Andrea Berg (born 28 January 1966) is a German singer in the Schlager genre… Read Full Bio ↴Andrea Berg (born 28 January 1966) is a German singer in the Schlager genre.
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.

Schwerelos
Andrea Berg Lyrics

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Auf meinem Kissen, schläft die Einsamkeit
Dieses vermissen, sag, wann kommt die Zeit
Lass die Engel fliegen, den Himmel berühren
Meine Flügel mich, schwerelos machen
Ich such' dein Lachen

Lass mich einfach nur fliegen
Lass mein Herz wieder lieben

Schwerelos, durch Raum und Zeit
Lass mich einfach nur fliegen
Alle Grenzen besiegen
Fang mich auf, und lass mich frei

Sag mal, wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit
Ich such' den Prinzen, der mein Herz befreit
Der die Zweifel besiegt, mich einfach nur liebt
Dieses Märchen-Gefühl, bist du es wirklich
Sag, oder träum' ich

Lass mich einfach nur fliegen
Lass mein Herz wieder lieben
Schwerelos, durch Raum und Zeit
Lass mich einfach nur fliegen
Alle Grenzen besiegen
Fang mich auf, und lass mich frei

Lass mich einfach nur fliegen

Alle Grenzen besiegen
Fang mich auf, und lass mich frei

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Andrea Berg's song Schwerelos describe a yearning for the freedom and lightness of being. The singer begins by describing her current state of loneliness, with the loneliness itself having fallen asleep on her pillow. She wonders when she will be able to stop missing someone and find that feeling of liberation. The idea of angels flying and touching the sky is introduced, as the singer wishes for her own wings to make her weightless. She is in search of finding someone who will make her feel that way, mentioning a prince who can conquer her doubts and simply love her. The chorus repeats the desire to fly, to love again, and to break free from all boundaries.

The theme of Schwerelos could be interpreted in a few different ways. It could be about finding true love, experiencing a sense of spiritual ascension, or overcoming personal struggles and limitations. The song has a dreamy and hopeful feeling to it, asking the listener to imagine a world beyond the hardships of reality. The use of imagery, such as the angels and flying, adds to this whimsical tone. The repetition of the phrase "Lass mich einfach nur fliegen" (Let me just fly) emphasizes the longing for freedom and escape.

Line by Line Meaning

Auf meinem Kissen, schläft die Einsamkeit
Loneliness sleeps on my pillow

Dieses Vermissen, sag, wann kommt die Zeit
When will this longing end, tell me

Lass die Engel fliegen, den Himmel berühren
Let the angels fly, touch the sky

Meine Flügel mich, schwerelos machen
Make me weightless, my wings

Ich such' dein Lachen
I search for your laughter

Sag mal, wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit
Tell me, where have you been all this time?

Ich such' den Prinzen, der mein Herz befreit
I'm looking for the prince who frees my heart

Der die Zweifel besiegt, mich einfach nur liebt
Who defeats doubts, loves me just for me

Dieses Märchen-Gefühl, bist du es wirklich
This fairytale feeling, is it really you?

Lass mich einfach nur fliegen
Let me just fly

Lass mein Herz wieder lieben
Let my heart love again