Ivy Quainoo
Ivy Quainoo (born August 25, 1992 in Berlin ) is a German pop singer of Ghanaian descent. In February 2012 she won the first season of the singing talent show The Voice of Germany .
Private life
Ivy Quainoo was born in Berlin-Neukölln as the daughter of a Ghanaian, who left the family before she was born, and a Ghanaian. She and her older sister grew up with their mother in Neukölln. Quainoo attended a Neukölln school up to the seventh grade, then switched to the Schiller Oberschule in Berlin-Charlottenburg , where she graduated from high school in 2011 . Towards the end of her school days, Quainoo attended the stage arts school in Berlin-Kreuzberg for two years . In 2015 she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, an acting school in New York.
The Voice of Germany 2012
After graduating from high school, Quainoo applied to the German singing casting show The Voice of Germany . There she decided on the group that was coached by Sascha Vollmer and Alec Völkel , the two front men of the band The BossHoss . In the live shows of the show, Quainoo was the only participant in the TV show to be voted on by viewers every time. In the final show on February 10, 2012, she received 33.65% of the combined votes from telephone voting and number of song downloads, leaving the three other finalists behind.
Career
A few weeks after the finale, Ivy Quainoo appeared in the TV shows Harald Schmidt Show and Understand Fun to introduce her single Do You Like What You See . On March 2, 2012, her first album Ivy was released . After its release, Quainoo went on a radio tour and appeared on the music show The Dome . On March 22nd, she was a guest at the Echo Awards 2012 and sang the song Valerie with Aura Dione , Ina Müller , Caro Emerald and Dionne Bromfield in honor of Amy Winehouse .
When ProSieben celebrity boxing presented Quainoo her new single You Got Me before they even at the Duftstars -Verleihung and Sat1 morning TV show singing. The accompanying music video was shot in Copenhagen and released on May 18th. In 2012 she played concerts in Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt am Main on her Germany tour.
On June 7th, 2012 Quainoo performed at the finale of Germany's Next Topmodel and sang her single Break Away . On July 15, 2012, she performed at the Bluetone Festival in Straubing .
For the comedy Mann does was Mann kann Quainoo released the title song “Men Do What They Can” on October 11, 2012 at the same time as the cinema release. For the mini-series Die Tore der Welt she recorded the song Who You Are with Stanfour . On November 16, 2012, Quainoo released their album Ivy as a "Deluxe Gold Edition". In the second live show of the 2nd season of The Voice of Germany on November 23, 2012, she performed her song Who You Are .
On March 21, 2013, Quainoo won the Echo in the category Best Female Rock / Pop National .
On September 6, 2013 Quainoo's first single Wildfires (Light it Up) was released from their second album. She sang this song on the TV show Schlag den Raab . The album of the same name, Wildfires , was released on September 27, 2013. She presented it on the TV show Promi Big Brother and at the award ceremony of the Golden Hen . In October 2013, Quainoo accompanied Olly Murs as a special guest on his Germany tour and received the music award in the “Newcomer National 2013” category at the Radio 7 Charity Night.
On November 29, 2013, she released her second single Atomic , which she sang at the start of the live shows for the third season of The Voice of Germany .
Around two years later, in November 2015, she published a cover version of Mirrors by Justin Timberlake on Youtube and Soundcloud from 2013. In mid-November 2017, she played three club concerts in Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin.
On February 22, 2018, she took part in the TV show Our Song for Lisbon , the German preliminary decision for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest .
Others
Ivy Quainoo shot commercials for the organization I want Europe and the automobile manufacturer Volkswagen . Since February 2013 she has been the new ambassador for the school campaign Together for Africa . In July 2013, Quainoo ran down the catwalk for Rebekka Ruétz at Berlin Fashion Week .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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| 2012 | Ivy |
DE5  (23 weeks)DE |
AT11 (16 weeks) AT |
CH10 (9 weeks) CH |
First published: March 2nd, 2012
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2013 | Wildfires |
DE40 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: September 27, 2013
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
|
AT
|
CH
|
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| 2012 | Do You Like What You See Ivy |
DE2 (15 weeks)DE |
AT8 (14 weeks) AT |
CH12 (6 weeks) CH |
First published: February 17th, 2012
Sales: + 150,000 |
| You got me ivy |
DE31 (6 weeks) DE |
AT61 (2 weeks) AT |
CH61 (1 week) CH |
First published: June 8, 2012
|
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| Who You Are Ivy |
DE49 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 16, 2012
feat. Stanfour |
|
| 2013 | Wildfires (Light it Up) Wildfires |
DE44 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: September 6, 2013
|
| Atomic Wildfires |
- | - | - |
First published: November 29, 2013
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| 2018 | House on Fire | - | - | - |
First published: February 20, 2018
Song for the German preliminary decision of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 |
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
 platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
|
2 × gold2
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- | 250,000 | musikindustrie.de |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
|
- | ||
Tours
Solo tour
- 2012: Ivy Quainoo Tour
- 2014: Wildfires Live Tour
- 2017: Ivy Quainoo Live2017
Special guest
Awards and nominations
| Tabular overview of awards and nominations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | Award | For | category | result |
| 2012 | Napster fan award | Ivy Quainoo | Musician | Nominated |
| Wild and Young Award | Best starter (bronze) | Won | ||
| Do You Like What You See | Best single | Nominated | ||
| Ivy | Best album | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | echo | Ivy Quainoo | Artist Rock / Pop National | Won |
| Best Newcomer National | Nominated | |||
| Napster fan award | Musician | Nominated | ||
| Radio Prize Seven | Best newcomer 2013 | Won | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ PopHistory: August 25 , in: radiorundehamm.de (accessed October 5, 2013).
