(Not to be confused with South Korean female soloist, who's page can be found here: 라피 )
Biography
Early life
Klein was born in Büsbach near Stolberg in the district of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Her father, Bernd Klein, is German while her mother, Keriakoulla, is Greek. She is the younger of two children. She has an older brother, Andreas.
At the age of nine, she began sending out demo tapes to television shows leading her to perform on three of them. She participated in Kiddy Contest, an Austrian children's TV singing competition, in September 2004 at the age of thirteen, performing Handy, a parody of Barry Manilow's Mandy. It was this television appearance that led to her being discovered by German music producer Bob Arnz. Then she worked on her first album.
Career
2005–2008: Successful debut and second album
LaFee's first single Virus was released in 2006 from her debut album LaFee. Since the start of her career LaFee was supported by the magazine Bravo and the music channel VIVA. Virus reached fourteen on both the German and Austrian singles chart and her second single, Prinzesschen (Little princess), reached rank 11 in the German charts. Was ist das (What is that) and Mitternacht (Midnight) were charted in the German and Austrian charts, too.
She released her second album, Jetzt erst recht (Now more than ever) on July 6, 2007, and the album's lead single, Heul doch (Keep crying), in 2007. Shortly afterwards Heul doch was translated into English as Shut Up for her third studio album. The song reached the German top 10. The album "Jetzt erst recht" charted in the Italian albums chart at #94 and in the French albums chart at #79. It went Platinum in Germany and Gold in Austria. Her acting debut was on Nina's Welt which was broadcast from November 2006 until the spring of 2007. Later she made an appearance on the German daily soap Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (Good times, bad times). Her biggest gig was on 31 December 2006 New Year's Eve at the Brandenburg Gate, with more than one million viewers. On 25 August 2007 Klein had a gig as a part of the open-air events at the Brandenburg Gate in front of 119,000 people. The second single was Beweg dein Arsch (Move your ass) which charted at #21 on the German charts. On 16 November 2007, she released the third single Wer bin ich (Who am I) which reached #25 on the German singles chart and #41 on the Austrian singles chart. In addition, she has received the Echo award for Best Female Singer, Bravo Gold Otto for Best Pop Female Singer and the Jetix Kids' award for Best Solo Act. The album was also re-released as a Bravo special edition with bonus songs on 27 November 2008.
2008–2009: First English album and Ring Frei
Her first English album, Shut Up, was released in 2008. It includes songs from the album LaFee and Jetzt erst recht in English. The first single Shut Up is the English version of Heul Doch. The single Shut Up reached number 93 in the German singles chart, which was the lowest chart entry by LaFee. The album, however, with more than 100,000 copies at the time was also the weakest LaFee album. The album reached #21 the German albums chart at #31 on the Austrian albums chart. The song Shut up was first performed on May 30, 2008, at the music festival The Dome. LaFee's first single, Ring frei (Clear the ring), from her fourth studio album, Ring frei, was released on November 21, 2008 and reached #22 in Germany. The album Ring frei was released in Germany on January 2, 2009 and reached #6 on the German albums chart, #21 on the Swiss albums chart and #5 on the Austrian albums chart. The album has also received gold status in Austria and has worldwide more than 100,000 sales. She went on a tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2009. After the promotion of the tour she took a break for the first time briefly.
Appeared without any weave LaFee's first greatest hits collection, Best Of – LaFee, was released in November 2009. The album is available as day edition with one CD and as night edition with two CDs. The album was a clear failure. A re-recorded version of Der Regen fällt, which originally appeared on her second studio album, Jetzt erst recht, was released as the lead single of the compilation. The song only reached rank 94 in the German singles chart. In Austria and Switzerland, it wasn't listed in the charts. LaFee left her manager Bob Arnz. Her musicians left the group in December 2009 with an announcement on their websites to form a new project, due to different musical orientations. Now she's produced by Jörg Fischer.
2011–present: Ich Bin and Frei
On June 4, 2011, Christina presented the new single Ich bin (I Am) at the German show The Dome. It was available on June 10, 2011, and EMI has stated on its official site that the new album Frei was released on July 1, 2011.
In an interview with the German magazine Bild, the singer said that this new album was really important to her because she has changed a lot since her previous album. She also explained the reasons behind this break; she said that she was tired of always being away from her home and her friends. She was just a teenager when she began her career and had grown up so fast, without time to think whether she had missed something or not. She was always being told what to do and need to be herself, not mentioning all the gossip that had run between her and her boyfriends. She admitted she could think about nothing but sleeping for days. So she had split with her old team, her old band and her old manager and had asked her label to change her contract and she was lucky because they agreed. Finally, she stated that now she's ready to come back with new songs (she wrote three songs by herself and co-wrote another two), themes closer to her like love and growing up with a new, more mature look.
