Lea
Lea at Kiel Week 2018
Lea at Kiel Week 2018
Background information
Birth nameLea-Marie Becker
Born (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992
Kassel, Germany
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2007–present
LabelsFour Music
Websitethisislealea.de

Lea-Marie Becker (born 9 July 1992[1]), known professionally as Lea (stylized as LEA), is a German singer-songwriter and keyboardist.

Life and career

Lea is the daughter of a music therapist. When she was 15, she began releasing videos on YouTube, under her first name Lea-Marie. Her song Wo ist die Liebe hin was viewed more than 2.7 million times. She studied music and special education in Hannover.

Her version of Hildegard Knef's So hat alles seinen Sinn was included in the compilation album Für Hilde in 2015, leading to the record label Four Music publishing her debut album Vakuum in 2016.[2] In it she handled her first relationship and the feeling of not knowing where home is.

Her songs describe themes of love, friendship, and loneliness. Many of her songs are internal monologues, in which she asks herself questions that often remain unanswered.

In 2017, she went on her first tour, along with Frederic Michel (percussion) and Hannes Porombka (guitar and synthesizer). She also performed at the Early Spring Singer Songwriter Festival in Saalfelden.

Also in 2017, a remix of Wohin willst du?, in collaboration with Gestört aber GeiL, reached 11th place in the German single charts,[3] along with 43rd place in the Austrian charts. She also wrote Be My Now with Gestört aber GeiL, which was used as the title song of the eighth season of the German version of The Bachelor. It is in English while all of her other songs are written in German.[4]

In August 2018, she released the song Immer wenn wir uns sehn, written in collaboration with actor Aaron Hilmer for the film Das schönste Mädchen der Welt.[5] In September 2019, she released 110, a collaboration with Capital Bra and Samra, which reached the top place in the German charts.[6]

Lea was a participant in the 7th season of Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert.[7]

She lived in Hannover until 2018. Since 2018, she has lived in Berlin.[8]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Release date Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[9]
AUT
[10]
SWI
[11]
Vakuum
Zwischen meinen Zeilen
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Four Music
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
65335
Treppenhaus
  • Released: 29 May 2020
  • Label: Four Music
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
576
Fluss
  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Four Music
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
667
Bülowstraße
  • Released: 4 May 2023
  • Label: Treppenhaus Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
51913
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[9]
AUT
[10]
SWI
[11]
"Wunderkerzenmenschen"[13] 2017 Zwischen meinen Zeilen
"Leiser" 134136
"Zu Dir" 2018 54
"Immer wenn wir uns sehn"
(with Cyril)
1659
"Halb so viel"[14] 2019
"110 (Prolog)" 4380 Treppenhaus
"Treppenhaus" 2020 184896
"Okay" 85
"7 Stunden"
(with Capital Bra)[15]
101427
"Beifahrersitz"
(with Majan)
48
"Das Leben (du warst schon immer so)" 88
"Du tust es immer wieder" 79
"Schwarz"
(with Casper)
2021 74170 Fluss
"Wenn du mich lässt" 225287
"Parfum" 43
"Küsse wie Gift"
(with Luna)
195070
"Eigentlich"
(with 01099)
2022 194864 Non-album single
"In Flammen"[18] Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[9]
AUT
[10]
SWI
[11]
"Wohin willst du" (Gestört aber GeiL featuring Lea)[19] 2017 1143 #ZWEI
"110" (Capital Bra and Samra featuring Lea) 2019 122
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[12]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[17]
Berlin lebt 2
"Bis zum Mond" (Dikka featuring Lea)[20] 2020 Oh Yeah!
"Drei Uhr nachts" (Mark Forster featuring Lea)[21] 2021 153268
  • BVMI: Platinum[12]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[17]
Musketiere
"Sommer" (Beatzarre and Djorkaeff featuring Lea and Capital Bra)[22] 31320 Non-album single
"Dass du mich liebst" (Klan featuring Lea)[23] 2022 93 Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
"Nur noch ein Lied" (Bosse featuring Lea)[24] 2023 Übers Träumen
"1000 Mal" (Bausa featuring Lea)[25] 26 Der Letzte macht das Licht aus
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[9]
"Aperol im Glas"
(with 01099)
2023 45 Bülowstraße

