Jeanette Biedermann

Jeanette Biedermann , also known by her stage name Jeanette, is a German recording artist, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in Berlin, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a childrens circus at the age of six. She later attended beauty school before dropping out to pursue her music career following her participation and win of the BildSchlagerwettbewerb competition in 1999.

Biedermann was born in Berlin on February 22, 1980 as the only child of Bernd and Marion Biedermann. Before Jeanette was born her parents lostchildren. Two in the pregnancy, the third child, Dennis, diedweeks after the birth. At the age of six she began performing professionally on stage of the Circus Lilliput, appearing as a member of a troupe of acrobats and she went on to attend beauty school once she graduated from high school. After her secondary school graduation she started receiving vocational training as a hairdresser. The singer discontinued her studies in 1999, however, after she participated in and won the BildSchlagerwettbewerb competition, winning out over 270,000 other contestants. She released her debut single, Das tut unheimlich weh, soon after that. To date, it remains her only song performed entirely in German.

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