Elif Demirezer
Elif Demirezer (born 12 December 1992 in Berlin) currently known by her stage name Elif, is a German pop singer and songwriter of Turkish descent.[1]
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Born | Elif Demirezer 11 December 1992 Berlin, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Pop singer and songwriter |
Biography
Elif Demirezer was born as the daughter of Turkish immigrants in Berlin and has three siblings. She grew up in the Berlin district of Moabit and attended the OSC KIM school. In addition to performing in both the school musical and the school choir, Elif took guitar lessons as a teenager. It was during that time that she wrote her first songs.
Career
Beginning as a Popstar
At 16 years old, Demirezer competed in the eighth season of the ProSieben talent show Popstars. She made joint appearances with the All American Rejects (The Wind Blows) and Cassandra Steen (Never Knew I Needed) and finished together with her partner Niklas Dennin to earn second place in the final.
Elif's Performances in Popstars | ||
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Show | Song | Original Singer |
Casting 10. September 2009 | Fliegen I Caught Myself | Self-composed Paramore |
Recall 17. September 2009 | – | – |
Bewährungsshow Elif und Agi vs. Esra und Julia 17. September 2009 | Stone Cold Sober | Paloma Faith |
1. Workshopwoche Elif, Elena, Esra und Manuela 24. September 2009 | Waking Up in Vegas | Katy Perry |
2. Workshopwoche Elif und Niklas 1. Oktober 2009 | Another Way to Die | Jack White und Alicia Keys |
3. Workshopwoche Elif und Aytug vs. Marc und Julia 8. Oktober 2009 | "Beautiful Liar" | Beyoncé und Shakira |
4. Workshopwoche Elif, Sandra, Andy, Esra, Daniel 15. Oktober 2009 | The Scientist | Coldplay |
5. Workshopwoche Aytug und Manuela vs. Elif und Sandra 22. Oktober 2009 | Burning Down the House | Talking Heads |
Las Vegas - New York Niklas und Elif 29. Oktober 2009 | Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty |
Las Vegas - New York Elif und Dagmara 29. Oktober 2009 | Love Story | Taylor Swift |
1. Bandhauswoche Elif und Manu vs Sandra und Valentina 5. November 2009 | Bulletproof | La Roux |
2. Bandhauswoche Elif und Marc 12. November 2009 | "Rehab" | Rihanna |
3. Bandhauswoche Elif, Niklas und The All American Rejects 19. November 2009 | The Wind Blows | The All American Rejects |
1. Finalphase Elif und Niklas 26. November 2009 | Shadow of the Day | Linkin Park |
1. Finalphase Elif und Niklas 26. November 2009 | How to Save a Life | The Fray |
2. Finalphase Elif und Niklas 3. Dezember 2009 | Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty |
2. Finalphase Elif und Niklas 3. Dezember 2009 | Too Perfect | Hanne Sørvaag |
Halbfinale Elif, Niklas und Cassandra Steen 8. Dezember 2009 | Never Knew I Needed | Cassandra Steen und Ne-Yo |
Halbfinale Elif, Niklas, Leonardo, Vanessa und Leona Lewis 8. Dezember 2009 | Run | Leona Lewis |
Finale Elif und Niklas 10. Dezember 2009 | We Are Broken | Paramore |
Finale Elif, Niklas und Rihanna 10. Dezember 2009 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Rihanna |
Finale Elif, Niklas, Leonardo und Vanessa 10. Dezember 2009 | Too Perfect | Hanne Sørvaag |
Solo career
After Popstars, Demirezer reinforced her internet presence on Facebook and YouTube by introducing her own songs, which were mainly in German language. She also worked as a blogger for Webradio's "I Love Radio". In 2012, Demirezer joined German singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko for his November tour of German clubs. Later, in February 2013, Demirezer became in the opening act for Ronan Keating during their tour of Germany. Later in the year, her first single "Unter meiner Haut" (Under My Skin) was released by Universal Music, and reached number 80 in the German single charts in mid-April. On 7 April 2013 was Elif Demirezer next Seeed, Blumio, Glass Bead Game and Andreas Bourani to the artists at the Memorial Concert - "I am Jonny for our brother voices" for the 2012 Berlin killed Jonny K. in Admiral Palace occurred. In early August 2013, the single was released 200 days summer. The video, which shows Elif along with a tame elephants on the island of Sri Lanka, was directed by Justin Kruse, who already music videos with Ivy Quainoo, Max Herre, Max Prosa, Leslie Clio and Joy Dena Lane had turned. End of August 2013 the debut album "Unter meiner Haut" was released. It was produced by Demirezer itself and Philipp Schwär and reached number 23 on the German album charts. In January 2014 Elif completed her first tour through German clubs.
Discography
Albums
- 2013: Unter meiner Haut
- 2017: Doppelleben
Singles
- 2009: Last Man Standing (Download; als Nik und Elif)
- 2013: Unter meiner Haut
- 2013: 200 Tage Sommer
- 2013: Nichts tut für immer weh (Download)
- 2015: Als ich fortging
- 2016: Auf halber Strecke
EPs
- 2013: Unter meiner Haut
Sources
- "Elif: Deutscher Herzschmerz-Pop" (in German). NDR. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
External links
- Offizielle Website
- Welt-Online: Eine Frau ohne Plan B (Interview vom 28. März 2013)
- Biografie