Yvonne Catterfeld

Catterfeld was born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, then part of East Germany.{{cite web|first=Patricia|last=Dreyer|title=Meine schwere Kindheit in der DDR|url=http://www.bild.de/leute/2006/02-catterfeld-34128.bild.html|work=Bild.de|date=5 April 2006|access-date=25 October 2015}} Her father, Jürgen Catterfeld, is a foreman; her mother, Annemarie Catterfeld, is a teacher. A former athlete, Catterfeld started playing the piano and the flute at the age of 15, simultaneously taking her first dance and vocal lessons. After her high school graduation from Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium in Erfurt, she relocated to Leipzig to study pop and jazz at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre for two years.{{cite web|title=Sagen Sie jetzt nichts, Yvonne Catterfeld|url=http://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/25918/|work=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=7 August 2008 |access-date=25 October 2015}} In 1998, her seven-song debut release, entitled KIV, hit the market but found little to no recognition in the music industry.

After her studies in Leipzig, Catterfeld participated in the second season of the MDR singing competition series Stimme 2000, where she performed under her short-lived pseudonym Vivianne.{{cite web|title=Biografie — Yvonne Catterfeld|url=http://www.laut.de/Yvonne-Catterfeld|work=laut.de|access-date=25 October 2015}} Her self-written song "Whenever You Need a Friend" appeared on the show's promotional album Stimme 2000 – Die Finalisten.{{cite web|title=Various – Stimme 2000 – Die Finalisten|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Stimme-2000-Die-Finalisten/release/2412821|work=Discogs|access-date=25 October 2015}}

A critics' favorite, she finished second in the competition, losing to duo UC, consisting of singers Danny Heims and Kathrin Jantke, both of whom failed to sign a recording deal after the final show. Catterfeld, on the other hand, earned a management and recording contract with BMG sub-label Hansa Music by Stimme 2000 jury member and label boss Thomas Stein.

In 2001, Hansa released Catterfeld's first single "Bum", a re-written German uptempo version of British girl group All Saints's 1998 hit single "Never Ever", promoting her under her surname only.{{cite web|title=Catterfeld – Bum|url=http://www.discogs.com/Catterfeld-Bum/release/970422|work=Discogs|access-date=25 October 2015}} The song failed to chart however.{{cite web|title=Yvonne Catterfeld: Auf Umwegen zum Erfolg|url=http://www.eurovision.de/geschichte/catterfeld111.html|work=Eurovision.de|access-date=25 October 2015}} In support of her musical ambitions, she auditioned for a supporting role in the long-running RTL Television soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten the same year. Though generally unenthusiastic about an acting career at the time, Catterfeld accepted RTL's offer to join the cast as character Julia Blum. She first appeared on-screen in episode 2316, broadcast on 20 September 2001. Two months later, her next single "Komm zurück zu mir", a pop soul ballad, was released.{{cite web|title=Catterfeld – Komm zurück zu mir|url=http://www.discogs.com/Catterfeld-Komm-Zur%C3%BCck-Zu-Mir/master/137573|work=Discogs|access-date=25 October 2015}} A significant shift from the EDM-influenced sound of her debut single, it reached number 76 on the German Singles Chart. In 2002, Catterfeld was handpicked by musician Udo Lindenberg to appear on his 33rd album Atlantic Affairs.{{cite web|title=Udo Lindenberg – Atlantic Affairs |url=http://www.discogs.com/Udo-Lindenberg-Atlantic-Affairs/release/2496555|work=Discogs|access-date=25 October 2015}} She recorded vocals for two songs on the album, which was later re-worked into a revue in which Catterfeld co-starred. Two further singles released by Catterfeld, "Niemand sonst" and "Gefühle", both reached the top forty of the German Singles Chart in 2002.

