Annett Louisan

Annett Louisan (born Annett Päge; 2 April 1977 in Havelberg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany) is a German singer. She lives in Hamburg, Germany. Louisan is her stage name, derived from the name of her grandmother, Louise. Concerning her birth year, there is conflicting testimony, with the official date being given as 1979. Her first album, Bohème, was listed on German charts for almost a year, with a peak ranking of third place. She appeared on the AVO Session program at Basle on 7 November 2006.[1]

Annett Louisan
Louisan at Liederhalle, Stuttgart (2009)
Background information
Birth nameAnnett Päge
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977
Origin(Germany)
GenresGerman Pop, Chanson
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2004–present
Labels105 Music/SonyBMG
Websitehttp://www.annettlouisan.de/

In 2004, Louisan married Gazi Işıkatlı, a Turkish business student, but they divorced in 2008. In June 2014, Louisan married songwriter and Hamburg native Marcus Brosch.[2] Their daughter, Emmylou Rose Brosch, was born on 25 July 2017.

Style

Annett Louisan plays a wide variety of music with blues, soul, jazz and swing. The lyrics of her songs are mostly about love, failure and disappointment. Annett Louisan is one of the few German artists who have obtained a high-profile with chanson-style songs. Apart from Louisan's own musical interpretation this is due to the lyrics of her producer, Frank Ramond, as well as the compositions of her songwriters, Hardy Kayser and Matthias Hass. Her lyrics also deal with the politicized issues of female self-conception and societal roles, creating a complex ambivalence. This became most apparent with her first single Das Spiel. In this song roles with contrary approaches to sexuality and inter-personal relationships (i.e. the child, the woman and the emancipated carer) are combined. Musically, her second album moves away from pop and concentrates more on the French-German chanson-tradition. Bal-musette, Tango and Bossa Nova rhythms give the songs diversity. Unobtrusive backings allow the often breathy voice of Louisan to remain prominent.

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[3]		 AUT
[4]		 SWI
[5]
Bohème
  • Released: 25 October 2004
  • Label: 105music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 11 23
Unausgesprochen
  • Released: 21 October 2005
  • Label: 105Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 19 49
Das optimale Leben
  • Released: 31 August 2007
  • Label: 105music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 6 7
Teilzeithippie
  • Released: 17 October 2008
  • Label: 105music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 6 11
In meiner Mitte
  • Released: 2 September 2011
  • Label: 105music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 5 22
Zu viel Information
  • Released: 14 February 2014
  • Label: 105music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 4 8
Berlin, Kapstadt, Prag
  • Released: 13 May 2016
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 11 22 32
Kleine große Liebe
  • Released: 29 March 2019
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6 11
[8]		 14

Compilation albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[3]		 AUT
[4]		 SWI
[5]
Song Poeten.
  • Released: 25 September 2015
  • Label: 105music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 56 — —

Singles
Year Title Chart-Position Album
GER[9] A CH EU
2004 Das Spiel 5 12 66 17 Bohème
2005 Das Gefühl 34 64 – –
Das große Erwachen (…und jetzt…) 52 68 – – Unausgesprochen
2006 Eve (Online-Single) – – – –
Wer bin ich wirklich 29 54 46 –
2007 Das alles wär nie passiert 52 71 30 – Das optimale Leben
Was haben wir gesucht? – – – –
2008 Drück die 1 38 60 – – Teilzeithippie
2009 Auf dich hab ich gewartet 83 – – –
2011 Verschwinde – – – – In meiner Mitte
Pärchenallergie – – – –
2014 Dein Ding – – – – Zu viel Information

Awards

2005
  • ECHO: Female Artist of the Year (National Rock/Pop)
  • Goldene Stimmgabel: Best Female Solo Artist (Pop)

References
  1. musicline.de – Die ganze Musik im Internet
  3. "Discographie Annett Louisan". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. "Austrian Charts > Annett Louisan" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  5. "Swiss Charts > Annett Louisan" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Annett Louisan)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts". Ö3 Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Louisan%2CAnnett/single
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