Monika Martin

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Monika Martin at Die Große Schlager-Hitparade 2017 in Erkner

Monika Martin (born May 7, 1962 in Graz ; bourgeois: Ilse Bauer ) is an Austrian singer in the field of hit and popular music .

Career

After graduating from the Graz School of Applied Arts , Monika Martin studied art history and folklore , later solo singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz . From 1986 to 1992 she was the lead singer of the dance band "Heart Breakers" and recorded a CD with the group in 1990 ("I thank you for that"). In the same year she earned her doctorate at the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz for Dr. phil. In 1995 Monika Martin got her own record deal and had her first hit in 1996 with “La Luna Blu”. The title reached second place in the Austrian preliminary decision at the 1996 Grand Prix of Folk Music (then 6th place internationally). At the Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1997 , with the title “Always only longing”, she again came second in the Austrian preliminary decision (again, internationally, 6th place).

In January 1998 she won the super hit parade on ZDF. Her title "Klinge mein Lied" achieved gold status in 1999. In 2000 she recorded the title "My Love" with the Nockalm Quintet and in 2001 with Karel Gott she recorded the title "Never let your dreams get lost". Both titles became hits too. As a result, the singer has been a permanent guest on various television programs for years. On June 17, 2006 she took 3rd place in the Austrian preliminary decision for the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2006 with her song “Today I feel like twenty” . In addition to three other performers, she represented her country once again after 1996 and 1997 at the finals of the Grand Prix of Folk Music. At the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2006 Monika Martin was fourth, behind Rudy Giovannini & Belsy, Vincent & Fernando and Claudia & Alexx . One of the first effects of this further development was the nomination for the ECHO 2006 , a German music award for which the pure sales figures in the international charts give the performers the nomination. Since Monika Martin was the only woman among the ECHO nominees in the “Popular” category, she is currently the most successful soloist in popular music.

Monika Martin was awarded the Golden Tuning Fork in September 2006 . On January 13, 2007 she received the crown of folk music and in September 2008 an award for one million records sold.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
AT AT DE DE CH CH
1990 Heart Breakers with Dr. Ilse Bauer
(Monika Martin) - I thank you for that 		- - -
1996 La luna blu AT-
gold
gold
AT 		- -
1997 Always longing - - -
1999 Sound my song AT15th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)AT 		- -
2000 My love song AT17 (9 weeks)
AT 		- -
2001 Goodbye to Napoli AT11 (10 weeks)
AT 		DE62 (4 weeks)
DE 		-
Three voices d'amour AT35 (6 weeks)
AT 		- -
2002 My feeling AT6 (13 weeks)
AT 		DE51 (3 weeks)
DE 		-
Silent Gold - The best from Monika Martin AT31 (15 weeks)
AT 		- -
2003 Glass sky AT11 (13 weeks)
AT 		DE53 (3 weeks)
DE 		-
2004 One love is enough for two AT11 (12 weeks)
AT 		DE83 (2 weeks)
DE 		-
Ave Maria - songs for the quiet time AT53 (4 weeks)
AT 		- -
2005 Butterfly d'amour AT25 (14 weeks)
AT 		DE81 (2 weeks)
DE 		-
My songs, my dreams - - -
Video album
2006 Today I feel like twenty AT10
gold
gold

(13 weeks)AT 		DE58 (2 weeks)
DE 		CH69 (1 week)
CH
2007 Aloha Blue AT10
gold
gold

(11 weeks)AT 		DE47 (2 weeks)
DE 		CH95 (2 weeks)
CH
Longing for you - - -
2008 And love calls forever AT6 (10 weeks)
AT 		DE26 (3 weeks)
DE 		CH62 (3 weeks)
CH
Lift up your hearts AT53 (4 weeks)
AT 		- -
2009 You've kissed me AT21 (5 weeks)
AT 		DE51 (2 weeks)
DE 		CH94 (1 week)
CH
2010 The best from Monika Martin - very personal AT17 (9 weeks)
AT 		DE57 (2 weeks)
DE 		CH84 (1 week)
CH
We can dream about it AT24 (7 weeks)
AT 		DE62 (2 weeks)
DE 		CH84 (1 week)
CH
2012 Maybe for a lifetime AT14 (5 weeks)
AT 		DE64 (1 week)
DE 		-
2013 Behind every window AT12 (7 weeks)
AT 		DE21 (2 weeks)
DE 		-
2015 With you AT6th
gold
gold

(8 weeks)AT 		DE13 (5 weeks)
DE 		CH35 (2 weeks)
CH
2016 Longing for love AT2 (5 weeks)
AT 		DE8 (3 weeks)
DE 		CH36 (1 week)
CH
2018 Forever AT6 (5 weeks)
AT 		DE7 (2 weeks)
DE 		CH16 (1 week)
CH
2019 I love you AT7 (5 weeks)
AT 		DE8 (3 weeks)
DE 		CH12 (2 weeks)
CH

Singles

  • La Luna Blu (1996)
  • Sound My Song (1998)
  • Give your hand to a child (2000)
  • Silence my heart (2000)
  • My Love , together with the Nockalm Quintet (2000)
  • Goodbye Napoli (2001)
  • Did you smile today (2002)
  • One love is enough for two (2004)
  • I dream myself in your arms tonight (2005)
  • Today I feel like twenty (2006)
  • Mozartgasse 10 (2008)
  • Angelo (2013)
  • The New Reality (2015)
  • Believe in love (2019)

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ official biography
  2. ↑ Chart sources: AT DE CH
  3. ↑ Awards for music sales: AT
  4. ↑ Gold Medal of Honor awarded by the State of Styria. In: steiermark.at. November 6, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Martin, Monika
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bauer, Ilse (civil)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian singer of popular music
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz