May Cocopelli

Mai Cocopelli (* 1975 in Upper Austria ) is an Austrian children's songwriter and music teacher.

Life

The musician from Lake Attersee (Austria) has performed German-language children's songs since the 1990s . During this time, 12 albums were created. Since 2007, the composer and multi-instrumentalist has won the WDR and Unicef children's song competition in Cologne, and in 2010 and 2017 the ISC (International Songwriting Competition) in Nashville / USA. In 2014 she received the German Rock and Pop Prize for the best children's song album for her space CD .

She has been writing songs for children since she was 15. She was trained as a kindergarten teacher and studied the two main subjects elementary music education and guitar at Bruckner University .

Discography

2002 Floh & So , buzo records
2005 Im Wundergarten , buzo records
2007 children's songs 1 , buzo records
2010 May Cocopelli & the little yogi - 1st children's yoga CD, buzo records
2010 When Winter Comes - Double CD, Cocopelli Music
2013 Space & Back - Elementary School CD, Cocopelli Music
2014 Cocopelli Kanga - Best of CD, Cocopelli Music
2015 Sing, Little Yogi - 2nd Children's Yoga CD, Cocopelli Music
2017 Today's your day - English CD, Cocopelli Music
2017 In the music room No. 1 - Kindergarten CD, Cocopelli Music
2018 In the Music Room No. 2 - Primary School CD, Cocopelli Music
2019 In the music room No. 3 - Kindergarten and primary school CD, Cocopelli Music

Awards

2007: 1st prize in the children's song competition of the WDR5 and UNICEF ("Pirate song")
2008: Winner of the children's song competition of the Nürnberger Nachrichten (song "Friends")
2009: Finalist ISC Nashville Category Nursery Rhyme (Song "Bug in your Ear")
2009: Honorable Mention, People's Voice ISC Nashville
2009: 1st prize at the nursery rhyme competition of the Nürnberger Nachrichten (song 1000 sounds )
2010: Winner of the children's song competition of the Nürnberger Nachrichten (song "Starke Tiere")
2013: 1st prize children's song competition Hamburg (subject: tolerance, song "We are here")
2014: 1st place "German Rock and Pop Prize" for the "Best Children's Song Album" (space CD)
2015: Prize winner at the nursery rhyme competition of the Nürnberger Nachrichten (song "Yes, that works")
2016: Semi-finalist at ISC Nashville, category children's songs (song "Rainbow")
2017: Finalist ISC Nashville in the children's song category (song "Today's your day")
2018: Semi-Finalist ISC Nashville Category Nursery Rhyme (Song "Pirates")
2018: 1st place at the German Children's Song Award from Geraldino and the Nürnberger Nachrichten (song "Today is Halloween")
2019: Nomination for the Leopold Media Prize 2019/2020 with the CD "Im Musikzimmer Nr. 2" ·

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Portrait at Kulturhaus Emailwerk May 9, 2018, accessed on July 1, 2020.
↑ Previous Winners. In: songwritingcompetition.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020 (English).
↑ Jo Seuss: Mai Cocopelli enchants at the children's music festival. In: Nürnberger Nachrichten. October 12, 2009, accessed June 20, 2020 .
↑ Children's Songs from May Cocopelli. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
^ Association of German Music Schools eV: In the music room No. 2 - Recommended by the VdM - Association of German Music Schools. Accessed on May 13, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cocopelli, May
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian children's songwriter and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Upper Austria

[1] Portrait at Kulturhaus Emailwerk May 9, 2018, accessed on July 1, 2020.

[2] Previous Winners. In: songwritingcompetition.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020 (English).

[3] Jo Seuss: Mai Cocopelli enchants at the children's music festival. In: Nürnberger Nachrichten. October 12, 2009, accessed June 20, 2020 .

[4] Children's Songs from May Cocopelli. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .

[5] Association of German Music Schools eV: In the music room No. 2 - Recommended by the VdM - Association of German Music Schools. Accessed on May 13, 2020 .