Olga Telnowa was born in Minsk, Belarus (then the USSR ) as the only child of an English lecturer and a physics engineer.
At the age of five she began to play the theme songs of her favorite series on the piano , at the age of six she was admitted to an elite music school, where she studied piano, classical composition , music theory and choir .
The general school she attended also specialized in promoting musical talent. Her perfect pitch was quickly discovered and her creativity encouraged: the music school allowed her to take part in composition competitions. When she finally won first place in one of the competitions at the age of nine, she got a scholarship at the Moscow Conservatory . However, her parents persuaded the jury to transfer the scholarship to an adequate academy in the city of Minsk because of the young age of their daughter .
Then Olga Telnowa was placed at the Minsk Conservatory, where she began a junior course in piano and composition. In 1996 the family fled to the German Ruhr area . The then successful young pianist tried to continue her junior studies at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen . Due to language barriers, the 14-year-old only succeeded in doing this after two unsuccessful entrance exams. In the same year she took first place in Jugend composed with the classical piece Variations on a theme of its own and a year later with freedom of variation for a keyboard cattle .
At the age of fourteen, Olga Telnow discovered her love for contemporary rock and punk music. She started wearing her hair brightly and dressing funky. Eventually she left the University of the Arts to take electric guitar lessons. After three years of abstinence from the piano, she made up her mind to take her diploma in piano and composition at the same time as graduating from high school .
At the age of seventeen, Telnow founded the riot-grrrl band Venusbabydoll , in which she processed influences such as Hole and Nirvana . During a two-week internship in a recording studio , the classical pianist developed an interest in recording technology and got to know her long-time mentor and friend. Rya, then under contract with FAME Recordings , took on her by making the first demo recordings of Venusbabydoll and later including the songwriter in her live band as a keyboardist.
Over the next three years, tours with Mila Mar , Last Instance and appearances with Corvus Corax followed . In the meantime, Telnow wrote new pieces of her own, which she describes as "selected from extreme situations", founded the Leandra project and completed her Bachelor of Arts in social and educational psychology.
When Rya withdrew from the public eye, the pianist took on an engagement as keyboard player for the synth rock band Jesus on Extasy under the pseudonym Ophelia Dax . This stage name is made up of one of the characters in the tragedy Hamlet by W. Shakespeare and the character Jadzia Dax from the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .
The band Jesus on Extasy was under contract with Drakkar Entertainment , toured Europe over the next few years and shared the festival stages with Nightwish , Tool , Skinny Puppy , And One , Unheilig , Last Instance and Marilyn Manson, among others .
In 2008 the artist finally got a contract with Drakkar Entertainment to release her first solo album Metamorphine under the name Leandra with the Sony BMG distributor . The album includes a duet with Sven Friedrich ( Zeraphine , Dreadful Shadows ). Her longtime friends of the band last instance invited her as a singer and pianist to her acoustic album The White Song and the accompanying The White Tour .
In 2010, Olga Telnow accepted an engagement with the band Diary of Dreams under the pseudonym DAX . Due to personal differences within the band, the collaboration only lasted a few months.
At the end of the same year she joined Apoptygma Berzerk , with whom she competes in the second part of Unheilig's “Great Freedom” tour . In 2011, the keyboard player also appeared at the same time as the cashier band and accompanied Frei.Wild's "XMas" tour on the piano. In 2012 Leandra Ophelia Dax joined Die Priester , Santiano and Roterfeld as keyboard player .
Olga Telnowa describes the solo debut album Metamorphine of her project Leandra as her secret diary. The pieces are a reflection of extreme situations in her life. Stylistically, the music moves between Tori Amos , PJ Harvey and Massive Attack .
Projects and collaborations
2003–2006: Keyboard player with Rya. Tour with Mila Mar and Last Instance.
2007–Dato: Keyboarderin bei Jesus on Extasy
2008 – date: Keyboard player in Andy Brings' band (formerly: Sodom , The Traceelords )
February – July 2010: Keyboard player with Diary of Dreams, for the tour with Unheilig.
