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.
Geh doch wenn du sie liebst
Andrea Berg Lyrics
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Ich wach' auf und ich sehne mich nach dir
Jedes Wort von ihr tut so weh
Wenn sie sagt, es war schön mit dir
Geh doch, wenn du sie liebst
Bis du auch sie belügst
Nimm unsre Träume mit
Ich habe dir vertraut
Hab' so an dich geglaubt
Mein Herz will schreien, will sich befreien
Doch dir ist das egal
Ich ließ mich führen wie ein Kind
War verliebt und manchmal viel zu blind
(Viel zu blind, viel zu blind, viel zu blind)
Alles, was ich wollte, gabst du ihr
Nur die Angst, sie blieb bei mir
Geh doch, wenn du sie liebst
Bis du auch sie belügst
Nimm unsre Träume mit
Lass nur nichts zurück
Ich habe dir vertraut
Hab' so an dich geglaubt
Mein Herz will schreien, will sich befreien
Doch dir ist das egal
Geh doch, wenn du sie liebst
Bis du auch sie belügst
Nimm unsre Träume mit
Lass nur nichts zurück
Ich habe dir vertraut
Hab' so an dich geglaubt
Mein Herz will schreien, will sich befreien
Doch dir ist das egal
The lyrics to Andrea Berg's song "Geh doch wenn du sie liebst" revolve around the theme of heartbreak and betrayal in a relationship. The singer finds themselves in a dark and cold night, longing for the person they love. However, every word from their lover hurts because they admit that it was nice with someone else. The singer pleads for their partner to leave if they truly love the other person, even though it means deceiving them as well. They want their partner to take away all their dreams and not leave anything behind.
The song expresses a deep sense of betrayal and disappointment. The singer had trusted and believed in their partner, but now their heart wants to scream and break free from the pain. However, the partner seems indifferent to their suffering, showing a lack of concern or empathy.
This song captures the emotions experienced when realizing that someone you deeply love has chosen someone else over you. It evokes the intense hurt and the desperate plea for honesty and release from the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Tiefschwarze Nacht und ich frier'
I am in a dark and cold night, feeling alone and vulnerable
Ich wach' auf und ich sehne mich nach dir
I wake up and long for you, yearning for your presence
Jedes Wort von ihr tut so weh
Every word from her hurts deeply
Wenn sie sagt, es war schön mit dir
When she says it was nice being with you, it pains me
Geh doch, wenn du sie liebst
Just go, if you love her
Bis du auch sie belügst
Until you also deceive her
Nimm unsre Träume mit
Take our dreams with you
Lass nur nichts zurück
Just don't leave anything behind
Ich habe dir vertraut
I trusted you
Hab' so an dich geglaubt
I believed in you so much
Mein Herz will schreien, will sich befreien
My heart wants to scream, wants to free itself
Doch dir ist das egal
But you don't care about that
Ich ließ mich führen wie ein Kind
I let myself be led like a child
War verliebt und manchmal viel zu blind
I was in love and sometimes too blind to see
(Viel zu blind, viel zu blind, viel zu blind)
(Too blind, too blind, too blind)
Alles, was ich wollte, gabst du ihr
Everything I wanted, you gave to her
Nur die Angst, sie blieb bei mir
Only the fear remained with me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANDREA BERG, EUGEN ROEMER
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