German singer-songwriter

Lena Meyer-Landrut

Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut, also known by the mononym Lena, is a German singer. She rose to fame after representing Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, winning the event with the song "Satellite". Both "Satellite" and her debut album My Cassette Player (2010) debuted at number one in Germany and became platinum sellers. With her three entries from the German national final Unser Star für Oslo, Meyer-Landrut set an all-time chart record in her home country by debuting with three songs in the top five of the German Singles Chart.

Born

1991

May 23

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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Key dates

1991 Born

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The world in 1991

When Lena arrived

april 10 Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.
april 10 A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola, the first to be documented by satellites.
april 14 The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
april 2 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.

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Alan García 1949–2019 Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (born 1949) Annemarie Schwarzenbach 1908–1942 Swiss author and photographer (died 1942) Barbara Ward 1914–1981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981) C. R. M. F. Cruttwell 1887–1941 English historian (born 1887) Charles Barry 1795–1860 English architect, designed Upper Brook Street Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (born 1795) Franz Kline 1910–1962 American painter and academic (born 1910) Franz Mesmer 1734–1815 German physician and astrologist (born 1734) H. Jon Benjamin 1966– American actor, comedian, writer, and producer Lea DeLaria 1958– American actress and singer

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1991

Álvaro Soler 1991– Spanish singer-songwriter Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter C. J. Anderson 1991– American football player Dave Leduc 1991– Canadian martial artist Hansika Motwani 1991– Indian actress Jessie Diggins 1991– American cross-country skier Jiang Yuyuan 1991– Chinese gymnast Kawhi Leonard 1991– American basketball player Kelly Olynyk 1991– Canadian basketball player

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