Awards and nominations

Results

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2018 New Music Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [26]
Bambi Audience-Bambi (New German Music Stars) Nominated [27]
2019 Bravo Otto Awards Musician national Bronze [28]
Audi Generation Awards Music national Won [29]
1LIVE Krone Awards Best Female Artist Nominated [30]
Best Single 110 (with Capital Bra, Samra) Nominated [31]
2020 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Herself Nominated [32]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Nominated [33]
1LIVE Krone Awards Best Female Artist Won [34]
Bravo Otto Awards Musician national Nominated [35]
2021 Nominated [36]
1LIVE Krone Awards Best Female Artist Won [37]
2022 Won [38]

References

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  2. Deutsch, Ricarda; Franke, Sarah (2 April 2016). "Lea, wie landet man einen Youtube-Hit?". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. "Gestört aber GeiL feat. Lea – Wohin willst du". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. Einck, Henry. "Gestört aber GeiL – Be My Now". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. Frizz: Das Magazin. Heft 10/2018, Skyline Medien Verlag, Kassel, 2018, S. 15.
  6. "Capital Bra x Samra & Lea – 110". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ""Sing meinen Song" am 23.6.20: LEA im Porträt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. "LEA im Interview mit Jennifer Weist". YouTube. Deluxe Music. 7 May 2019.
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  10. 1 2 3 "Discographie Lea". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Gold/Platin Datenbank Deutschland" (in German). BVMI. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  13. "LEA veröffentlicht heute das Lyric Video zu ihrer neuen Single "Wunderkerzenmenschen"". Nachrichten München. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  14. Halb so viel, Spotify
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  16. Edelmetall: LEA. hitparade.ch.
  17. 1 2 3 4 Gold & Platin: LEA. IFPI Austria.
  18. "Neue Single: LEA setzt alles "In Flammen"". Eventim. 2 December 2022.
  19. Wohin willst du, Spotify
  20. Bis zum Mond, Spotify
  21. Drei Uhr nachts, Spotify
  22. ""Sommer - Single" von Beatzarre & Djorkaeff, Lea & Capital Bra bei Apple Music" (in German). Apple Music.
  23. ""Dass du mich liebst - Single" von KLAN & LEA bei Apple Music" (in German). Apple Music.
  24. "Song-News: Bosse x LEA mit "Nur noch dieses Lied" erschien seine Single, gemeinsam mit LEA als Duettpartnerin". Magdeburger News. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  25. "Bausa und LEA: "1000 Mal" – Die Erschöpfung einer Liebe". More Music Magazine. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  26. mdr.de. "NEW MUSIC AWARD | Lea ist die Durchstarterin des Jahres!". MDR SPUTNIK (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  27. "Major music stars at BAMBI 2018 | BAMBI". bambi-awards.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  28. "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  29. "Preistraeger | Audi Generation Award". www.generationen.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  30. Triesch, Alexander (5 December 2019). "Fotos: Das sind die Nominierten für die "1Live-Krone 2019"". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  31. Triesch, Alexander (5 December 2019). "Fotos: Das sind die Nominierten für die "1Live-Krone 2019"". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  32. "Deutsche Kids' Choice Awards 2020: die ersten Nominierten". Fan-Lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  33. "MTV EMA 2020 VOTING". www.mtvema.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  34. "1Live Krone Awards 2020 Voting".
  35. "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2020: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  36. "BRAVO-Otto-Sieger 2021 Sänger*in national". Bravo.de. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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  38. "Das sind die Gewinner der 1LIVE Krone 2022". www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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