Helene Fischer is one of the most successful interpreters of German-language music. She repeatedly breaks sales records with her singles and albums and stays at the top of the charts for weeks on end. One of the award-winning music icon's most famous hits is "Atemlos durch die Nacht" (Breathless through the Night) - a catchy tune that not only Schlager fans can sing along with word for word!
From musical actress to Schlager newcomer
Helene Fischer was born on 5 August 1984 in what was then the Soviet Union, the second daughter of Peter Fischer, a sports teacher, and Maria Fischer, who worked as an engineer at a university. When Helene was four years old, her parents moved with her and her sister Erika, who was six years older, to Wöllstein in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Already as a schoolgirl, Fischer took on roles in theatre clubs and musical productions at her secondary school in Wörrstadt. After she had completed her secondary school education in 2000, she followed the call of the stage: at the Stage & Musical School Frankfurt she completed a three-year training course to become a state-recognised musical performer. Even during her training, she had engagements in productions such as "Rocky Horror Show" at the Staatstheater Darmstadt or the pop revue "Fifty-Fifty" at the Volkstheater in Frankfurt.
The young artist's breakthrough came in 2004 with a demo CD that Fischer's mother sent to the music manager Uwe Kanthak. On Kanthak's recommendation, the well-known pop composer and producer Jean Frankfurter contacted the then 20-year-old - and a short time later Helene Fischer signed her first recording contract.
Shooting star in the German pop world
From that moment on there was no stopping her: within a very short time Helene Fischer became one of Germany's most successful singers. She becomes known through her TV appearance in the ARD programme "Das Hochzeitsfest der Volksmusik" in May 2005, where she sings a duet with her later life partner Florian Silbereisen. In the spring of the following year, her first album "Von hier bis unendlich" is released. With over 500,000 units sold, it paves Fischer's way to the Schlager Olympus.
In 2007, Helene Fischer wins her first Goldene Henne, a prestigious audience award: viewers can vote live during the show for who will be crowned "Rising Star of the Year" - and of course the new darling of the German Schlager scene makes the running. All this is, of course, only the beginning: by now Helene Fischer's shelf is probably bending under the weight of her numerous awards: more Golden Hens, over a dozen Echos, plus Bambis and Golden Cameras in multiple versions.
In private life, too, fortune means well with Helene Fischer. In 2008, she started dating Florian Silbereisen, and for about ten years they were considered an absolute dream couple, before they parted on good terms in 2018. Shortly afterwards, the singer got together with aerialist Thomas Seitel, with whom she now has a daughter.
Breathlessly to the top of the charts: Helene Fischer's greatest successes
With her very first album, Helene Fischer achieved five-times gold and landed in the Top 20 of the German charts. With the fifth album "Für einen Tag" she cracks number 1 for the first time - a success that has been repeated with many more records since then. Helene Fischer achieves the incredible status of twelve-times platinum with her sixth studio album "Farbenspiel", which also features the hit "Atemlos durch die Nacht". It sells over 2.7 million copies, making it one of the best-selling music albums in Germany.
Million sellers are also her compilation "Best Of Helene Fischer", her Christmas album "Weihnachten" and the seventh studio album "Helene Fischer". The fact that four albums cracked the million mark at the same time makes the artist a brilliant exception in the German music industry.
Helene Fischer's eighth studio album, "Rausch", will be released in October 2021. The first single "Vamos a marte" - recorded with the Puerto Rican Latin pop star Luis Fonsi - has already gone straight to number 2 in the German singles charts.
Superb show events
In addition to the success of her releases, it is above all Helene Fischer's shows, which are bursting with emotion and liveliness, that inspire. Every concert is a breathtaking synthesis of the arts consisting of music, elaborate choreographies, acrobatics, costumes and stage effects. To surprise her fans again and again, the equally likeable and disciplined artist trains with professional acrobats for her live performances. It is hardly surprising that she fills huge concert halls and stadiums with such a programme.
The artist also demonstrates her qualities as an entertainer at the "Helene Fischer Show", which has taken place every year during the Christmas season since 2011. Anyone who would like to attend one of her explosive live concerts should secure their seat in good time: Thanks to her endearing, authentic manner, the hearts of fans of all ages fly to her and tickets for Helene Fischer's shows are as coveted as her performances are celebrated!
Helene Fischer: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Helene Fischer become famous?
Helene Fischer had her big breakthrough during her first television appearance alongside Florian Silbereisen in the ARD programme "Das Hochzeitsfest der Volksmusik" in spring 2005. A year later she released her first album, which sold over half a million copies.
Has Helene Fischer got a family?
Family plays an important role for the pop star, but Helene Fischer keeps her private life out of the public eye as much as possible. She dedicated the song "Du hast mich stark gemacht" (You made me strong) to her parents Peter and Maria, expressing that she would not be where she is without parental support. The artist has a sister who is six years older and works as a business lawyer. Helene Fischer and her partner Thomas Seitel's daughter was born at the end of 2021.
Which is Helene Fischer's most successful song?
"Atemlos durch die Nacht" (Breathless through the Night) from 2013 is by far the best-known and most successful Helene Fischer song. The hit song spent 117 weeks in the German charts, 36 of them in the Top 10. On the artist's official YouTube channel, the song, which was awarded the Echo and a gold record, is clicked on millions of times
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