Yvonne Catterfeld

Yvonne Catterfeld (born December 2, 1979 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German singer, actress and TV host.

Biography

she eventually released her first recordings under her synonyme KIV, but the seven songs only found little to none professional response.
After her studies Yvonne participated in the singing contest Stimme 2000 (briefly performing under the name Vivianne), where she met manager and later BMG boss Thomas Stein, who offered her a contract with the sub-label Hansa Music. In 2001 she released her first official single, "Bum", a cover of the same-titled All Saints track, but once again the record did not enter the charts. At least the following three single "Komm Zurück Zu Mir", "Niemand Sonst" and "Gefühle" helped to expand Catterfeld's popularity.
In 2002 she became part of popular German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, where she portrayed the role of Julia Blum until 2005. Pushed by her TV presence Yvonne finally found big success with her fourth single "Für Dich", which went to #1 of the German, Austrian and Swiss singles charts. Her first album Meine Welt saw similar success and was eventually certified Platinum. One year later she was able to reprise this success with "Du Hast Mein Herz Gebrochen" and her sophomore album Farben Meiner Welt.
In fall 2005 Catterfeld became the leading actress in the historical telenovela Sophie - Braut Wider Willen. However, the show never answered the network's expectations and as a result it ended in March after 65 episodes only. At the same time Yvonne released her first single in English language, "Where Does The Love Go", a collaboration with singer Eric Benet.
This single, as well as the following one, Erinner' mich dich zu vergessen (GER#6), are on her fourth album, Aura. The german press says that Yvonne cancelled all other TV and acting activities, to promote her new album properly. Meanwhile, she dyed her hair and is now brunette. She says that it helped her grow, and that she's starting a whole new chapter of life. That's also obvious by the video for Erinner' mich dich zu vergessen, where she goes out of the house, taking off one piece of clothes after another and going in a new life. There was an option that her Aura album has the name Hier bin ich (Here I am), because this is the most personal Yvonne's album yet. However, eventually she decided for the name Aura.