Lea (musician)
Lea-Marie Becker (born 9 July 1992[1]), known professionally as Lea (stylized as LEA), is a German singer-songwriter and keyboardist.
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Lea at Kiel Week 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lea-Marie Becker |
| Born | 9 July 1992 Kassel, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Four Music |
| Website | thisislealea |
Life and career edit
Lea is the daughter of a music therapist. When she was 15, she began releasing videos on YouTube, under her first name Lea-Marie. Her song Wo ist die Liebe hin was viewed more than 2.7 million times. She studied music and special education in Hannover.
Her version of Hildegard Knef's So hat alles seinen Sinn was included in the compilation album Für Hilde in 2015, leading to the record label Four Music publishing her debut album Vakuum in 2016.[2] In it she handled her first relationship and the feeling of not knowing where home is.
Her songs describe themes of love, friendship, and loneliness. Many of her songs are internal monologues, in which she asks herself questions that often remain unanswered.
In 2017, she went on her first tour, along with Frederic Michel (percussion) and Hannes Porombka (guitar and synthesizer). She also performed at the Early Spring Singer Songwriter Festival in Saalfelden.[citation needed]
Also in 2017, a remix of Wohin willst du?, in collaboration with Gestört aber GeiL, reached 11th place in the German single charts,[3] along with 43rd place in the Austrian charts.[citation needed] She also wrote Be My Now with Gestört aber GeiL, which was used as the title song of the eighth season of the German version of The Bachelor. It is in English while all of her other songs are written in German.[4]
In August 2018, she released the song Immer wenn wir uns sehn, written in collaboration with actor Aaron Hilmer for the film Das schönste Mädchen der Welt.[5] In September 2019, she released 110, a collaboration with Capital Bra and Samra, which reached the top place in the German charts.[6]
Lea was a participant in the 7th season of Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert.[7]
She lived in Hannover until 2018. Since 2018, she has lived in Berlin.[8]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Release date | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | |||
| Vakuum |
| — | — | — | |
| Zwischen meinen Zeilen |
| 6 | 53 | 35 | |
| Treppenhaus |
| 5 | 7 | 6 |
|
| Fluss |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Bülowstraße |
| 5 | 19 | 13 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles edit
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | ||||
| "Wunderkerzenmenschen"[13] | 2017 | — | — | — | Zwischen meinen Zeilen | |
| "Leiser" | 13 | 41 | 36 |
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| "Zu Dir" | 2018 | 54 | — | — |
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| "Immer wenn wir uns sehn" (with Cyril) | 16 | 59 | — |
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| "Halb so viel"[14] | 2019 | — | — | — | ||
| "110 (Prolog)" | 43 | — | 80 |
| Treppenhaus | |
| "Treppenhaus" | 2020 | 18 | 48 | 96 |
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| "Okay" | 85 | — | — | |||
| "7 Stunden" (with Capital Bra)[15] | 10 | 14 | 27 | |||
| "Beifahrersitz" (with Majan) | 48 | — | — | |||
| "Das Leben (du warst schon immer so)" | 88 | — | — | |||
| "Du tust es immer wieder" | 79 | — | — | |||
| "Schwarz" (with Casper) | 2021 | 7 | 41 | 70 | Fluss | |
| "Wenn du mich lässt" | 22 | 52 | 87 | |||
| "Parfum" | 43 | — | — | |||
| "Küsse wie Gift" (with Luna) | 19 | 50 | 70 | |||
| "Eigentlich" (with 01099) | 2022 | 19 | 48 | 64 | Non-album single | |
| "In Flammen"[18] | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | ||||
| "Wohin willst du" (Gestört aber GeiL featuring Lea)[19] | 2017 | 11 | 43 | — |
| #ZWEI |
| "110" (Capital Bra and Samra featuring Lea) | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Berlin lebt 2 | |
| "Bis zum Mond" (Dikka featuring Lea)[20] | 2020 | — | — | — | Oh Yeah! | |
| "Drei Uhr nachts" (Mark Forster featuring Lea)[21] | 2021 | 15 | 32 | 68 | Musketiere | |
| "Sommer" (Beatzarre and Djorkaeff featuring Lea and Capital Bra)[22] | 3 | 13 | 20 | Non-album single | ||
| "Dass du mich liebst" (Klan featuring Lea)[23] | 2022 | 93 | — | — | Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! | |
| "Nur noch ein Lied" (Bosse featuring Lea)[24] | 2023 | — | — | — | Übers Träumen | |
| "1000 Mal" (Bausa featuring Lea)[25] | 26 | — | — | Der Letzte macht das Licht aus | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other charted songs edit
Awards and nominations edit
Results edit