2008: Duet with Sven Friedrich ( Zeraphine , Dreadful Shadows )
2008: Piano and vocals on the album The White Song by the band Last Instance and on the subsequent The White Tour
2008: Club single Noisy Awareness , remixed by Chai Deveraux, guitarist of Jesus on Extasy.
2009: Duet with Sid from The Pussybats on The Most Beautiful Tales End Sadly and Dance With the Devils , both on the album Famous Last Songs .
2010: Live keyboard at Apoptygma Berzerk for the Unheilig Support Tour Große Freiheit II .
2011: Background singer at Frei.Wild - only assholes around me
2012: Live Keyboard at Santiano
2013: Background singer with Frei.Wild on the album Still
Grace
Leandra Lyrics
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It won′t heal no way
So don't you worry ′bout tomorrow
It will kill today
If you don't mind, if you, if you don't mind,
I′ll keep you strong, I′ll keep you strong, eh
If you don't mind, if you, if you don′t mind,
I drown in your grace,
So let me in
You heal and deface
I′m wrapped in
So don't you care about confusion
It will gently disappear
If you find some disillusion
I′ll softly whisper in your ear
"If you don't mind, if you, if you don't mind
I′ll keep you strong, I′ll keep you strong, eh
If you don't mind, if you, if you don′t mind
I'll bring you home."
I drown in your grace
So let me in
You heal and deface
I′m wrapped in
I drown in your grace
So let me in
You heal and deface
I'm wrapped in
The lyrics to Leandra's song "Grace" are about finding comfort and strength in someone else's grace. The song acknowledges the pain and sorrow that we can feel in life, but suggests that dwelling on these emotions will only make things worse. Instead, the singer of the song encourages the listener to focus on the present moment and find solace in their connection with each other.
The repetition of the phrase "if you don't mind" suggests a deep level of trust and intimacy between the two people. The singer is essentially saying that they are willing to provide support and strength to the listener, but only if the listener is open to receiving it. The phrase "I drown in your grace" is also powerful, suggesting that the listener's grace is so profound that the singer can lose themselves in it.
Overall, "Grace" is a song about the power of human connection and the importance of finding strength and solace in each other's presence.
Line by Line Meaning
If you find yourself in sorrow
If you're feeling sad
It won′t heal no way
It won't get better on its own
So don't you worry ′bout tomorrow
Don't stress about the future
It will kill today
The present moment is what matters
If you don't mind, if you, if you don't mind, I′ll keep you strong, I′ll keep you strong, eh
If it's okay with you, I'll support you and keep you going
I drown in your grace, So let me in You heal and deface I′m wrapped in
I'm overwhelmed by your kindness and love, so please let me be a part of your life even if you have flaws
So don't you care about confusion
Don't stress about being unsure
It will gently disappear
It will pass without causing harm
If you find some disillusion
If you become doubtful
I′ll softly whisper in your ear
I'll offer words of comfort
If you don't mind, if you, if you don't mind, I′ll keep you strong, I′ll keep you strong, eh
If it's okay with you, I'll support you and keep you going
If you don't mind, if you, if you don′t mind, I'll bring you home
If it's okay with you, I'll help you find your way back to where you belong
Writer(s): Olga Telnow
Contributed by Matthew W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@missfranklin4742
Today is my first time hearing this song on pandora. I had to find it on YouTube and I've been listening to it almost all day. GRACE yes Lord Yes Lord.
@mskathy46
How perfect and precious is His never-ending Grace! All Glory to God in the Highest!!😇💗✝️🙏
@hassethabtewold7933
Not one mistake can undo Grace. His grace is sufficient for u for his grace is made perfect in weakness. When u are weak the God we serve is strong for us.
@genevasmith4669
grace is so important because God is good
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@NAJErEa91
LORD THANK U FOR BEING SWEET TO ME! SMH JESUS THE SWEETEST NAME I KNOW! GIVES ME CHILLS AND HOLY GHOST FEELS EVERYTIME I SPEAK OR HEAR HIS NAME! 😭🙌💕🎶💕
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I COME BACK FOR QUEEN LEANDRIAS VERSE>>> AND HER WHOLE PART IN THE VIDEO AND BLESSED US WITH HER PRESENCE AND HER VOICE!🙌🙌🙌🎶💕🎶💕🎶💃💃💃💃
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