(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
Tell Me Why
Lafee Lyrics
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My head spinning over you
Dark of night, no stars inside
You are dreaming next to me
Afraid to close my eyes,
‘cause I don’t wanna miss a moment of you
Don’t want to dream,no
No dream could be as beatiful as you are
Tell me why
Am I the one your all belongs to- why me?
Tell me why
Am I the one you wanna place in your heart-why me?
Tell me why do you love me
Why is me you want?
Before you came the days just passed
But now I so cannot reach seconds
Within me thousand suns rise
And I’m praying for them to never do disappear
Tell me what have I done to deserve something this beatiful
Tell me why
Am I the one your all belongs to- why me?
Tell me why
Am I the one you wanna place in your heart-why me?
Tell me why do you love me
Why is me you want?
Tell me why I deserve you
And why do you say: I love you girl
Tell me why
Am I the one your all belongs to- why me?
Tell me why
Am I the one you wanna place in your heart-why me?
Tell me why
Am I the one your all belongs to- why me?
Tell me why
Am I the one you wanna place in your heart-why me?
Tell me why I deserve you
Tell me why I deserve you
Tell me why I deserve you
Why is me you love?
The song "Tell Me Why" by LaFee is a love ballad dedicated to a significant other. The lyrics express the singer's feelings of being completely in love with their partner and being unable to take their eyes off of them, not wanting to miss a single moment of their time together. The singer is overwhelmed with emotions and gratitude, constantly questioning why they are deserving of such a beautiful experience.
The opening lines "I’m lying wide awake, My head spinning over you" indicate that the singer is unable to sleep because they are consumed with thoughts of their significant other. The singer is completely captivated and mesmerized by their partner's presence, calling them the most beautiful thing they've ever experienced. Throughout the song, the singer expresses their love and devotion to their partner, questioning why they were chosen to be the one for them.
Overall, the song "Tell Me Why" is a powerful love ballad about the deep feelings and gratitude that come with being in a loving relationship. The singer is overwhelmed with emotions and overflows with love for their partner, constantly questioning why they are worthy of such a beautiful experience.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m lying wide awake
I cannot sleep, I'm awake and restless
My head spinning over you
My thoughts are consumed by you, I can't stop thinking about you
Dark of night, no stars inside
It is nighttime, there are no visible stars, implying a sense of emptiness
You are dreaming next to me
You are sleeping beside me, and I envy your ability to escape reality
Afraid to close my eyes,
I'm scared to sleep and miss any opportunity to be with you
‘cause I don’t wanna miss a moment of you
I fear missing out on even the smallest detail of being with you
Don’t want to dream, no
I do not desire to dream because you are real and in my life now
No dream could be as beautiful as you are
You are so beautiful to me that my dreams could never compare to reality
Tell me what have I done to deserve something this beautiful
I am questioning why I am so lucky to have someone as amazing as you in my life
Tell me why
I am asking for an explanation or reason to understand why the artist is beloved and deserving
Am I the one your all belongs to - why me?
I am asking why the singer is the one who is loved and belongs to the beloved
Tell me why
I am asking again for an explanation or reason for the beloved's affection
Am I the one you wanna place in your heart - why me?
I am asking why the singer is the one who is desired and cherished by the beloved
Tell me why do you love me
The singer is questioning the reason for the beloved's love
Why is me you want?
The singer is asking why they are the one the beloved wants in their life
Before you came the days just passed
Without the beloved in their life, days just passed by quickly without meaning
But now I so cannot reach seconds
Time seems to pass slowly because the artist wants to savor every moment with the beloved
Within me thousand suns rise
The singer feels an intense warmth and happiness inside as if many suns are rising inside of them
And I’m praying for them to never do disappear
The singer is wishing for the happiness and warmth they feel to never end
Tell me why I deserve you
The artist is again asking for an explanation or reason for deserving the love of the beloved
And why do you say: I love you girl
The artist wants to know the reason for the words 'I love you' said by the beloved
Tell me why I deserve you
The artist is reiterating the desire for an explanation or reason for deserving the love of the beloved
Tell me why I deserve you
The singer is repeating the question to emphasize the importance of an answer
Why is me you love?
The artist is asking again why they are the one the beloved loves and desires to be with
Contributed by Mason J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.