachteule startet zu Höhenflug" [Madeline Juno from Offenburg-Griesheim: Night owl starts rising]. Mittelbadische Presse (in German). 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Offenburg - Verantwortung als Auftrag" [Offenburg - Responsibility as mission]. Mittelbadische Presse (in German). 24 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Madeline Juno: Ein Sabbatjahr für die Gesangskarriere" [Madeline Juno: A sabbatical year for her music career]. Badische Zeitung (in German). 17 December 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Madeline Juno: "Es war ein harter und langer Weg"" [Madeline Juno: "It was a hard and long way"] (in German). Focus. 14 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tom Beck, Lauter Leben & Madeline Juno - Köln, Live Music Hall Köln (06.10.2012)". sparklingphotos.de. 6 October 2012.
  7. ↑ MADELINE JUNO - ERROR, in: youtube.com (14 September 2013).
  8. ↑ ""Error": Anfang November erwartet euch Madeline Junos erste Single" ["Error": Madeline Juno's new single is expecting you early November] (in German). Universal Music. 21 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Deutsche Single-Charts mit allen Neueinsteigern (Stand: 15.11.2013 12:00 Uhr)" [German single charts with all new entries]. mix.de (in German).
  10. ↑ ""The Unknown": Madeline Junos erstes Album für Anfang Dezember angekündigt" ["The Unknown": Madeline Juno's first album announced for December] (in German). Universal Music. 12 November 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/The-Unknown-Madeline-Juno/dp/B00G09Q15I
  12. ↑ Peter Disch (2013-11-20). "Madeline Juno singt bei "Verstehen Sie Spaß?"" [Madeline Juno sings at "Verstehen Sie Spaß?"]. Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Deutscher Vorentscheid: Kandidaten stehen fest". eurovision.de. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  14. ↑ "ESC-Vorentscheid: Elaiza vertritt Deutschland in Kopenhagen" [ESC preliminary decision: Elaiza is going to represent Germany in Copenhagen] (in German). Spiegel. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Madeline Juno ganz traurig zum ESC-Vorentscheid". RP Online. 4 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Full Split Results | Eurovision Song Contest - Copenhagen 2014:". European Broadcasting Union.
  17. ↑ http://www.myvideo.de/watch/9728381/Madeline_Juno_Always_This_Way
  18. ↑ Chart discography DE
  19. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Like-Lovers-Do-Madeline-Juno/dp/B00IDASCE0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1394036549&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=ike+lovers+do

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