Levina (singer)
{{short description|German singer-songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name = Levina
| image = Levina 2017.jpg
| caption = Levina in May 2017
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| birth_name = Isabella Levina Lueen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|5|1}}
| birth_place = Bonn, Germany
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
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Isabella Levina Lueen (born 1 May 1991), better known mononymously as Levina ({{IPA|de|lɛˈviːna}}), is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv with the song "Perfect Life" and finished in 25th place with 6 points in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.tz.de/tv/ticker-deutsche-vorentscheid-zum-eurovision-song-contest-zr-7375865.html|title=ESC-Vorentscheid: Levina tritt gegen sich selbst an|language=de|date=9 February 2017|website=tz.de|publisher=TZ}}{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2017/02/09/germany-levina-wins-unser-song-2017-will-sing-wildfire-perfect-life-eurovision-2017/172825/|title=GERMANY: LEVINA WINS UNSER SONG 2017 AND WILL SING "WILDFIRE" OR "PERFECT LIFE" AT EUROVISION|date=9 February 2017|website=wiwibloggs.com|publisher=Wiwibloggs|last=Ko|first=Anthony}}{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/140674/germany-levina-wins-unser-song-2017|title=Germany: Levina wins Unser Song 2017|last=Laufer|first=Gil|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|date=9 February 2017}}
Life and career
Levina was born in Bonn as Isabella Lueen, and was raised in Chemnitz. She attended the Dr.-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium, and graduated with an International Baccalaureate degree from the Impington Village College in Cambridge (UK) in 2009. She then moved to London where she earned her bachelor's degree from King's College London. She splits her time between Berlin and London, where she studies music management at the London College of Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=germanys_levina_takes_her_perfect_life_to_kyiv|title=Germany's Levina takes her Perfect Life to Kyiv|date=9 February 2017|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|last=Jordan|first=Paul}}
=Eurovision Song Contest 2017=
In 2016, Levina was announced as one of the 33 shortlisted acts for Unser Song 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.de/unser_song_2017/Speed-Dating-mit-den-Kandidaten-fuer-Unser-Song-2017,casting344.html|title=Speed-Dating mit den Kandidaten für "Unser Song 2017"|work=ARD|language=de|access-date=28 December 2016}} On 6 January 2017, she was confirmed to be one of the five finalists.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.de/unser_song_2017/Deutscher-Vorentscheid-Kandidaten-stehen-fest,vorentscheid586.html|title=Diese fünf nehmen am Vorentscheid teil|website=Eurovision.de|publisher=ARD|access-date=6 January 2017|language=de}} During the show, Levina performed a cover of "When We Were Young" by Adele for the cover round.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.de/news/Vorentscheid-Kandidaten-im-ARD-Morgenmagazin,vorentscheid634.html|title=Vorentscheid: Kandidaten im ARD-Morgenmagazin|website=Eurovision.de|publisher=ARD|access-date=5 February 2017|language=de|date=4 February 2017}} She ended up advancing to the final as the sole artist left, performing the songs "Wildfire" and "Perfect Life". As the German public chose the latter as the winner, Levina performed "Perfect Life" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", she automatically advanced to the final, held on 13 May 2017.{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=Paul|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=kyiv_to_host_eurovision_2017|title=Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!|date=9 September 2016|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=11 September 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Jordan|first1=Paul|title=Semi-final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=semi-final_allocation_draw_on_monday_pots_revealed|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=25 January 2016|date=21 January 2016}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"| Unexpected
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=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| Bedroom Records
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| scope="row"| Perfect Life
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=Singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| GER {{cite web|url=http://germancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Levina&titel=Perfect+Life&cat=s|title=Levina Discography|work=German Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien}} |
| scope="row"| "Divided"
| 2016 | — | Divided |
| scope="row"| "Perfect Life"
| rowspan="2" |2017 | 28 | rowspan="2" |Unexpected |
| scope="row"| "Stop Right There"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Lows"
| rowspan="1" |2020 | — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
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| before=Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
with "Ghost"
| title=Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2017
| after=Michael Schulte
with "You Let Me Walk Alone"
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Category:German women pop singers
Category:Alumni of King's College London
Category:Musicians from Chemnitz
Category:German expatriates in England
Category:Academics of the University of West London
Category:21st-century German women singers
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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