Vanessa Struhler

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Vanessa Struhler (born November 4, 1985 in Oberhausen ), known by her stage name Vanessa S. , is a German singer of Filipino origin, who became known through the first season of the casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, which was broadcast from 2002 .

Germany seeks the superstar

Vanessa Struhler was able to convince the jury in the top 30 shows with the song Fallin ' by Alicia Keys and made it into the motto shows as a candidate for replacement. In the first season, the top 30 appeared divided into three blocks of ten and three candidates from each group of ten made it into the motto shows immediately, while after all three top 30 shows only one of the three fourth-placed could also move into the motto shows.

Already in the first show she was able to convince with When You Look at Me by Christina Milian . In the second motto show, which was themed ballads, the then 17-year-old Save the Best for Last sang and made it to third place in the audience voting. In the weeks that followed, she was called forward several times. Although she did not always have the second fewest votes, the jury often named her as a wobbly candidate. On February 8, 2003 Struhler retired in fourth place.

Appearances at DSDS

Mottoshow (date)	song	Original interpreter	Callers in percent
1. Top 30 Show (November 30, 2002)	Fallin '	Alicia Keys	12% (4th place out of 10)
My Superstar (December 21, 2002)	When you look at me	Christina Milian	6.1% (5th place out of 10)
Lovesongs (December 28, 2002)	Save the best for last	Vanessa Williams	7.8% (3rd place out of 9)
Hits 2002 (January 4, 2003)	I'm gonna be alright	Jennifer Lopez	9.3% (5th place out of 7)
Musical (January 11, 2003)	Lady Marmalade	Patti LaBelle	9.2% (5th place out of 7)
80s (January 18, 2003)	Get Here	Oleta Adams	7.2% (5th place out of 6)
Big Band (February 1, 2003)	Get happy	Ruth Etting	12.3% (4th place out of 5)
Disco / 1970s (February 8, 2003)	Sunny	Bobby Hebb	10.6% (4th place of 4)
	I love to love	Tina Charles

Career

As the fourth of the DSDS singers, Struhler released their first single Ride or Die (I Need You) in April 2003 with the German rapper Trooper Da Don . The song rose from zero to one in the trend charts on the first day of sale, then landed at number four at the end of the week.

In the summer of 2003 Struhler released her second single Fiesta for the first time under her stage name VANESSA S. , which she had recorded with Ferris MC . In August 2003, Struhler's first album Ride with Me was released . The long player contains 14 trendy R&B tracks that she recorded in Sweden within ten days. Another single followed in September with the double A single Ey Ey Ey / Back to Life (cover version of the title Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) by Soul II Soul ), on which Struhler was supported by a rapper . The song made it into the top 20 of the charts for a few weeks. In December, the next and last single, the ballad One Single Tear, followed .

The second album Independence could not be released by BMG in October 2004 , because BMG had terminated the contracts with Struhler and the other DSDS singers. It was released on the Freshline Records label in Berlin. For Independence , Struhler contributed his own pieces for the first time. Blah, Blah, Blah was the name of the first single from this album. In it she processes her experience with the superficial media and music business: “A lot is just blah, blah, blah.” At the end of September she went on tour as the opening act for Dante Thomas in Germany and Switzerland.

In October 2004 Struhler published her own comic ( First Class ), which summarizes her previous experiences during her career. The pictures were drawn by Michael Strogies , Struhler wrote the story himself. After the originally planned DSDS colleague Gracia Baur refused to sing in the opening act for the Estonian girl group Vanilla Ninja , Struhler jumped in in her place and toured Germany with the band in April 2005. In 2006 she made a feature on the albums of the German rapper Taichi ( Top Story -Song: Leb dein Traum ) and Robird Styles ( Charter flight -Song: Infinity ). In 2007 she was also involved in two features on the album of the German rapper Taichi ( No choice and I think of you Pt. 2 ).

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2003	Ride with Me	DE30 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: August 25, 2003
2004	Independence	-	-	-	First published: October 25, 2004

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2003	Ride or Die (I Need You) Ride with Me	DE4 (9 weeks) DE	AT55 (6 weeks) AT	CH70 (2 weeks) CH	First published: April 28, 2003 with Trooper Da Don
	Fiesta Ride with Me	DE22 (9 weeks) DE	AT55 (4 weeks) AT	CH60 (4 weeks) CH	First release: July 21, 2003 feat. Ferris MC
	Ey Ey Ey / Back to Life Ride with Me	DE17 (9 weeks) DE	AT51 (4 weeks) AT	-	First published: September 29, 2003
	One single tear ride with me	DE40 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: December 8, 2003
2004	Blah Blah Blah Independence	DE57 (1 week) DE	-	-	First published: September 13, 2004

more publishments

• 2005: Don't Say (You're Sorry)
• 2005: Bonafide
• 2005: Take Me Slow (with Bitza)
• 2007: Got Twisted

Comic

• First Class (October 2004)

Vanessa S. - First Class is an ironic gangster ballad with biographical references. The comic by the cartoonist Michael Strogies is filled with swipes at one or two celebrities from the pop business.

Story: Vanessa works as a singer in a bar. Together with her fiancé Steve, an unsuccessful musician, she dreams of a steep career in the music business. An unscrupulous gangster gets in the way of this dream, who wants to win Vanessa over and doesn't shy away from dubious means. Together with Steve and other companions, she opposes him.

Other activities

Struhler has two collections of clothing line Broadway and for the shoe brand Buffalo modeled . With Mirjam Weichselbraun from MTV Germany and DJ Tomekk , Struhler presented the gamer show MTV Streetlive .

Web links

• Vanessa S. at laut.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH