Monika Ballwein

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Monika Ballwein (born October 14, 1967 in Pyhra , Lower Austria ) is an Austrian singer, vocal coach , songwriter and choir director . She is a five-time participant in the Eurovision Song Contest for Austria, four times on stage as a background singer and most recently as a vocal coach and mentor to the winner of the 2014 Song Contest, Conchita Wurst .

Life

Monika Ballwein grew up in Lower Austria and learned to play the accordion at the age of five. At the age of 14 she performed with the gospel soul band “Cantores Dei” as a vocal soloist, for which she was later responsible for the musical direction and all arrangements . At 17, she had a TV appearance on the ORF talent show Die Große Chance . After graduating from high school in Sankt Pölten, she studied jazz singing , with instrumental and vocal pedagogy at the Franz Schubert Conservatory in Vienna .

Ballwein performed with Rainhard Fendrich , Wolfgang Ambros , Nina Hagen , Christina Stürmer , Udo Jürgens , Count Basic , Chaka Khan , Bill Ramsey , Jennifer Rush , Georg Danzer , Uwe Kröger , Marianne Mendt and the duo Luttenberger * Klug , among others . She has worked on more than 1500 song productions and lends her voice to jingles at more than 20 radio stations in Austria and Germany . She is also active as a soloist in the " Dancing Stars Orchestra" on the TV show of the same name. In October 2013 Monika Ballwein released her first specially composed single Coming home .

Vocal coach

In 2004 Monika Ballwein founded her own singing academy for language, singing and entertainment. In December 2012 she successfully completed a 3-year training course as a CVT vocal coach at the CVI in Copenhagen . She is the first authorized teacher who teaches the basics of CVT in Austria. As a vocal coach, she has worked in TV productions such as Starmania (2004, 2006 and 2008), Heroes of Tomorrow (2011), The Great Chance (2011–2013), Popstars (2007) and 2014 in Herz von Österreich . In 2006 she met Starmania Thomas Neuwirth on the ORF casting show , who appeared as the fictional character Conchita Wurst from 2011. For eight years she accompanied Tom and Conchita as a vocal and mental coach. As a vocal coach, she also worked with bands, soloists and choirs such as SheSays , Herbstrock , High South - newcomer 2013 (USA), 4 Reasons , Safere 6 , Vocal Choice , Querklang , The hitch hikers , Vocalsessions , Die 3 Extremes , The Gang Guys - Rat pack trio together. In 2005 she acted as musical coach for the German-language world premiere of the musical Romeo and Juliet at the Raimundtheater , and in 2006 for the musical “Fame” in St. Pölten and Wr. Neustadt, 2010 for the musical "The Lion King" in Stockerau and 2013 for the Uwe Kröger show - "Absolut Uwe" . In the musical Estelle , Monika Ballwein played the main role "Göttin Media" in the Ronacher 2014.

Eurovision Song Contest

Monika Ballwein took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for Austria five times , four times on stage as a background singer and most recently as a vocal coach and mentor to Conchita Wurst:

  • Song Contest 2014 with Conchita Wurst "Rise like a Phoenix"
  • Song Contest 2013 with Natalia Kelly "Shine"
  • Song Contest 2002 with Manuel Ortega in Tallinn - the song: "Say a word"
  • Song Contest 1999 with Bobbie Singer in Jerusalem - the song: "Reflections"
  • Song Contest 1997 with Bettina Soriat in Dublin - the song: "One Step"

In 2015 Monika Ballwein led the choir “Voices of Volunteers”. This was made up of volunteers from the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and made it to the finals in the ORF format The Great Chance of Choirs .

Bands

Monika Ballwein is the lead singer and musical director of the "Live Spirits" formation founded in 1997. With this she played several albums since 1998. With “Monika Ballwein and Band” she produced the album Glamourama in 2002 and Soulcircus in 2012 . Ballwein is the lead voice of the choir "Cantores Dei", for which she arranges and which she also directs.

Publications as a soloist

  • 2013: Coming home (single)
  • 2014: CD Soul Circus Concert Donauinselfest 2014
  • 2006: Duets with Georg Danzer on his last CD Träumer : Title Wonderland and De Glaub'n i hears ned .
  • 2008: Skyland
  • 2008: No trace of love on Ambros reloaded
  • 1998: Close to Eve (as Timea) on the scrapbook The eclectic Sound of Vienna

Publications

  • Ballwein, Monika: Move your voice - vocal workout for optimal vocal performance , Musikverlag Doblinger 2006. Officially recognized by the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts as a textbook for music lessons in secondary schools . ISBN 978-3-900695-85-9

Web links

Commons : Monika Ballwein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ noe.orf.at - Interview with Monika Ballwein . Article dated May 11, 2014, accessed February 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b noe.orf.at - Ballwein about sausage: "Everything perfect" . Article dated May 9, 2014, accessed February 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Franz Schubert Conservatory Vienna - Graduates ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 15, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.franzschubertkonservatorium.at
  4. ↑ GASTRO NEWS.wien: Monika Ballwein - Baronesse of Soul
  5. ↑ You Tube: Monika Ballwein at Dancing Stars
  6. ↑ TheMediaGroove: ON THE RED CHAIR with Monika BALLWEIN - Vocal Coach
  7. ↑ You Tube: "Coming home"
  8. ↑ CVT vocal coach
  9. ↑ YouTube: Monika Ballwein Backstage Starmania
  10. ↑ NÖN.at Monika Ballwein: "Everyone can sing"
  11. ↑ Puls4: Heart for Austria Interview with Monika Ballwein
  12. ↑ Puls4 CafePuls: Monika Ballwein talks about voice training with Conchita Wurst
  13. ↑ Estelle Musical
  14. ↑ Song Contest 2013 with Natalia Kelly
  15. ↑ Song Contest 2002 with Manuel Ortega
  16. ↑ Song Contest 1999 with Bobbie Singer
  17. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/de/Bettina-Soriat-One-Step/release/3790645
  18. ↑ APA: ORF Eurovision Song Contest: ORF team on a volunteer tour in all nine federal states . APA notification dated February 2, 2015, accessed February 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten: Salzburger Ensemble wins "The Great Chance of Choirs" . APA notification dated May 9, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Ball wine, Monika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian singer, vocal coach and choir director
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Pyhra , Lower Austria