In March 2003, "Für dich" was released. Composed by Dieter Bohlen and re-written for Catterfeld, the pop ballad was heavily promoted on GZSZ. Upon its release it became an instant success, reaching the top of charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Soap-Star holt Pole Position bei den deutschen Singles|url=http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/soap-star-holt-pole-position-bei-den-deutschen-singles/133770|work=MusikWoche. Mediabiz|date=14 May 2003|access-date=25 October 2015|archive-date=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109095256/http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/soap-star-holt-pole-position-bei-den-deutschen-singles/133770|url-status=dead}} One of the best-selling singles of 2003, it sold 250,000 copies within three days and was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).{{cite web|title=Porträt einer Sauberfrau|url=http://www.stern.de/kultur/film/yvonne-catterfeld-portraet-einer-sauberfrau-3288586.html|work=Stern.de|date=8 November 2005|access-date=25 October 2015}} In May 2003, Catterfeld's debut album Meine Welt was released. A collection of pop songs and soul ballads with elements of contemporary R&B and dance, it debuted on top of the German Albums Chart and reached the top five in Austria and Switzerland, eventually going platinum.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Yvonne+Catterfeld?sort=entry&type=longplay|title=Chartvelfolgung / Yvonne Catterfeld / Longplay|language=de|publisher=musicline.de PhonoNet|access-date=27 March 2010}} In October 2003, Mariah Carey invited Catterfeld to be the opening act for the German leg of her Charmbracelet World Tour in Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich.{{cite web|title=Yvonne Catterfeld: Warum sprach Mariah nicht mit ihr?|url=http://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/yvonne-catterfeld-warum-sprach-mariah-nicht-mit-ihr|work=Berliner Zeitung|date=15 October 2003|access-date=25 October 2015}} Also in 2003, Catterfeld hosted the MDR singing competition Lucky Star 2003,{{cite web|title=In Hoyerswerda wird der "Lucky Star" gesucht|url=http://www.lr-online.de/regionen/hoyerswerda/In-Hoyerswerda-wird-der-laquo-Lucky-Star-raquo-gesucht;art1060,48661|work=Lausitzer Rundschau|date=18 December 2002|access-date=25 October 2015}} and became a regular co-host on the music event series The Dome.{{cite web|first=Sylvia|last=Leese|title=The Dome: Catterfeld schmeißt hin!|url=http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/yvonne---ben-gehen-getrennte-wege-the-dome--catterfeld-schmeisst-hin-,8259702,4086014.html|work=Berliner Kurier|date=4 April 2005|access-date=25 October 2015}}

In 2004, Catterfeld voiced angelfish Angie in the German version of DreamWorks' animated comedy film Shark Tale.{{cite web|title=Yvonne Catterfeld synchronisiert "Shark Tale"|url=http://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/yvonne-catterfeld-synchronisiert-shark-tale|work=Berliner Zeitung|date=15 October 2003|access-date=25 October 2015}} "Du hast mein Herz gebrochen", the lead single from her second album, was released in January 2004 and became another number-one success for Catterfeld. Parent album Farben meiner Welt, was released two months later and reached the top ten on the charts. While not as commercially successful as its predecessor, it produced two further singles, both of which entered the top twenty and top thirty, respectively. After several breaks from filming, in late 2004, Catterfeld announced that she would permanently leave Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten to concentrate on her music career. Her last appearance was broadcast on 15 February 2005.{{cite web|title=Von der Soap in die Charts!|url=http://www.rp-online.de/kultur/musik/von-der-soap-in-die-charts-aid-1.1608820|work=RP-Online.de|date=11 February 2005|access-date=25 October 2015}}

File:Yvonne Catterfeld 477.jpg In March 2005, Unterwegs, Catterfeld's third album, was released. It debuted at number one the German Albums Chart and produced the top five single "Glaub an mich". Unterwegs was later certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Following its release, Catterfeld ended her management contract with longtime mentor Veronika Jarzombek.{{cite web|first=Franziska |last=v. Mutius |title=Veronika Jarzombek: "Ich beteilige mich nicht an dieser Schlammschlacht"!|url=http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/leute/article104464283/Veronika-Jarzombek-Ich-beteilige-mich-nicht-an-dieser-Schlammschlacht.html|work=Berliner Morgenpost|date=12 June 2005|access-date=25 October 2015}} In November of the same year, she began starring as fictional central character Countess Sophie von Ahlen in the historical telenovela Sophie – Braut wider Willen. Broadcast to uneven ratings on Das Erste, the series was cancelled in March 2006 after 65 episodes only.{{cite web|first=Thomas |last=Lückerath |title=Erster Telenovela-Flop ist amtlich: ARD stoppt "Sophie – Braut wider Willen"|url=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/5806/erster_telenovelaflop_ist_amtlich_ard_stoppt_sophie__braut_wider_willen/|work=DWDL.de|date=9 December 2005|access-date=25 October 2015}}

