(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
Was Ist Das
Lafee Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Auch ich steh neben mir
Ich schwimme
Warum zitter ich so,
dass der Boden vibriert
Ich spinne
Was - Was ist das
Was da einfach explodiert
Hab ich so noch nie erlebt
Was hier mit mir abgeht
Was - Was ist das
Ich heb ab
Kenn keine Grenzen mehr
Ich schwebe
Mein Kopf läuft planlos meinem Herzschlag hinterher
Ich lebe
Was - Was ist das
Was hier passiert
Was da einfach explodiert
Hab ich so noch nie erlebt
Was hier mit mir abgeht
Was - Was ist das
Was in mir schreit
Und mir sagt ich bin bereit
Ich soll's heute noch riskiern
Was ist los mit mir
Was ist das und wer bin ich
Ich erkenn mich selber nicht
Ich bin doch klein und fühl mich groß
Was ist nur mit mir los
Was - Was ist das
Was hier passiert
Was da einfach explodiert
Hab ich so noch nie erlebt
Was hier mit mir abgeht
Was - Was ist das
Was in mir schreit
Und mir sagt ich bin bereit
Ich soll's heute noch riskiern
Was ist los mit mir
Was - Was ist das?
The song "Was ist das" by LaFee showcases the feeling of being lost and confused. The main character, as well as the people around her/him, have been experiencing strange, strong feelings that are overwhelming and unexplainable. The lyrics describe how the character is not feeling like themselves and is confused about the new intense emotions that they are experiencing.
The chorus, "What is that? What is happening here? What just exploded? I've never experienced anything like this before. What is happening to me?" highlights how the main character is trying to figure out what is happening to them and what is causing these intense feelings. They are also questioning if they are ready for whatever is about to happen, as their feelings are making them feel like they are taking risks and stepping out of their comfort zone.
The overall message of the song is to embrace the uncertainty of life and to allow ourselves to step out of our comfort zones, even if it makes us feel lost and confused, because in that uncertainty we can learn and grow.
Line by Line Meaning
Nicht nur du
I am not the only one feeling this way
Auch ich steh neben mir
I am experiencing an out-of-body sensation
Ich schwimme
I feel like I am swimming or floating
Warum zitter ich so, dass der Boden vibriert
I am shaking so much that the ground is trembling
Ich spinne
I feel like I am going crazy
Was - Was ist das
What is happening to me?
Was hier passiert
What is happening right now?
Was da einfach explodiert
What just exploded?
Hab ich so noch nie erlebt
I have never experienced this before
Was hier mit mir abgeht
What is happening to me right now?
Was in mir schreit
There is something inside of me screaming
Und mir sagt ich bin bereit
And it tells me that I am ready
Ich soll's heute noch riskiern
I should take a risk and do it today
Was in mir schreit
What is that internal voice screaming?
Was ist los mit mir
What is wrong with me?
Ich heb ab
I am lifting off the ground
Kenn keine Grenzen mehr
I feel like there are no limits to what I can do
Ich schwebe
I am floating or levitating
Mein Kopf läuft planlos meinem Herzschlag hinterher
My mind is not in sync with my heart
Ich lebe
I feel alive
Was ist das und wer bin ich
What is happening and who am I?
Ich erkenn mich selber nicht
I do not even recognize myself
Ich bin doch klein und fühl mich groß
I feel larger than life despite being small
Contributed by Owen M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
gymfan1995
sie beschreibt in ihren liedern immer bestimmte gefühle oder situationen ohne sie zu benenen. einfach hammer
Tsuki
ich finde das einfach cool und ich hoffe,dass sie wie geplant ein comeback macht das wäre sooooooooooo GEIL!!!
Green Tornado
Total großartig!
Shuxi W
einfach cool :)
SuzzieX
los lafee come back
ŁYSY
was co to jest xd
cailanayify
dann wird also tatsächlich ein DEUTSCHES Lied von einer DEUTSCHEN Sängerin in DEUTSCHLAND gesperrt von der gema?? was soll der scheiß?
Leatitica
Was ist das?
Elsa Belsinski
2019?:)
Mitja Götting
2021? ;)