Astrid North (Astrid Karina North Radmann; 24 August 1973, West Berlin – 25 June 2019, Berlin) was a German soul singer and songwriter. She was the singer of the German band Cultured Pearls [de], with whom she released five Albums. As guest singer of the band Soulounge [de] she published three albums.
North had her first experiences as a singer with her student band Colorful Dimension in Berlin. In March 1992 she met B. La (Bela Braukmann) and Tex Super (Peter Hinderthür [de]) who then studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and who were looking for a singer for their band Cultured Pearls.[2] The trio entered the German charts with four singles and four albums.
In 1994 North sang for the dance-pop band Big Light [de] on their hit single Trouble Is. In 1996 she was a guest on the side project Little Red Riding Hood by Fury in the Slaughterhouse brothers Kai [de] and Thorsten Wingenfelder [de] which resulted in the release of the single Life's Too Short from the eponymous album.[3]
The song Sleepy Eyes, texted and sung by North, appears in the soundtrack of the movie Tor zum Himmel (2003) by director Veit Helmer.[4] In 2003 she appeared at the festival Das Fest in Karlsruhe and sang alongside her own songs a cover version of the Aerosmith hit Walk This Way together with the German singer Sasha. North also toured with the American singer Gabriel Gordon.[5]
After the end of her band Cultured Pearls in 2003 North moved 2004 to New York City to write new songs, work with a number of different musicians and to experiment with her music.[6]
In 2005 she joined the charity project Home, which produced an album for the benefit of the orphans from the Beluga School for Life in Thailand which have been affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 and the subsequent tsunami. Beside the orphans themselves also the following artists have been involved, guitarist Henning Rümenapp [de] (Guano Apes), Kai Wingenfelder (Fury in the Slaughterhouse), Maya Saban and others. With Bobby Hebb Astrid North recorded a new version of his classic hit Sunny.[7] It was the first time Hebb sung this song as duett and it appeared on his last album That's All I Wanna Know.[8][9]
Indian Summer Festival, Fleetinsel in Hamburg 2012
North sang in 2006 My Ride, Spring Is Near and No One Can Tell on the album The Ride by Basic Jazz Lounge, a project by jazz trumpeter Joo Kraus [de]. In addition, she worked as a workshop lecturer of the Popkurs [de] at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.
In spring 2010 North performed as the opening act of the Fakebling-Tour of Miss Platnum. The magazine Der Spiegel described her as one of the "leading ladies of the local soul scene".[10] On 20 July 2012 her solo debut album North was released.
On 16 September 2016 Astrid North released her second solo album, Precious Ruby, dedicated to her grandmother Precious Ruby North.[11] North used crowdfunding to finance the album.[12][13] The first single published from this album was the song Miss Lucy. In 2016 she also started her concert series North-Lichter in Berlin's Bar jeder Vernunft [de] to which she invited singers such as Katharina Franck, Elke Brauweiler [de], Lizzy Scharnofske [de], Mia Diekow [de], Lisa Bassenge [de] or Iris Romen [de].[14]
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Astrid North was born in West Berlin, West Germany to Sondria North and Wolf-Dieter Radmann. She commuted between her birth city and her family in Houston, Texas until she was nine years old.[6] In the USA she lived mainly with her grandparents and her time there significantly shaped her musical development.[11]
Besides her music career Astrid North worked also as lecturer in Hamburg at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater and as yoga teacher.[14] North was the mother of two children, her daughter was born in 2001 and her son in 2006. Her sister Ondria North works as make-up artist and hair stylist in the German film industry.
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^"Ein Gute-Laune-Song und seine Geschichte". Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^"The Bobby Hebb Story – "Sunny" feiert 50-jähriges Jubiläum! Duett-Single mit Astrid North!". CommunityPromotion. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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Astrid North Astrid Karina North Radmann 24 August 1973 West Berlin 25 June 2019 Berlin was a German soul singer and songwriter She was the singer of the German band Cultured Pearls de with whom she released five Albums As guest singer of the band Soulounge de she published three albums Astrid North2012 in HamburgBackground informationBirth nameAstrid Karina North RadmannAlso known asAstrid NorthBorn 1973 08 24 24 August 1973West Berlin West Germany 1 OriginBerlinDied25 June 2019 2019 06 25 aged 45 Berlin GermanyGenresSoulOccupation s Singer songwriter lecturerInstrument s pianoYears active1992 2019LabelsAstrid North RecordsWebsiteAstridNorth com Contents 1 Career 2 Life 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksCareer editNorth had her first experiences as a singer with her student band Colorful Dimension in Berlin In March 1992 she met B La Bela Braukmann and Tex Super Peter Hinderthur de who then studied at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Hamburg and who were looking for a singer for their band Cultured Pearls 2 The trio entered the German charts with four singles and four albums nbsp 2015 at Bardentreffen in Nurnberg In 1994 North sang for the dance pop band Big Light de on their hit single Trouble Is In 1996 she was a guest on the side project Little Red