In October 2006, the singer released her fourth studio album, Aura. Mousse T., Walter Afanasieff, and Max Herre contributed to the project which took Catterfeld's work further into the R&B genre and introduced an adult contemporary edge to her pop sound.{{cite web|first=Eberhard|last=Dobler|title=Yvonne ist jetzt eigenständig und verwendet Scratches|url=http://www.laut.de/Yvonne-Catterfeld/Alben/Aura-15555|work=laut.de|access-date=25 October 2015}} Upon its release, Aura debuted and peaked at number ten on the German Albums Chart, marking her lowest-charting album yet. While lead single "Erinner mich, dich zu vergessen" became her fourth top ten hit, the album's second and final single "Die Zeit ist reif" failed to reach the upper half of the German Singles Chart. In November, Catterfeld filmed the RTL television film {{ill|The Secret of the Königssee|de|Das Geheimnis des Königssees}}, a thriller inspired by English author Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca.{{cite web| url=http://www.moviepilot.de/news/yvonne-catterfeld-waere-beinah-ertrunken-104714 | title=Yvonne Catterfeld wäre beinah ertrunken | first=Crib |last=Ber | publisher=Moviepilot | date=30 December 2009 | access-date=20 August 2013}} The film was not released until 2008.

In 2007, she co-starred with Stephan Luca in the romantic comedy Wenn Liebe doch so einfach wär. The television film garnered strong ratings upon its premiere,{{cite web| url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/23197/pr-sei-dank-sehr-gute-quoten-fuer-catterfeld-film | title=PR sei Dank: Sehr gute Quoten für Catterfeld-Film | first=Manuel |last=Weis | publisher=Quotenmeter.de| date=31 October 2007 | access-date=20 August 2015}} but received mixed to negative reviews from critics.{{cite web| url=http://www.tvspielfilm.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/wenn-liebe-doch-so-einfach-waer,1318412,ApplicationMovie.html | title=TV-Schmonzette mit Yvonne Catterfeld| publisher=TVSpielfilm.de |language=de| access-date=20 October 2015}} The same year, Catterfeld made a cameo appearance as herself in Til Schweiger's Rabbit Without Ears, which became a surprise box-office hit and has since ranked among the most successful German films in Germany since the beginning of the audience census in 1968.{{cite web|date=21 April 2008|title=Keinohrhasen feiert sechs Millionen Zuschauer|work=Kinozeit|url=http://www.kino-zeit.de/news/artikel/9423_keinohrhasen-feiert-sechs-millionen-zuschauer.html|access-date=13 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016081536/http://www.kino-zeit.de/news/artikel/9423_keinohrhasen-feiert-sechs-millionen-zuschauer.html|archive-date=16 October 2008}}{{cite web|title=Keinohrhasen review|author=Carsten Baumgardt|language=de|work=Filmstarts|url=http://filmstarts.de/kritiken/82330-Keinohrhasen.html|access-date=29 December 2008}} In 2008, Catterfeld had a supporting role in comedy film U-900, a big screen parody of Wolfgang Petersen's epic war film Das Boot (1981). The satire was universally panned by critics.{{cite web| url=http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/u-900,3099600,ApplicationMovie.html | title=U-900: Kritik| publisher=Cinema.de |language=de| access-date=20 October 2015}}

