Berg was born in Krefeld. As a child she would experiment with performing short sketches at carnivals and other celebrations. She later played with a band, and also worked backstage on stage set-up and drove the band's van. During this time she supported herself working as a nurse in the intensive care and oncology departments of a hospital.
Berg's musical career began in 1992 when the producer Eugen Römer obtained a cassette of her performing. He was enthused by her voice, and within a week the first tracks had been recorded for her debut album Du bist frei ("You Are Free"), which contained the singles "Kilimandscharo" and "Schau mir noch mal ins Gesicht". Römer also produced her second album, Gefühle ("Feelings"), which proved her commercial breakthrough. The singles from the album, "Wenn du mich willst, dann küß mich doch" and "Einmal nur mit dir alleine sein", were hits. The album also featured one of her most popular songs, "Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht".
In 1997 she released her third album, Träume lügen nicht ("Dreams Don't Lie"), which reached #71 on the German album charts. The first single, "Warum nur träumen", was a #1 hit on some radio playlists and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks.
In summer 1998 the birth of her daughter Lena-Maria was followed by the release of the album Zwischen tausend Gefühlen ("Between a Thousand Feelings"), with twelve songs. The singles from this album were "Diese Nacht soll nie enden", "Insel der Nacht" and "Jenseits der Zärtlichkeit" (1999).
The next album was Weil ich verliebt bin ("Because I'm in Love") in 1999, with the single "Vielleicht ein Traum zu viel". This reached #3 in the ZDF-Hitparade in November 1999. Berg also reached #3 in "Hits of the Year" in January 2000 and was #1 for several weeks in the German airplay charts.
In October 2001 a best-of was released, featuring twelve of her most popular songs. The album went five-times platinum and has been in the German top 100 album chart for a record-breaking stay of over 300 weeks. Two million copies have been sold.
She has at times had as many as four releases in the German charts simultaneously.
She won the ECHO award in the German-language Schlager category in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. From 2002 to 2007 she won Germany's prestigious Goldene Stimmgabel six times consecutively, as well as the Amadeus Austrian Music Award for best Schlager album in 2004 and 2005. Her CD Nah am Feuer went gold.
The 2006 album Splitternackt ("Stark Naked") went straight to #1 in Germany and remained there for several weeks.
The hit "Du hast mich tausendmal belogen" reached #2 in the GEMA chart of collected international sales.
Berg is known not only for her music but also increasingly for her stage outfits. She favours short miniskirts, suspenders, and knee-highs reminiscent of Pretty Woman. She has been quoted (in the Neuen Post) as saying "When you reach 40 you do have to make an effort to keep the men looking in your direction". ("Wenn man auf die 40 zugeht, muss man sich eben anstrengen, damit die Männer einem noch hinterherschauen.")
From 2002 to 2004 Berg was married to the Schlager singer Olaf Henning. In 2007 she married the football manager and hotelier Ulrich Ferber. They currently live together with her daughter in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg.
Du
Andrea Berg Lyrics
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du, ich frag mich dann
ob dein Mund sie zärtlich küsst,
wenn mein Herz dich so vermisst,
Und wieder schlaf ich heut allein
mit unseren Träumen ein,
dass deine Liebe Lüge war
sah ich nie ein,
erzähl ihr von mir,
vielleicht irgendwann bleibst du da
2. Schlaf, ich lösch das Licht,
komm und wärme mich
halt mich fest, und sag mir dann,
du bleibst noch irgendwann
Und wieder schlaf ich heut allein
mit unseren Träumen ein
dass deine Liebe Lüge war
sah ich nie ein,
bist du jetzt bei ihr
erzähl ihr von mir
vielleicht irgendwann bleibst du da
Letzter Satz wiederholen
Andrea Berg's song "Du" is a heart-wrenching ballad about longing for someone who may not love you back. The lyrics describe the singer's intense yearning for the person she loves, but who is not with her. She wonders if the person she is thinking of is kissing someone else, while she is alone with her thoughts and dreams of them. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is aware that their love might have been a lie, but nonetheless, she still feels the deep pain and sadness of losing them. Despite feeling alone, she still holds onto hope that one day, the person she loves might return to her.
The song's emotional core is its relatability. Everyone has felt the pain of losing someone they love, or the fear of not being loved in return. The song's melody emphasizes the sadness and longing of the lyrics, with the music rising and falling like the tide of emotions being described.
Line by Line Meaning
Du ich schau dich an,
As I look at you, I wonder if your mouth kisses her tenderly when my heart misses you, and tonight I'll fall asleep alone with our dreams. I never thought your love was a lie, have you moved on to her now? Tell her about me and maybe someday you'll stay there.
Schlaf, ich lösch das Licht,
Sleep, I'll turn off the light, come and warm me up. Hold me tight, and tell me you'll stay here someday. And tonight I'll fall asleep alone with our dreams. I never thought your love was a lie, have you moved on to her now? Tell her about me and maybe someday you'll stay there.
Letzter Satz wiederholen
Repeat the last sentence: Tell her about me and maybe someday you'll stay there.
Writer(s): Eugen Roemer, Hans-Joachim Horn-Bernges, Andrea Berg Copyright: Hanseatic Musikverlag Gmbh & Co. Kg
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