Riding Hood by Fury in the Slaughterhouse brothers Kai de and Thorsten Wingenfelder de which resulted in the release of the single Life s Too Short from the eponymous album 3 The song Sleepy Eyes texted and sung by North appears in the soundtrack of the movie Tor zum Himmel 2003 by director Veit Helmer 4 In 2003 she appeared at the festival Das Fest in Karlsruhe and sang alongside her own songs a cover version of the Aerosmith hit Walk This Way together with the German singer Sasha North also toured with the American singer Gabriel Gordon 5 After the end of her band Cultured Pearls in 2003 North moved 2004 to New York City to write new songs work with a number of different musicians and to experiment with her music 6 In 2005 she joined the charity project Home which produced an album for the benefit of the orphans from the Beluga School for Life in Thailand which have been affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 and the subsequent tsunami Beside the orphans themselves also the following artists have been involved guitarist Henning Rumenapp de Guano Apes Kai Wingenfelder Fury in the Slaughterhouse Maya Saban and others With Bobby Hebb Astrid North recorded a new version of his classic hit Sunny 7 It was the first time Hebb sung this song as duett and it appeared on his last album That s All I Wanna Know 8 9 nbsp Indian Summer Festival Fleetinsel in Hamburg 2012 North sang in 2006 My Ride Spring Is Near and No One Can Tell on the album The Ride by Basic Jazz Lounge a project by jazz trumpeter Joo Kraus de In addition she worked as a workshop lecturer of the Popkurs de at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Hamburg In spring 2010 North performed as the opening act of the Fakebling Tour of Miss Platnum The magazine Der Spiegel described her as one of the leading ladies of the local soul scene 10 On 20 July 2012 her solo debut album North was released On 16 September 2016 Astrid North released her second solo album Precious Ruby dedicated to her grandmother Precious Ruby North 11 North used crowdfunding to finance the album 12 13 The first single published from this album was the song Miss Lucy In 2016 she also started her concert series North Lichter in Berlin s Bar jeder Vernunft de to which she invited singers such as Katharina Franck Elke Brauweiler de Lizzy Scharnofske de Mia Diekow de Lisa Bassenge de or Iris Romen de 14 Life editAstrid North was born in West Berlin West Germany to Sondria North and Wolf Dieter Radmann She commuted between her birth city and her family in Houston Texas until she was nine years old 6 In the USA she lived mainly with her grandparents and her time there significantly shaped her musical development 11 Besides her music career Astrid North worked also as lecturer in Hamburg at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater and as yoga teacher 14 North was the mother of two children her daughter was born in 2001 and her son in 2006 Her sister Ondria North works as make up artist and hair stylist in the German film industry She died in June 2019 at the age of 45 years from pancreatic cancer 15 Discography editwith Cultured Pearls 16 Albums 1996 Sing Dela Sing German chart position 92 3 weeks 1997 Space Age Honeymoon German chart position 54 6 weeks 1999 Liquefied Days German chart position 19 9 weeks 2002 Life on a Tuesday German chart position 74 1 week Singles 1996 Tic Toc 1996 German chart position 65 10 weeks 1997 Sugar Sugar Honey German chart position 72 9 weeks 1998 Silverball German chart position 99 2 weeks 1999 Kissing the Sheets German chart position 87 9 weeks with Soulounge 2003 The Essence of the Live Event Volume One 2004 Home 2006 Say It All Solo 2005 Sunny Single Bobby Hebb feat Astrid North 2012 North Album 20 Juli 2012 2013 North Live Album live recordings from different venues in Germany 2016 Sunny Compilation Bobby Hebb feat Astrid North 2016 Precious Ruby Album 16 September 2016 as guest singer 1994 Trouble Is Big Light Single 17 1996 Life s Too Short Little Red Riding Hood Single 2006 Basic Jazz Lounge The Ride Joo Kraus Album References edit Lange Nadine 28 June 2019 Ihre Ausnahmestimme wird fehlen Der Tagesspiegel Online Cultured Pearls laut de Retrieved 10 July 2019 Bullmann Tom 28 March 2017 Astrid North mit Soloprogramm in der Lagerhalle Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung Retrieved 10 July 2019 Das ganze Kino voller Freunde Der Tagesspiegel 16 December 2003 Retrieved 10 July 2019 Kulturburo Stadt Offenburg a b Astrid North laut de Retrieved 9 July 2019 Ein Gute Laune Song und seine Geschichte Deutschlandfunk Kultur 13 June 2016 Retrieved 9 July 2019 The Bobby Hebb Story Sunny feiert 50 jahriges Jubilaum Duett Single mit Astrid North CommunityPromotion 9 June 2016 Retrieved 11 July 2019 That s All I Wanna Know at Discogs Abgenickt deluxe Bittersusser Schmerz des Soul Der Spiegel 26 November 2004 Retrieved 9 July 2019 a b Astrid North Biography Stahl Entertainment Retrieved 9 July 2019 Schuder Andre Astrid North Precious Ruby Plattentests de Retrieved 9 July 2019 who is Astrid North Interview by becauseberlin a b Lange Nadine 28 June 2019 Ihre Ausnahmestimme wird fehlen Der Tagesspiegel Retrieved 10 July 2019 Berliner Soulsangerin Astrid North ist tot Der Tagesspiegel 28 June 2019 Retrieved 9 July 2019 Charts Albums Singles Big Light Trouble Is discogs External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Astrid North Official website Astrid North on Facebook Astrid North on Instagram Astrid North at IMDb Astrid North discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Astrid North amp oldid 1150404519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
