Katja Ebstein
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Katja Ebstein
| image = 2016 Katja Ebstein - by 2eight - 8SC5195.jpg
| caption = Ebstein in 2016
| birth_name = Karin Witkiewicz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1945|3|9}}
| birth_place = Girlachsdorf, Germany (now Gniewków, Poland)
| origin =
| genre = Schlager
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1969–present
| associated_acts =
| website =
}}
Katja Ebstein (born Karin Witkiewicz; 9 March 1945) is a German singer. She was born in Girlachsdorf (now Gniewków, Poland). She achieved success with songs such as "Theater" and "Es war einmal ein Jäger". She was married to {{Interlanguage link multi|Christian Bruhn|de|3=Christian Bruhn}}, who wrote many of her songs.
Ebstein represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1970, 1971 and 1980. She also took part in Ein Lied für Stockholm in 1975 with the song "Ich liebe dich", placing 5th in the selection. Her best performance was in 1980 when she gained second place with the entry "Theater", her other two songs "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" and "Diese Welt" each came to third places. As noted by John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History,O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. Carlton Books UK 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-84442-994-3}} Ebstein is the most successful performer to have taken part in the contest without ever winning. She is the only singer to appear in the top three on three occasions, without winning.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER |
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| scope="row" | Katja
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| — |
| scope="row" | Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Mein Leben ist wie ein Lied
|
| 11 |
| scope="row" | Freunde
|
| 44 |
| scope="row" | Katja Ebstein en español
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| — |
| scope="row" | Wir leben
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Katja
|
| 37 |
| scope="row" | ...Was ich noch singen wollte
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| 43 |
| scope="row" | The Star of Mykonos
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| — |
| scope="row" | Wilde Rosen Und Andere Träume
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| — |
| scope="row" | Katja Ebstein singt Heinrich Heine
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| — |
| scope="row" | Katja & Co.
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| — |
| scope="row" | In Petersburg ist Pferdemarkt
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Liebe
|
| — |
| scope="row" | So Wat Wie Ick Et Bin...
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Glashaus
|
| 19 |
| scope="row" | He Du Da ...
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Kopf Hoch
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Traumzeit???
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Lyrikerinnen (with Lutz Görner) |
| — |
| scope="row" | Ich Rutsche Auf Der Rutsche (with Lila Lutsche) |
| — |
| scope="row" | Ebstein
|
| — |
| scope="row" | Witkiewicz
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| — |
Charted singles
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions | ||
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts Suche Katja Ebstein|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|language=German|access-date=18 September 2024}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI | ||
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1970
! scope="row"| "Wunder gibt es immer wieder " | 16 | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Und wenn ein neuer Tag erwacht"
| 28 || — || — | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1971
! scope="row"| "Diese Welt" | 16 | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Ein kleines Lied vom Frieden"
| 47 || — || — | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| 1973
! scope="row"| "Der Stern von Mykonos" | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 1974
! scope="row"| "Ein Indiojunge aus Peru" | 22 | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Athena"
| 30 || — || — | ||
| scope="row"| "Es war einmal ein Jäger"
| 4 || — || — | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| 1975
! scope="row"| "Die Hälfte seines Lebens" | 25 | — | — |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1976
! scope="row"| "Aus Liebe weint man nicht" | 48 | — | — |
| scope="row"| "In Petersburg ist Pferdemarkt"
| 38 || — || — | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 1980
! scope="row"| "Abschied ist ein bißchen wie sterben" | 10 | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Theater"
| 11 || — || — | ||
| scope="row"| "Dann heirat' doch dein Büro"
| 30 || — || — |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.ebstein.de/ Official website]
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{{Succession box|
before=Siw Malmkvist
with Primaballerina |
title=Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest |
after=Mary Roos
with Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben
}}
{{Succession box|
before=Dschinghis Khan
with Dschinghis Khan |
title=Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest |
years=1980 |
after=Lena Valaitis
with Johnny Blue
}}
{{S-end}}
{{Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1970|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1971|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1980|state=collapsed}}
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Category:People from Świdnica County
Category:People from the Province of Lower Silesia
Category:20th-century German women singers
Category:Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany