german pop singer

melodious artist
Mandy Grace Capristo ( have a bun in the oven 21 March 1990 ), besides known mononymously as Mandy, is a german singer and songwriter.

Born in Mannheim and raised in Bürstadt, Capristo was foremost exposed to singing and dancing competitions in 2001, when she won Kiddy Contest, a reality television receiver singing competition for teens in Austria, with her song Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat. In the mid to late 2000s, Capristo rose to fame as a establish member of the female child band Monrose, the result of the fifth temper of the german television endowment show Popstars. Until their disbandment in 2011, the trio released four studio albums and 11 singles. [ 1 ] Following the dissolution of Monrose, Capristo launched her solo career as a singer. In 2011, she collaborated with singer Peter Maffay on his Tabaluga musical racetrack Die Zeit hält nur in Träumen an. In between recording her beginning alone album Grace ( 2012 ), Capristo participated in the one-fifth season of Let’s Dance. Her first gear solo single, “ The Way I Like It ”, was released and flopped in April 2012 .

Life and career [edit ]

early life and career beginnings [edit ]

Mandy Grace Capristo was born in Mannheim, the daughter of an italian father, Vittorio Capristo, and a german mother, Carmen. She grew up in Bürstadt. [ 2 ] Her older brother, Anthony, was born in 1986. Her parents separated when she was in her early teens. Capristo was four when she began gymnastics, dance, and piano lessons. Three years late, she enrolled in dancing. In 2001, Capristo ‘s music teacher entered her for the Kiddy Contest in Austria. She won the contest with her song “ Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat ”, which subsequently appeared on the number-one compilation album Kiddy Contest, Vol. 7 ( 2001 ). Capristo appeared in shows such as Tabaluga Tivi or 1, 2 or 3, and in 2002, she recorded the sung “ Mosquito ” for another Kiddy Contest album. [ 3 ]

2006–2010 : Monrose and modeling [edit ]

Cover Me charity concert in Monrose at thecharity concert in Cologne, Germany in 2007 In 2006, Capristo decided to participate in the german television receiver usher Popstars on the ProSieben network. At the finale, the hearing chose Capristo via televoting to become the final member of the girl band trio Monrose alongside Senna Gammour and Bahar Kızıl. The group ‘s introduction individual Shame peaked at numeral one on the german singles chart and became one of the best-selling singles of the year, resulting in a sales total of 200,000 copies Europe-wide. The group released their introduction album Temptation in December 2006, which debuted on the charts at number one and was certified two times platinum by the Media Control Charts in 2007. Since 2006, the female child group released four studio albums, Temptation, Strictly Physical, I Am, and Ladylike which entered the charts in the peak 10. Their singles “ Shame “ and “ Hot Summer “ have charted at count one. Overall, they released eleven singles, which seven of eleven reached the top 10 in the german Charts. In 2008, they won their foremost Comet Award for Best Single with “ Hot Summer ” and in 2009 for Best Band. In June 2010, Capristo featured on the german cover of FHM cartridge holder and posed in the like calendar. [ 4 ] On 25 November 2010, Monrose announced that the group would split and each concenter on their solo projects. [ 5 ] The last official television receiver appearance Monrose had was on 27 February 2011 with their individual “ Like a lady “ at the stopping point of Austria’s Next Topmodel .

2011–2020 : Solo career [edit ]

Capristo in 2012 After the disband of Monrose, Capristo confirmed in an interview that she already started recording for her inaugural album in November 2010. In May 2011, she performed two songs off her first gear album. One traverse called “ Be You ”, it will be the B-Side of her first one and it was written for the Be-Yu Cosmetics. The other sung is called Overrated which will besides appear on the album. [ 6 ] Because of a cooperation with Peter Maffay, they recorded the song “ Die Zeit hält nur in Träumen an ” ( german ) and performed on 8 October at Wetten, dass..? and in October 2012, the singer went on Tabaluga-Tour with Peter Maffay. The single with Peter debuted at number 86 in the german Charts. In March 2012, Mandy announced her inaugural solo single “ The Way I Like It ” ( written and produced by David Jost ), would be released on 13 April. Her beginning album was to be called Grace. The album was released on 27 April under her new record label EMI and Starwatch Entertainment. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] As her second one she released a song called “ Closer ”, written by Robin Grubert and Martin Tingvall. On 14 March 2012, she took partially in the dance express Let’s Dance with professional dancer Stefano Terrazzino, the german version of Dancing with the Stars.

