Christin Henkel

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Christin Henkel (born October 11, 1984 in Meiningen ) is a German composer , author , songwriter and cabaret artist.

biography

Christin Henkel grew up in Untermaßfeld near Meiningen. She was a member of the youth choir of the Max Reger Music School in Meiningen and attended the Belvedere Castle Music High School in Weimar . She then studied film composition with Enjott Schneider and Gerd Baumann at the University of Music and Theater in Munich and wrote songs during this time, which she initially performed in live music clubs and with success in various song slams. Since 2014 appearances in various television programs such as B. NightWash , PufPaffs Happy Hour , Ladies Night , Nuhr from 18, NDR Comedy Contest, West ART , Fat Chicken Club, Satire Deluxe, Schwabing clubhouse . She mostly played solo with her own accompaniment on the piano or together with her cellist Juri Kannheiser. In 2019 she appeared at Lieder auf Banz and gave guest performances at the Deutsches Theater in Munich .

In addition to her song programs, Christin Henkel composed chamber music and orchestral works in the genres of film composition and contemporary classical music. In her 2017 book Juhu famous! Oh no, but nich ' ( Droemer Knaur ) she wrote about her own career.

Christin Henkel has two sons and lives in Munich.

Prizes and awards

  • 1st place at the singer / songwriter slams in Frankfurt, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Berlin and Munich (2013)
  • 1st place at the Singer / Songwirter annual finale in Munich (2014)
  • Thuringian national champion in song slam (2015)
  • Jury Prize and Audience Prize at the Obernburger Mühlstein (2015)
  • Silver at the Rostock cog puller (2015)
  • Nomination for the Prix ​​Pantheon (2016)
  • 4th place at the Troubadour German Song Contest (2017)
  • Prize for young songwriters from the Hanns Seidel Foundation (2019)

literature

  • Christin Henkel: Juhu, famous! Oh no, but not ' - unheard of adventures of a musician. Paperback, 271 pages, published by Knaur , January 2017
  • Troublemakers: cabaret and poetry. Paperback, 159 pages, published by Reclam , February 2018

Sound recordings

  • Klakason . Song CD in self-production (January 2014)
  • Procrastination Album ( Spinnup 2018)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hanns Seidel Foundation published on October 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Christin Henkel "KlaKaSon" - piano * cabaret * chanson. Press information from Katina Haubold, accessed on October 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Satire Deluxe Stand-Up: Christin Henkel. November 7, 2018, accessed December 19, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Playlist with music videos and live performances by Christin Henkel. YouTube, accessed October 11, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Christin Henkel: Film music from Soundcloud. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
  6. ^ "Obernburger Mühlstein for Christin Henkel", Main-Echo from October 12, 2015
  7. ↑ The 2017 winners , der-troubadour.de
  8. ↑ procrastination. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Henkel, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author, composer, singer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Meiningen