Jasmin Wagner
| Jasmin Wagner | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wagner at the Berlin Film Festival in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Blümchen, Blossom, Denim Girl |
| Born |
20 April 1980 Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, Happycore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, model |
| Years active | 1995–2001 as Blümchen, 2001–present as Jasmin Wagner |
| Labels | Edel - Neues Gefühl Records |
| Website |
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Jasmin Wagner ([jasˈmiːn ˈʋaːɡnɐ], born 20 April 1980), better known as Blümchen [ˈblyːmçən], is a pop and dance music singer, actress, and model/spokesperson. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name "Blümchen" actually translates to "floret" or "small flower". She is also known as Denim Girl, performing the song "Are You Ready For Some Darkness?" on the Alpha Motherfuckers - A Tribute to Turbonegro album.
Musical career
Born in Hamburg to a German father and a Croatian mother, she began performing as a cheerleader for the Hamburg Blue Angels, a squad associated with the Hamburg Blue Devils American football team. In 1995, when she was just 15, she started her musical career under the name Blümchen. She became the most successful German female singer of the 1990s. She also released singles and albums in other German-speaking countries, Scandinavia and Asia.
Her songs varied from around 50 BPM to about 190 BPM and they range from many genres of music: Dance, Trance, Happy Hardcore, Pop, and Eurodance. She returned, though, in 2001 with the single "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" under her real name, Jasmin Wagner. In 2005 she released her first and so far only studio album Die Versuchung. It was commercially unsuccessful, staying in the German Album Charts for just five weeks. The musical style is very different from the Blümchen songs. It can be categorized as Retro Pop.
Her song "Boomerang" (1996) was part of an Internet campaign in early 2010 against Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German spin-off of Pop Idol. In an attempt to prevent the winner Mehrzad Marashi's debut single, "Don't Believe", from reaching number one in the charts, "Boomerang" was purchased online en-masse, reaching #7 in the charts, higher than its 1996 peak of #11, but still not high enough to unseat "Don't Believe". This made "Boomerang" Jasmin Wagner's fifth top-ten single, over a decade after its release.[1] The campaign was presumably inspired by a similar campaign in Britain against The X Factor, where "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine was the Christmas number one in 2009.
Movie career
Wagner has also made cameo appearances in several movies, most notably as a race car fan in Driven, starring Sylvester Stallone. Wagner appeared in the role of Maxi in the film Breathful by Daryush Shokof in Germany in 2006 and in different TV series with appearances in single episodes.
Theater career
In 2007, Wagner started acting in various stage plays.
Career as TV presenter
In 1996, Wagner first appeared as a TV presenter in Heart Attack, a youth dating show. She also presented the Mini Playback Show in 1998 and the casting show Teenstar in 2002.
Career as spokesperson and model
Wagner began her modelling career at age four in the Petrol catalog. In 1998, she was made the official representative of the Tommy Hilfiger product "Tommy Girl", and has also been involved in modelling several Hilfiger clothing products in Germany. She also promotes her own cosmetics line Jamila, which was launched in 2002.
As a spokesmodel she has also been a vocal supporter of animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, and has been involved in many fundraising projects for them. As such in December 2004 she was involved in the charity fundraiser "Stars for Whales". Her fundraising efforts are not just for animals however; she has been a strong supporter of Hand in Hand for Children, a cancer awareness group. After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake she was involved in a charity fundraiser for tsunami relief raising over € 50,000.
Awards
1996
- RSH Gold "Best Singer"
- Bravo Gold Otto
- Popcorn Award "Best Singer"
- Pop/Rocky Award
1997
- ECHO Award "Best National Artist"
- RSH Gold
- Bravo Gold Otto (multiple categories)
- Popcorn Award (beating artist Mariah Carey)
- Pop/Rocky Schlumf Award (narrowly beating artist Toni Braxton)
- Goldene Stimmgabel in category "Disco/Dance Music"
- VIVA Awards (Nominee)
1998
- ZDF Golden Tuning Fork
- Bravo Gold Otto (multiple categories)
- Pop/Rocky Schlumf Gold Award
- RSH Gold Award
1999
- ZDF Golden Tuning Fork Nominee
- VIVA Awards Nominee
- ENERGY Award (Sweden)
- Bravo Silver Otto "Best Singer"
- Echo Award
2000
- Bravo Bronze Otto
- Popcorn Bronze Award
2003
- Maxim (Germany) Woman of the Year
Albums
as Blümchen
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [2] |
AUT [3] |
NOR [4] |
SWE [5] |
SWI [6] | ||
| 1996 | Herzfrequenz
Sales: + 320.000 |
18 (48 We.) | 14 (16 We.) | - | - | 15 (13 We.) |
| 1997 | Verliebt...
Sales: + 360.000 |
7 (46 We.) | 11 (16 We.) | - | - | 9 (11 We.) |
| 1998 | Jasmin
Sales: + 270.000 |
8 (23 We.) | 19 (6 We.) | - | 25 (19 We.) | 20 (5 We.) |
| 1999 | Live in Berlin | 57 (6 We.) | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Die Welt gehört dir
Sales: + 80.000 |
18 (5) | - | - | 40 (5 We.) | 86 (1 We.) |
| 2001 | Für immer und ewig | 95 (1 We.) | - | - | 51 (1 We.) | - |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
as Blossom
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Heartbeat |
| 1997 | In Love |
as Jasmin Wagner
| Year | Title | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| GER [7] | ||
| 2006 | Die Versuchung | 98 (1 We.)