Catterfeld's first project of 2009 was the police thriller Schatten der Gerechtigkeit co-starring Richy Müller. The film was well received by critics.{{cite web|title=Schatten der Gerechtigkeit: Kritik|url=http://www.tvspielfilm.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/schatten-der-gerechtigkeit,3862515,ApplicationMovie.html |language=de|publisher=TVSpielfilm.de|access-date=27 March 2010}} {{ill|Volcano (2009 film)|de|3=Vulkan (Film)|lt=Volcano}}, a two-part disaster film about volcanic caldera lake Laacher See, was broadcast to generally mixed reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/fernsehen/article4865237/RTL-laesst-die-Eifel-in-die-Luft-fliegen.html|first=Torsten|last=Thissen|title=RTL lässt die Eifel in die Luft fliegen|language=de|publisher=Die Welt|access-date=27 March 2010|date=16 October 2010}} It was awarded a German Television Award the following year. Engel sucht Liebe, a Christmas comedy film, inspired by Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire (1987), was broadcast to moderate ratings.{{cite web|url=http://kress.de/tagesdienst/detail/beitrag/101455-der-kress-quotencheck-mittermeier-draengelt-sich-nach-vorn.html|title=Der kress-Quotencheck: Mittermeier drängelt sich nach vorn|work=kress |language=de|publisher=Kress.de|access-date=27 March 2010|date=2 December 2009}} Also in 2009, Catterfeld had a minor role in Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book, a children's film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, and again played herself in Til Schweiger's Rabbit Without Ears 2. Because of her resemblance to actress Romy Schneider, she had also been cast to play the title role in the Warner Bros. film Eine Frau wie Romy.{{cite web|url = http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kino/0,1518,druck-534779,00.html|title = Ein Soap-Sternchen gibt den Weltstar|access-date = 14 February 2008|last = Sander|first = Daniel|date = 12 February 2008|publisher = Der Spiegel|language = de}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/yvonne-catterfeld-spielt-romy-schneider-ich-hatte-eine-gaensehaut-1.274392 |title=Ich hatte eine Gänsehaut |access-date=14 February 2008 |date=12 February 2008 |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612112239/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/yvonne-catterfeld-spielt-romy-schneider-ich-hatte-eine-gaensehaut-1.274392 |archive-date=12 June 2010 }} The project was cancelled in July 2009.[http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/romy-schneider-film-catterfeld-sagt-projekt-ab_aid_420863.html?drucken=1 "Catterfeld sagt Projekt ab"], Focus, 27 July 2009 {{in lang|de}}

File:Das Leben ist zu lang (Österreichpremiere 2010.09.01) Yvonne Catterfeld 1.jpg in September 2010]] In March 2010, Catterfeld released her fifth album Blau im Blau on Columbia Records. Taking Catterfeld's work further toward an adult audience, it was recorded with smaller group of musicians. A moderate commercial success, Blau im Blau reached number 37 on the German Albums Chart. Its same-title lead single, the only track lifted from the album, failed to peak within the top fifty of the German Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/YVONNE+CATTERFELD/single?sort=entry|title=Chartverfolgung / Yvonne Catterfeld / Single|language=de|publisher=musicline.de PhonoNet|access-date=27 March 2010}} Also in 2010, Catterfeld appeared in the Sat.1 television film Die Frau des Schläfers, in which she played a call centre operator, whose son is abducted by his Iran father. The drama was broadcast to strong ratings.{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainment-news-blog.de/die-frau-des-schlaefers-sat1-und-yvonne-catterfeld-punkten-mit-einschaltquoten/|title=Die Frau des Schläfers: Sat1 und Yvonne Catterfeld punkten mit Einschaltquoten|language=de|publisher=Entertainment-Gossip.de|access-date=13 November 2015}} Catterfeld portrayed a soap opera actress in Dani Levy's comedy film {{Ill|Life Is Too Long|de|Das Leben ist zu lang}}, which received a theatrical release in late 2010. The project garnered largely mixed reviews by critics, who called it "enjoyable and exhausting at once."{{cite news|first=Thomas E.|last=Schmidt |url=http://www.zeit.de/2010/35/Das-Leben-ist-zu-lang/|title=Netter Normalversager|language=de|newspaper=Die Zeit|date=26 October 2010|access-date=13 November 2015}}

