Elaiza | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Berlin,Germany |
| Genres | Folk,indie,alternative |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Past members | Yvonne Grünwald (2013–2016) |
Elaiza (German:[ɛlaˈiːza])[1] is a German band from Berlin that represented Germany at theEurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with their song "Is It Right".[2][3] The leader of the group is Elżbieta "Ela" Steinmetz. She was born inUkraine and is of mixedPolish andUkrainian origin as her mother comes from Poland and her father is fromUkraine.[4][5] This cultural background is reflected in the sound of her songs.
At the age of 16 Steinmetz began to work as a singer-songwriter at Valicon-Studios, Berlin. At the recording studio she met accordionist Yvonne Grünwald. At some event Grünwald saw a photo of Natalie Plöger with her string bass, and Plöger was invited to play with them.[6]
Early in 2013 the three women founded the band Elaiza. AtEmil Berliner Studios Elaiza produced in March 2013 theLP "March 28" viadirect-to-disk recording. The record was named after the date of recording and was published by the label Berliner Meister Schallplatten. Since then the band applied itself to the production of its debut album, which is in progress in collaboration with the Valicon-producer team at Berlin. In 2013 the band won the newcomer award at the famousWomen-of-the-World-Festival.[7] In January 2014 Elaiza released anEP with the songsIs It Right,Fight Against Myself andWithout.
With their songIs It Right written together with Mesanic Music headwriter Adam Kesselhaut, Elaiza applied via YouTube for the so-calledwild card for the German preselection, where the broadcaster had seeded seven acts. Elaiza were chosen to perform among the ten best entries at a club concert at Edelfettwerk,Hamburg. Thetrio won thetelevoting, which qualified them to start at the German preselectionUnser Song für Dänemark on 13 March 2014 atLanxess-Arena,Cologne, with seven other contenders. In the third and final round Elaiza won the televoting with 55 percent against the bandUnheilig, which is very popular in Germany. On 28 March 2014 they released their debut studio albumGallery, it peaked at number 24 in Germany. Elaiza represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest on 10 May 2014 at Copenhagen.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| GER [9] | ||
| Gallery |
| 24 |
| Restless |
| 92 |
| Liebe & Krieg |
| 87 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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| GER [9] | AUT [10] | DEN [11] | IRE [12] | POL [13] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | ||||
| "Fight Against Myself" | 2014 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gallery | |
| "Is it Right" | 4 | 14 | 39 | 83 | 1 | 43 | 161 | |||
| "I Don't Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hurricane" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Restless | |
| "Real" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| GER [9] | |||
| "Without" | 2014 | 88 | Gallery |
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| Preceded by | Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | Succeeded by |
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