- |
Singles
as Blümchen
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [3] |
NL [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [5] |
SWI [6] | |||
| 1995 | "Herz an Herz" (Paso Doble cover)
Sales: + 430.000 |
4 (18 We.) | 9 (12 We.) | - | - | - | 7 (14 We.) | Herzfrequenz |
| 1996 | "Kleiner Satellit (Piep, Piep)"
Sales: + 200.000 |
9 (14 We.) | 14 (11 We.) | - | - | - | 10 (9 We.) | |
| "Boomerang"
Sales: + 260.000 |
11 (16 We.) | 10 (12 We.) | - | - | 16 (1 We.) | 9 (8 We.) | ||
| "Du und ich"
Sales: + 100.000 |
17 (10 We.) | 14 (10 We.) | - | — | — | 17 (6 We.) | ||
| "Bicycle Race" (Queen cover)
Sales: + 50.000 |
28 (10 We.) | 19 (11 We.) | 68 (3 We.) | — | - | - | ||
| 1997 | "Nur geträumt" (Nena cover)
Sales: + 200.000 |
6 (11 We.) | 7 (12 We.) | - | - | 30 (11 We.) | 12 (12 We.) | Verliebt... |
| "Verrückte Jungs"
Sales: + 60.000 |
22 (9 We.) | 23 (10 We.) | - | — | — | - | ||
| "Gib mir noch Zeit"
Sales: + 250.000 |
9 (16 We.) | 18 (13 We.) | - | - | 38 (4 We.) | 21 (6 We.) | ||
| "Sesam-Jam (Der, Die, Das)"
Sales: + 30.000 |
26 (15 We.) | 36 (4 We.) | — | — | - | - | ||
| 1998 | "Blaue Augen" (Ideal cover)
Sales: + 100.000 |
19 (10 We.) | 20 (10 We.) | - | - | — | 32 (4 We.) | Jasmin |
| "Ich bin wieder hier" (Rozalla cover)
Sales: + 120.000 |
12 (10 We.) | 30 (10 We.) | - | - | 28 (10 We.) | 20 (6 We.) | ||
| "Es ist vorbei"
Sales: + 60.000 |
24 (10 We.) | 33 (6 We.) | - | - | — | 47 (1 We.) | ||
| "Tu es mon île (with Yta Farrow)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jasmin - Die Fanedition | |
| 1999 | "Heut' ist mein Tag"
Sales: + 100.000 |
15 (8 We.) | 23 (2 We.) | - | 1 (14 We.) | 10 (21 We.) | 31 (2 We.) | |
| "Unter'm Weihnachtsbaum"
Sales: + 15.000 |
31 (4 We.) | - | — | - | 23 (11 We.) | - | Live in Berlin | |
| 2000 | "Ist deine Liebe echt?"
Sales: + 50.000 |
24 (9 We.) | - | - | - | 32 (5 We.) | 81 (3 We.) | Die Welt gehört dir |
| "Die Welt gehört mir" | 96 (1 We.) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | "Ich vermisse dich"
Sales: + 10.000 |
50 (7 We.) | 66 (3 We.) | - | - | - | - | |
| "Es ist nie vorbei" (with E-Type) | — | — | — | — | 28 (9 We.) | — | Für Immer und Ewig | |
| 2010 | "Boomerang" (from 1996) | 7 (3 We.) | - | — | — | — | — | Best of |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
as Blossom
| Year | Title | Charts | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 1996 | "Heart to Heart" (English version of "Herz an Herz") |
- | Heartbeat |
| "You and Me" (English version of "Du und ich") |
- | ||
| "Bicycle Race" | 181 | ||
| 1997 | "Just A Dream" (English version of "Nur geträumt") |
- | In Love |
| "Give Me More Time" (English version of "Gib mir noch Zeit") |
— | ||
| "Key To Paradise" (Promo only) (English version of "Du bist die Insel") |
— | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||
as Jasmin Wagner
| Year | Title | Charts | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [11] |
AUT [3] | |||
| 2001 | "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Leb deinen Traum"
Sales: + 25.000 |
24 (8 We.) | 52 (6 We.) | Jasmin Wagner |
| 2004 | "Helden wie wir" | 68 (2 We.) | - | Jasmin Wagner |
| 2006 | "Männer brauchen Liebe" | 99 (1 We.) | - | Die Versuchung |
| "Komm schon werd wütend/Morgen wenn ich weg bin" | - | - | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
- ↑ "Trotz Blümchen und Led Zeppelin: DSDS-Sieger Mehrzad Marashi auf Platz 1 der Single-Charts [Despite Blümchen and Led Zeppelin: DSDS-winner Mehrzad Marashi in 1st Place on the Single Charts]" (in German). Bild.de. 26 April 2010.
- ↑ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - BLÜMCHEN / Longplay" (in German). PHONONET GmbH.
- 1 2 3 "Discography Blümchen - austriancharts.at" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége [Archives - Charts - MAHASZ - Hungarian Association record]" (in Hungarian).
- 1 2 "swedishcharts.com - Discography Blümchen". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 "Discography Blümchen - swisscharts.com" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - WAGNER,JASMIN / Longplay" (in German). PHONONET GmbH.
- ↑ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - BLÜMCHEN / Single" (in German). PHONONET GmbH.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Blümchen". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Blümchen". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - WAGNER,JASMIN / Single" (in German). PHONONET GmbH.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jasmin Wagner. |
- Official website (German)
- Jasmin Wagner discography at Discogs
- Jasmin Wagner at the Internet Movie Database
- Biggest Fan Community of Jasmin Wagner (German) / (English)
- Jasmin Wagner TV appearances photo archive (German)