- ^ TV night review: "The Voice of Germany": The new Lena is called Ivy , in: sueddeutsche.de (accessed on October 5, 2013).
- ^ "The Voice of Germany": Ivy Quainoo can only win , in: berliner-zeitung.de (accessed on October 5, 2013).
- ↑ Star database: Ivy Quainoo , in: prosieben.de (accessed on October 5, 2013).
- ↑ Bluetone: Ivy Quainoo , in: bluetone.de (accessed October 5, 2013).
- ↑ She is the "voice of Germany" Ivy: She never saw her father , in: bild.de (accessed October 5, 2013).
- ↑ The last question: Ivy Quainoo, singer: Are you a rampage pig, Ms. Quainoo? , in: morgenpost.de (accessed October 5, 2013).
- ↑ Academy in Kreuzberg: Young artists rehearse a big performance ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: qiez.de (accessed October 5, 2013).
- ^ The Voice high-flyer Ivy Quainoo goes to New York , July 11, 2015
- ↑ Ivy Quainoo is "The Voice of Germany". In: Berliner Kurier . February 10, 2012, accessed February 11, 2012 .
- ↑ The Voice of Germany - Tonight Ivy Quainoo is Harald Schmidt's guest | CastingShow-News.de. Accessed December 26, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Program overview - Thursday, December 26th, 2019. December 26, 2019, accessed December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Ivy Quainoo: Everything about the debut album of “The Voice” winner. February 29, 2012, accessed March 1, 2012 .
- ^ Ivy Quainoo: Your first album will be released on Friday. February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012 .
- ↑ http://www.rtl2.de/91430.html
- ↑ Dionne Bromfield - Valerie (Echo Awards 2012)
- ↑ LooMee editorial team: Promiboxen 2012: Ivy Quainoo live with 'You got me'. In: LooMee TV. April 1, 2012, accessed on December 26, 2019 (German).
- ^ Ivy Quainoo | Begin. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
- ^ Ivy Quainoo | Events. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
- ^ Ivy Quainoo and Jan Josef Liefers with new songs on the soundtrack album. In: klatsch-tratsch.de. September 14, 2012, accessed December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Video. July 2, 2013, accessed December 26, 2019 .
- ^ Ivy Quainoo Official: Mirrors. November 5, 2015, accessed December 28, 2016 .
- ↑ NDR: ESC preliminary decision: These are the candidates. Retrieved December 29, 2017 .
- ↑ I want Europe ( Memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Celsius brings Volkswagen and Ivy Quainoo together
- ↑ Singer Ivy Quainoo new ambassador for schools - Together for Africa ( Memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Ivy Quainoo is modeling at Berlin Fashion Week. July 2, 2013, accessed December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH
- ↑ http://www.loomee-tv.de/2012/04/promiboxen-2012-ivy-quainoo-live-mit-you-got-me/
- ↑ a b Video: Napster Fan Price
- ↑ WAYA 2012: All winners ( Memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ https://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/musik/echo-2013/preistraeger/index.html
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=745390102143335&set=a.637262552956091.1073741825.322480397767643&type=1&theater
- ↑ http://www.ulm-news.de/weblog/ulm-news/view/dt/3/article/23713/Radio_7_CharityNight_erreich_neuen_Spendenrekord_-_-Uuml-ber_100_000_Euro_f-uuml-r_die_-bdquo-Drachenkinder-ldquo-.html
Web links
- Ivy Quainoo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Quainoo's website on facebook
- the-voice-of-germany.de: Ivy Quainoo
- Ivy Quainoo's Twitter account
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quainoo, Ivy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop singer of Ghanaian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin-Neukölln , Germany |