(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
Mitternacht
Lafee Lyrics
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Es ist Nacht
Sie liegt vor Angst
Schon so lange wach
Dann
Kommt wieder er
Sie spürt den Atem
Er will immer mehr
Liebe, er spricht von Liebe
Seine Liebe ist in ihr
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
Kind
Sie ist ein Kind
Es fließen leise
Tränen in den Wind
Kalt
Ihr ist so kalt
Sie spürt die Hitze
Nah an seinem Hals
Liebe, er spricht von Liebe
Seine Liebe ist in ihr
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint (und sie weint)
Und alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint (und sie weint)
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
The lyrics to LaFee's song "Mitternacht" paint a picture of a girl who is scared and alone, yet her fears are compounded by the presence of a man who haunts her at night. The song starts by describing how the girl has been lying awake for a long time, consumed by her fear. Then, the man comes back to her, and she can feel him breathing down her neck, as she tries to fight him off.
The lyrics suggest that the man is speaking of love, but his version of love is twisted and one-sided. The girl is just a child, and this man is a predator who is causing her great pain. She is cold, but he is hot, and his "love" is suffocating her.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Mitternacht, es ist Mitternacht, und sie weint allein, alle Träume sterben" which translates to "Midnight, it is midnight, and she cries alone, all dreams die." The repeated chorus emphasizes the girl's feelings of helplessness and despair as she continues to suffer at the hands of her abuser. The final line, "Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht" or "And all the angels scream tonight" suggests that even the heavens are mourning this girl's pain.
Overall, the lyrics to "Mitternacht" depict the pain and suffering of a girl who is the victim of abuse, painting a harrowing picture of a life lived in fear and terror.
Line by Line Meaning
Nacht
It's night
Es ist Nacht
It's night
Sie liegt vor Angst
She's lying awake in fear
Schon so lange wach
Already been awake for so long
Dann
Then
Kommt wieder er
He comes back again
Sie spürt den Atem
She feels his breath
Er will immer mehr
He wants more and more
Liebe, er spricht von Liebe
Love, he talks about love
Seine Liebe ist in ihr
His love is inside her
Mitternacht
Midnight
Es ist Mitternacht
It's midnight
Und sie weint
And she cries
Allein
Alone
Alle Träume sterben
All dreams are dying
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
And all angels are screaming tonight
Kind
Child
Sie ist ein Kind
She's a child
Es fließen leise
They flow quietly
Tränen in den Wind
Tears in the wind
Kalt
Cold
Ihr ist so kalt
She feels so cold
Sie spürt die Hitze
She feels the heat
Nah an seinem Hals
Near his neck
Mitternacht
Midnight
Und sie weint
And she cries
Mitternacht
Midnight
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
And all angels are screaming tonight
Mitternacht
Midnight
Und sie weint
And she cries
Alle Träume sterben
All dreams are dying
Mitternacht
Midnight
Und sie weint (und sie weint)
And she cries (and she cries)
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
And all angels are screaming tonight
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bob Arnz, Gerd Zimmermann
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Anarchii3
Nacht
Es ist Nacht
Sie liegt vor Angst
Schon so lange wach
Dann
Kommt wieder er
Sie spürt den Atem
Er will immer mehr
Liebe, er spricht von Liebe
Seine Liebe ist in ihr
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
Kind
Sie ist ein Kind
Es fließen leise
Tränen in den Wind
Kalt
Ihr ist so kalt
Sie spürt die Hitze
Nah an seinem Hals
Liebe, er spricht von Liebe
Seine Liebe ist in ihr
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint
Allein
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint (und sie weint)
Und alle Träume sterben
Mitternacht
Es ist Mitternacht
Und sie weint (und sie weint)
Und alle Engel schreien heut' Nacht
@sweetynd1034
Als Kind geliebt, als junge Frau kapiert was in meiner Kindheit los war ☹️ LaFee hat mir nach fast 20 Jahren einfach die Augen geöffnet über diese Tatsache daß nicht alles gut ist was passiert. Heute kann ich damit Leben und bin froh dieses Kapitel abgeschlossen zu haben.
@kayleemaus7515
Ein tiefgründiges bewegendes Lied mit großer Botschaft an alle Opfer
@mxjay1077
Wenn man als Kind nicht wusste worum es geht und man jetzt realisiert das es um Kindesmissbrauch geht... kriege jetzt Gänsehaut davon...
@toriyoung7001
Das traurige ist, ich wusste worum es geht. Aber warum ich das wußte hab ich erst vor ein paar Jahren realisiert...
@prodmxd
@@toriyoung7001Bleib stark!
@DuMichAuchx33
@@toriyoung7001 ❤️🩹! Ganz viel Liebe für dich!
@nezuko0198
Ich hab es damals schon verstanden 😢
@thomaslange4356
Wie ihr euch alle aufregt, dies ist doch nicht verstörend... Es ist nunmal ein Thema, was angesprochen werden muss. Und Musik ist die perfekte Möglichkeit um etwas zum Ausdruck zu bringen, was sich vielleicht einige nicht trauen.
@stefan8254
Da gebe dir recht wird immer bleiben dieses Thema das wünsche ich keinen Kind !
@darkshadow9294
@@stefan8254 Damals überhaupt nicht gecheckt muss ich sagen Jung und dumm...