In 2011, the compilation album The Best of Yvonne Catterfeld – Von Anfang bis jetzt was released. The same year, Catterfeld had a role in the Channel 4 period mini series The Promise, written and directed by Peter Kosminsky. The serial praised by critics,Christina Patterson, [https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/christina-patterson/christina-patterson-israel-needs-its-friends-more-than-ever-2222647.html Israel needs its friends more than ever], The Independent, 23 February 2011 and earned nominations for both the British Academy Television Awards 2011 and the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2011 in the category of best drama serial.[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/apr/26/bafta-tv-awards-2011-nominations Bafta TV awards 2011: nominations in full], The Guardian, 26 April 2011[http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-announces-shortlist-programme-awards-2011 RTS announces shortlist for the Programme Awards 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404180012/http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-announces-shortlist-programme-awards-2011 |date=4 April 2012 }}, Royal Television Society, 28 February 2012 Also in 2011, she starred as Lotte Hass alongside Benjamin Sadler in the film {{ill|The Girl at on the Ocean Floor|de|Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund}} about the first dive of Austrian biologist and diving pioneer Hans Hass in 1950. Broadcast in 2011 on ZDF and ORF, it became a rating success and earned Catterfeld favorable reviews for her performance.{{cite web|first=Jan |last=Schlüter|url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/cms/?p1=n&p2=53715&p3=|title=Catterfeld bringt ZDF starke Quoten|language=de|publisher=Quotenmeter.de|date=9 November 2012|access-date=13 November 2015}} Catterfeld reunited with Stephan Luca for Am Ende die Hoffnung (2010), a romantic drama revolving around German submarine U-864 in World War II. Filmed in Berlin and Norway, the television film became a mediocre rating success for its network.{{cite web|first=Uwe|last=Mantel|url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/cms/?p1=n&p2=53715&p3=|title=Von wegen Event: Catterfeld-Film bei Sat.1 schwach|language=de|publisher=Quotenmeter.de|date=19 October 2011|access-date=13 November 2015}}

Catterfeld's only project of 2012 was Plötzlich 70!. A fantasy comedy about a young woman who ages to retirement age overnight, the actress had to go through four hours of make-up each day to fit the character. Upon its broadcast, the film became a lukewarm critical and commercial success.{{cite web|first=Jan |last=Schlüter|url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/cms/?p1=n&p2=54828&p3=|title=Primetime-Check: Dienstag, 7. Februar 2012|language=de|publisher=Quotenmeter.de|date=8 February 2012|access-date=13 November 2015}} The following year, Catterfeld appeared in Sputnik (2013), a children's film set days before the fall of the Berlin Wall. It received a positive reception from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/kino/article121135437/Es-war-nicht-alles-schlecht-in-der-DDR.html |first=Michael |last=Pilz |title=Es war nicht alles schlecht in der DDR |language=de|publisher=Die Welt|access-date=3 October 2013|date=16 October 2010}} She had bigger roles in the ZDF musical film Nur eine Nacht opposite Pasquale Aleardi and the ensemble disaster film {{ill|Heroes (2013 film)|de|Helden – Wenn dein Land dich braucht|lt=Heroes}}. While the former became a critical and commercial flop,{{cite web|first=Sidney|last=Schering|url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/64208/zdf-musical-stimmt-sehr-leise-toene-an=|title=ZDF-Musical stimmt sehr leise Töne an|language=de|publisher=Quotenmeter.de|date=7 June 2013|access-date=15 November 2015}} Heroes earned strong ratings though it was mostly panned by critics.{{cite web|first=Manuel|last=Weis|url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/66537/helden-vernichtende-kritiken-starke-quoten|title="Helden": Vernichtende Kritiken, starke Quoten|language=de|publisher=Quotenmeter.de|date=7 June 2013|access-date=15 November 2015}} In November 2013, Catterfeld's sixth album Lieber so was released. It debuted at number twenty-one on the German Albums Chart, marking her sixth consecutive top forty entry.

