Background
Ann Sophie was born on 1 September 1990 in London, England to German parents.
musician singer singer-songwriter
Ann Sophie was born on 1 September 1990 in London, England to German parents.
At a young age she and her family moved back to Germany where they settled in Hamburg, whilst she attended Rydal Penrhos in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, as a boarding student. Since age four she has studied ballet.
She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Black Smoke", the song was met with fair success as Black Smoke charted within the top 30 in Germany and within the top 60 in Austria. 1990–2015: Early life and career
In 2010, she took her abitur and moved to New York to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. In 2012, she released her debut single "Get Over Yourself".
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Silver Into Gold
In 2015, Ann Sophie was revealed as one of the ten undiscovered German artists competing for the wildcard spot in Unser Song für Österreich.
She competed in Unser Song für Österreich with the songs "Jump the Gun" and "Black Smoke". The latter of the two advanced to the final round of voting where it placed as the runner-up behind Andreas Kümmert and his song "Heart of Stone".
However, Kümmert later declined the opportunity to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, and Ann Sophie was awarded with the chance. She has released her debut studio album Silver Into Gold on 24 April 2015.
In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 23, 2015, Ann Sophie scored zero points after the voting, becoming the first German act to do under the modern voting system in place since 1975.