In 2016, she changed her artist list to Grace Capristo and released her single “ One Woman Army ”, written by american songwriter and producer PJ Bianco, P. Bentley, Aimée Proal and Capristo, to moderate success. [ 10 ] On 28 October 2016, she released a song called “ Ricorderai l’Amore ( Remember the Love ) ” with italian singer Marco Mengoni. [ 11 ] In 2018, she took her old name Mandy Capristo back and released with singer Larsito her song “ Si e cupid ”, which debuted at number 52 in the german Charts for one workweek. [ citation needed ] In September 2020, she released her first german single via Warner Music, titled “ 13 Schritte ”, [ 12 ] and will release her second album in German .

art [edit ]

Music and voice [edit ]

Capristo has published songs in English ; alone for the Tabaluga project and the feature film Tangled ( with Monrose ) has she sung in german. She besides sang the birdcall Grace in italian, although she does not speak that language. A dispatch production of their songs was used in acoustic versions. In 2016, she besides released a traverse called “ Ricorderai l’Amore ( Ricorderai l’Amore ) ” with italian singer Marco Mengoni, where she sung an italian separate. Capristo said, “ I feel most comfortable with English, because I personally think that my voice sounds at its best. Although german is my native language, I feel more comfortable in English. ” In summation, she added : “ It is very significant that I decide my projects. ” In a review of the album Grace, the music cartridge holder Laut.de wrote : “ Grace is a nice debut-intentioned work, but which, unfortunately, proves that the dame from Monrose-targeted new manner does not get paid on album length. [ … ] It Don’t Matter and the acoustic seance was the best, without all the trappings actually show her vocal talent. ” CD Bewertungen.d einsteinium : “ Her fans can look deeply into her soul and makes clear that a fortune is just fume and mirrors equally well as a “ headliner ” has its problems, is alone, has been violated. ” [ 13 ] The british magazine Popjustice wrote : “ We love it in a very cryptic and pure way, of naturally, but we were hoping Mandy ‘s album Grace would contain so many extraordinary tunes that we could make one of them a Big Song alternatively. The Way I Like It gets its fourth dimension in the sunday after all, and that ‘s not a wholly bad thing because it is, of course, a firecracker. [ 14 ]

Influences [edit ]

Capristo called Beyoncé as her musical influence, and her paragon. She sang “ If I Were a Boy “ at the Comet music award usher. She besides called Whitney Houston as another influence, for their sake, she has begun to sing. She besides said : “ Destiny ‘s Child have accompanied me all my life, and therefore I made my first steps into the music. I besides hear India Arie and Sade Adu. ” finally, she wants to work with them. other musical influences are Rihanna and Nicole Scherzinger. In accession, she got experience with Peter Maffay and learned from him the major foundations for her solo career. [ 15 ]

advertise contracts [edit ]

In 2007, Capristo signed an ad contract with Gillette Venus. That lapp year, Capristo modeled for the manner brand Ed Hardy. In 2008, Capristo filmed commercials for ProSieben. There, she presented the We Love Collection, a cooperation with Otto. In October 2008, Capristo was the recommendation for the Nintendo DS game Just 4 Girls. The pursue year, Capristo modeled for the Otto catalog and was on the blanket. In spring of 2010, she had completed a biennial condense with the cosmetics brand BeYu. She besides modeled for companies like Mercedes and L’Oréal .

Social commitment [edit ]

In 2007, Capristo occurred on Schau nicht weg!, a concert that is opposed to ferocity. It was a campaign of the cartridge holder Bravo which the youthful people should arrange to deal with issues such as social hot spots, crimson conflict or strong-arm. In 2008, Capristo was an ambassador of the Federal Foundation for Children’s Hospice, supporting the issue climate exchange with the Climmate Fashion program as a judge. For this, the fashion designers made the clothes entirely with environmental-friendly and sustainable materials. In addition, Capristo was since 2011 in the context of Germany ‘s respite for victims of famine in East Africa. Capristo said : “ It is important for me, particularly in this superficial world, where we live, and forget in this superficial business, to make a convinced use of it. ” [ 16 ]

personal life [edit ]

Capristo started dating german football player Mesut Özil in 2013. [ 17 ] The relationship ended in October 2014, following reports of Özil being involved with another charwoman. [ 18 ] On 12 November 2015, Özil and Capristo appeared together at the Bambi awards ceremony in Berlin. [ 19 ] An Instagram photograph uploaded by Özil and Capristo used the hashtag # OziStoIsBack, suggesting that the couple are back together. however, in 2017, Capristo and Özil separated. [ 20 ]

discography [edit ]

studio albums [edit ]

Awards and nominations [edit ]

Results [edit ]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2007 FHM Germany 100 Sexiest Women in the World Herself 10th [21]
2009 1st [22]
2013 Echo Awards Female Artist National Rock/Pop Grace Nominated [23]
Best Video National The Way I Like It Shortlisted
2015 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Favorite Star: Germany, Austria, Switzerland Herself Won [24]
Madonna Leading Ladies Awards Entertainment Won [25]
2016 InTouch Magazine Awards Idols & Icon Award: Singer National Won [26]

Tours [edit ]

  • The Graceful Acoustic Tour (2012)
  • Tabaluga-Tour (2012)
  • Disney Musical “Aladdin” (2018)

Filmography [edit ]

television [edit ]

References [edit ]