File:Yvonne Catterfeld 2.jpg film premiere in 2014]]

Catterfeld rejected the offer to appear in Fast & Furious 6 (2013) to portray a princess in the Franco-German romantic film Beauty and the Beast starring Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel.{{cite web |url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/rolle-in-fast-furious-abgesagt-yvonne-catterfeld-erteilt-vin-diesel-einen-korb_id_3801023.html|title=Catterfeld sagte Rolle in "Fast & Furious 6" ab|date=26 April 2014|access-date=11 November 2015|publisher=Focus.de}} The film was screened out of competition at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival,{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_21396.html |title=Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete |access-date=15 January 2014 |work=berlinale}} and released to positive reviews, becoming a box office success. It was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Best European Film at the 27th European Film Awards,{{cite web |url=http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/home/154183 |title=EFA Opens Vote for People's Choice Award |access-date=4 September 2014 |work=European Film Academy}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=262454 |title=European Film Academy opens vote for People's Choice Award 2014 |access-date=4 September 2014 |work=Cineuropa|date=September 2014 }} and received three nominations at the 40th César Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frances-cesar-awards-nominations-announced-767682|title=Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Kristen Stewart Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees |access-date=31 January 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=28 January 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2015-cesar-awards-winners-list-775695|title=Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History |access-date=24 February 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=20 February 2015 }} Also in 2014, Catterfeld starred in the lead role of Amelia in the television films Zwischen Himmel und hier and Mein ganzes halbes Leben, which she had filmed back-to-back in Ireland the year before.{{cite web |url=http://www.gala.de/lifestyle/entertainment/tv/yvonne-catterfeld-dreharbeiten-in-dublin_935389.html|title=Dreharbeiten in Dublin |access-date=11 November 2015 |date=15 May 2013|publisher=Gala.de}} Based on a treatment by Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern, the films were broadcast to strong ratings as part of ZDF's Herzkino series.{{cite web|first=Marcel|last=Pohlig|title=Tatort" triumphiert, RTL & ProSieben überzeugend|url=http://www.dwdl.de/zahlenzentrale/44905/tatort_triumphiert_rtl_und_prosieben_gut/|work=DWDL.de|date=3 March 2014|access-date=25 October 2015}} She also appeared in the film adaptation of Dora Heldt's 2013 novel Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Sie haben gewonnen!, which became another commercial success,{{cite web|first=Uwe|last=Mantel|title="Topmodels" schlagen sich am Sonntag wacker|url=http://www.dwdl.de/zahlenzentrale/45722/topmodels_schlagen_sich_wacker_am_sonntagabend/|work=DWDL.de|date=5 May 2014|access-date=25 October 2014}} and had a minor role in the comedy film Bocksprünge.{{cite web|first=Julia|last=Dreier|title="Bocksprünge": Und Udo? Der macht Kaffee|url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/kino-rezensionen/bockspruenge-und-udo-der-macht-kaffee--94935379.html|work=Badische Zeitung|date=19 November 2014|access-date=15 November 2015}}

In mid-2015, Catterfeld participated in the second season of the reality television series Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert, the German version of the series The Best Singers. Her appearance on the show was accompanied by the re-release of Lieber so, which eventually surpassed its initial peak and reached number eight on the German Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album in a decade. Her rendition of Andreas Bourani's song "Hey" reached the top twenty in Germany based on downloads alone and became highest-charting release in years.{{cite web|url=http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/kultur/detail/-/specific/Yvonne-Catterfeld-8222-Ich-komme-aus-einer-sehr-kleinen-Welt-8220-1248263265/|title=Yvonne Catterfeld: "Ich komme aus einer sehr kleinen Welt"|language=de|publisher=Thüringer Allgemeine|date=29 August 2015|access-date=13 November 2015}} In August, Catterfeld represented Thuringia in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 with her single "Lieber so", placing third in the contest with 114 points.{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Bundesvision: 2015 Participants Announced|url=http://eurovoix.com/2015/05/13/bundesvision-2015-participants-announced/|website=eurovoix.com|publisher=TV Total|access-date=13 May 2015|date=13 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremen-stadtreport_artikel,-Revolverheld-holen-Titel-nach-Bremen-_arid,948071.html|title=Revolverheld holen Titel nach Bremen|date=21 September 2014|work=Weser-Kurier|language=de|trans-title=Revolverheld take title to Bremen|access-date=12 April 2015}}