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New Music Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [26] |
| Bambi | Audience-Bambi (New German Music Stars) | Nominated | [27] | ||
| 2019 | Bravo Otto Awards | Musician national | Bronze | [28] | |
| Audi Generation Awards | Music national | Won | [29] | ||
| 1LIVE Krone Awards | Best Female Artist | Nominated | [30] | ||
| Best Single | 110 (with Capital Bra, Samra) | Nominated | [31] | ||
| 2020 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards | Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) | Herself | Nominated | [32] |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best German Act | Nominated | [33] | ||
| 1LIVE Krone Awards | Best Female Artist | Won | [34] | ||
| Bravo Otto Awards | Musician national | Nominated | [35] | ||
| 2021 | Nominated | [36] | |||
| 1LIVE Krone Awards | Best Female Artist | Won | [37] | ||
| 2022 | Won | [38] |
References edit
- ^ Baumann, Sarah (7 July 2020). "LEA alias Lea-Marie Becker privat: So lebt die "Leiser"-Interpretin abseits der Bühne". news.de. from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Deutsch, Ricarda; Franke, Sarah (2 April 2016). "Lea, wie landet man einen Youtube-Hit?". from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Gestört aber GeiL feat. Lea – Wohin willst du". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Einck, Henry. "Gestört aber GeiL – Be My Now". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Frizz: Das Magazin. Heft 10/2018, Skyline Medien Verlag, Kassel, 2018, S. 15.
- ^ "Capital Bra x Samra & Lea – 110". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ ""Sing meinen Song" am 23.6.20: LEA im Porträt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 23 June 2020. from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "LEA im Interview mit Jennifer Weist". YouTube. Deluxe Music. 7 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Discographie Lea". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Lea". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lea – Zwischen meinen Zeilen". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold/Platin Datenbank Deutschland" (in German). BVMI. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "LEA veröffentlicht heute das Lyric Video zu ihrer neuen Single "Wunderkerzenmenschen"". Nachrichten München. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Halb so viel, Spotify
- ^ "Sing meinen Song 2020 LEA: Das ist die Sängerin hinter "Treppenhaus" und "110"". Südwest Presse. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Edelmetall: LEA". hitparade.ch.
- ^ a b c d "Gold & Platin: LEA". IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Neue Single: LEA setzt alles "In Flammen"". Eventim. 2 December 2022.
- ^ Wohin willst du, Spotify
- ^ Bis zum Mond, Spotify
- ^ Drei Uhr nachts, Spotify
- ^ ""Sommer - Single" von Beatzarre & Djorkaeff, Lea & Capital Bra bei Apple Music" (in German). Apple Music.
- ^ ""Dass du mich liebst - Single" von KLAN & LEA bei Apple Music" (in German). Apple Music.
- ^ "Soundtrack für das Ende der Welt: Bosse veröffentlicht „Nur noch ein Lied" mit LEA". Eventim. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Bausa ft. LEA – 1000 Mal [Video]". hiphop.de. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ mdr.de. "NEW MUSIC AWARD | Lea ist die Durchstarterin des Jahres!". MDR SPUTNIK (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Major music stars at BAMBI 2018 | BAMBI". bambi-awards.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Preistraeger | Audi Generation Award". www.generationen.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Triesch, Alexander (5 December 2019). "Fotos: Das sind die Nominierten für die "1Live-Krone 2019"". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Triesch, Alexander (5 December 2019). "Fotos: Das sind die Nominierten für die "1Live-Krone 2019"". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Deutsche Kids' Choice Awards 2020: die ersten Nominierten". Fan-Lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2020 VOTING". www.mtvema.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "1Live Krone Awards 2020 Voting".
- ^ "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2020: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "BRAVO-Otto-Sieger 2021 Sänger*in national". Bravo.de. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "1LIVE". www1.wdr.de (in German). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Das sind die Gewinner der 1LIVE Krone 2022". www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
- Literature by and about Lea in the German National Library catalogue
- Lea at IMDb