Studio albums
2006: LaFee
2007: Jetzt erst recht
2008: Shut Up
2009: Ring frei
2011: Frei
Heiss
LaFee Lyrics
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Sag hat sich’s gelohnt ihr seid so ein tolles Paar
Ich hab’s dir verziehn sie ist doch wirklich so schön
Heute kann ich verstehn du musstest mit ihr gehn
Doch du siehst mich so an
Was ist denn mit dir los
Sie steht doch hinter dir
Du siehst mich so an
Als wolltest du was
Sie ist doch dein Traum
Oder fehlt dir was
Heiß - das ist sie nicht
So heiß wie ich ist sie nicht für dich
Ist sie so heiß
So heiß wie ich ist sie nicht für dich
Hey erzähl mir kein Scheiß
Sie ist nicht heiß
Heiß– wird dir heiß
Was willst du denn von mir sie sieht doch sexy aus
Sie passt doch zu dir diese kleine graue Maus
Und doch
Denkst du nur noch an mich
Wenn du sie verführst
Und du träumst von mir
Wenn du bei ihr frierst
Heiß - das ist sie nicht...
Ich seh genau dir wird heiß
Weil ich dich kenn und ich’s weiß
Seh auf der Stirn deinen Schweiß
Du willst mich um jeden Preis
Heiß - das ist sie nicht...
The song "Heiss" by LaFee revolves around the theme of jealousy and unrequited love. The singer talks about how her former lover is now with another woman who may be physically attractive but is not as "hot" as the singer herself. The singer is trying to understand why her ex-boyfriend is still looking at her with longing even when he's with his current partner. She questions his loyalty and urges him to move on from their past relationship.
The lyrics of the song convey not only the pain of unrequited love, but also the difficulty of letting go when one is still attached to the memories of the past. The singer realizes that her ex-boyfriend's new partner may be beautiful, but she does not surpass the singer's own beauty and allure. The lyrics suggest that the singer remains stuck on her ex-boyfriend, and he may have similar feelings towards her.
Overall, the song "Heiss" speaks to the universal human experience of longing for someone who is no longer in one's life. The singer's pain and longing are palpable in the lyrics, and the song captures the complex emotions associated with unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
Ist die dahinten die die damals besser war
Is that her, the one who used to be better? (questioning if the woman behind is his ex-girlfriend)
Sag hat sich’s gelohnt ihr seid so ein tolles Paar
Tell me, was it worth it? You two make such a great couple
Ich hab’s dir verziehn sie ist doch wirklich so schön
I've forgiven you, she is really beautiful after all
Heute kann ich verstehn du musstest mit ihr gehn
Today I can understand that you had to go with her
Doch du siehst mich so an
But you're looking at me like that
Was ist denn mit dir los
What's wrong with you?
Sie steht doch hinter dir
She's standing behind you
Was soll das bloß
What's that all about?
Du siehst mich so an
You're looking at me like that
Als wolltest du was
As if you want something
Sie ist doch dein Traum
She's your dream girl
Oder fehlt dir was
Or is there something missing?
Heiß - das ist sie nicht
Hot - that's not her
So heiß wie ich ist sie nicht für dich
She's not as hot for you as I am
Ist sie so heiß
Is she really that hot?
So heiß wie ich ist sie nicht für dich
She's not as hot for you as I am
Hey erzähl mir kein Scheiß
Hey, don't give me that BS
Sie ist nicht heiß
She's not hot
Heiß– wird dir heiß
Hot - it will make you hot
Was willst du denn von mir sie sieht doch sexy aus
What do you want from me? She looks sexy
Sie passt doch zu dir diese kleine graue Maus
She fits you, this little gray mouse
Und doch
And yet
Denkst du nur noch an mich
You're only thinking of me
Wenn du sie verführst
When you seduce her
Und du träumst von mir
And you dream of me
Wenn du bei ihr frierst
When you're cold with her
Ich seh genau dir wird heiß
I can see that you're getting hot
Weil ich dich kenn und ich’s weiß
Because I know you and I know it
Seh auf der Stirn deinen Schweiß
See the sweat on your forehead
Du willst mich um jeden Preis
You want me at any cost
Contributed by Jason T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.