Catterfeld starred alongside Eliza Bennett, Rosemary Harris, and Matthew Macfadyen in the international co-production The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music, released in November 2015. A remake of the 1956 German film that in turn inspired the Broadway musical The Sound of Music (1959) and the 1965 film of the same name, she plays Maria von Trapp, the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Critics dismissed the film as "clichéd heimatfilm".{{cite web|url=http://www.rp-online.de/kultur/film/kinokritiken/kinostart-die-trapp-familie-ein-leben-fuer-die-musik-aid-1.5552874|publisher=RP-Online.de|language=de|title=Die Geschichte der Trapps als kitschiger Heimatfilm|date=12 November 2015|access-date=15 November 2015}} In 2016, Catterfeld appeared in the role of Nora Pilaster in the ZDF mini series A Dangerous Fortune, based on British author Ken Follett's 1993 novel A Dangerous Fortune.{{cite web|title=ZDF bringt Ken Folletts "Die Pfeiler der Macht" auf den |publisher=Quotenmeter.de|language=de|url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/73354/zdf-bringt-ken-folletts-die-pfeiler-der-macht-auf-den-schirm|date=25 September 2014|access-date=15 November 2015}} The same year, she began starring in the ARD police procedural television series Wolfsland opposite Götz Schubert,{{cite web|title="Wolfsland - Das heilige Grab" (AT): Yvonne Catterfeld und Götz Schubert ermitteln erneut in Görlitz und Umgebung|date=9 May 2018 |publisher=Presseportal.de|language=de|url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7880/3939015|access-date=21 May 2019}} and served as a coach on the sixth season of the television series The Voice of Germany. In 2017, Catterfeld released her seventh album Guten Morgen Freiheit. Her highest-charting album since Unterwegs (2005), it debuted at number four on the Austrian and German Albums Chart, respectively, and peaked at number seven in Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Guten Morgen Freiheit|work=iTunes. Apple (DE)|date=10 March 2017 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/guten-morgen-freiheit/id1180662019|access-date=21 May 2019}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 2019, after three season with the show, Catterfeld announced her departure from The Voice.{{cite web|title=Yvonne Catterfeld verkündet Abschied von "The Voice of Germany"|date=6 May 2019 |publisher=The-Voice-of-Germany.de|language=de|url=https://www.the-voice-of-germany.de/video/yvonne-catterfeld-verkuendet-abschied-von-the-voice-of-germany-clip|access-date=21 May 2019}}

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From 2004 to 2007 Catterfeld had a relationship with actor Wayne Carpendale.{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/ausgeturtelt-catterfeld-und-carpendale-haben-sich-getrennt-a-512947.html|title=Ausgeturtelt: Catterfeld und Carpendale haben sich getrennt|language=de|publisher=Abendzeitung-Muenchen.de|date=23 October 2007|access-date=13 November 2015}} In late 2007, she started dating author and actor Oliver Wnuk, after having met on the set of their film U-900. Their son, Charlie, was born on 19 April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.saengerin-bringt-kind-zur-welt-yvonne-catterfeld-und-oliver-wnuk-im-babyglueck.f96ef6e9-bd5e-4d4f-b728-0e8f3b633f09.html|title=Yvonne Catterfeld und Oliver Wnuk im Babyglück|language=de|publisher=Abendzeitung-Muenchen.de|date=22 April 2014|access-date=13 November 2015}}

They filed for divorce in 2021.

{{main|Yvonne Catterfeld discography}}

• Meine Welt (2003)
• Farben meiner Welt (2004)
• Unterwegs (2005)
• Aura (2006)
• Blau im Blau (2010)
• Lieber so (2013)
• Guten Morgen Freiheit (2017)
• Change (2021)
• Move (2025)

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