Zascha Moktan

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The bottom line
  DE 38 03/28/2008 (3 weeks)
Singles
Ouch!
  DE 36 11/23/2007 (9 weeks)
Like U Do
  DE 76 03/21/2008 (3 weeks)

Zascha Moktan (* 1981 in New Delhi , India ) is a singer, pianist and guitarist of German-Nepalese descent.

biography

Moktan came to Germany when she was six , her parents come from Nepal and Germany. She moved from India via London , where she made her first musical appearances in a gospel choir, to Frankfurt am Main , and later to Berlin . She started playing the piano at the age of eight, later she joined the school choir and completed a classical music education. In the mid-1990s she and a few friends founded a band in Frankfurt am Main, which initially devoted itself to punk and rock music. In 2000 she took part in a song contest in which she won the title "Best German Hessian Newcomer Band" . During another competition she was discovered by Nigel Kennedy , who invited her to take part in some of his performances.

"She has a wonderful voice, extraordinary musical skills and Zascha is predestined to become a star!"

- Nigel Kennedy

In November 2003 Moktan appeared as a supporting act for Craig David on his tour of Germany. In 2005 she toured the USA with Alicia Keys and John Legend . To do this, she interrupted the hairdressing training she had just started in Hamburg . Back home, she signed her first record deal with the Universal Music Group in 2006 . Until then, she was told that her music sounded too American for the German market. After her success in the USA, Moktan released her debut single “Ouch! - Remember Me “ in Germany. In September 2007 Moktan was voted “Bayern 3 Newcomer of the Month” . She also performed at the New Pop Festival .

As a second single she released "Like U Do" on March 14, 2008. She presented this song in January 2008 on the TV show "Mein 2008" by Sabine Christiansen on ARD . Her debut album "The Bottom Line" was also released on March 14, 2008.

On June 10, 2011 her second album "State Of Mind" was released .

Musically she moves in the genres of soul , blues , country and gospel .

Discography

Albums

  • 2008: The Bottom Line
  • 2011: State of Mind

Singles

  • 2007: Ouch!
  • 2008: Like U Do
  • 2011: Strangers
  • 2011: Shame, Shame, Shame (feat.Ce-Lo Green)

Prizes and awards

  • 2000: Best German Hessian Newcomer Band
  • 2007: Bayern 3-Newcomer of the Month (September)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts DE
  2. ↑ Newcomer: Zascha Moktan: Ouch! Remember her . br-online.de
  3. ↑ SWR3 New Pop Festival 2007, September 24, 2007 ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2007 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. arte.tv  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arte.tv
  4. ↑ Petra Sattler, July 11, 2007 ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2007 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. swr3.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.swr3.de
  5. ↑ Biography, autumn 2007 ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2008 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. zascha-moktan.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zascha-moktan.de
  6. ↑ Newcomer: Zascha Moktan - Facts & Info . br-online.de
personal data
SURNAME Moktan, Zascha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Nepalese soul singer, pianist and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH New Delhi , India