Ivy Quainoo
Quainoo in concert in Cologne, January 2014
Background information
Born (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31)
Berlin, Germany
GenresPop, power pop, pop rock
Years active2012–present

Ivy Quainoo (born 25 August 1992) is a German singer. In February 2012, she won the first series of The Voice of Germany.[1] In December 2017, it was announced that she would be one of six competing entrants in Unser Lied für Lissabon, the German national final for Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[2]

Early life

Ivy Quainoo was born in Berlin-Neukölln to Ghanaian parents.[3] She attended the Schiller High School in Charlottenburg. While still in school and also after her Abitur in 2011, she attended a dramatic arts school in Kreuzberg.[4] In the summer of 2011, Ivy was featured as a background singer in writer/singer Jakob Royal's self-titled debut album.

After finishing high school, she auditioned for the reality talent show The Voice of Germany. During the live broadcasts, Quainoo was the only participant of the series to be voted in every time by the spectators. During the finals show on February 10, 2012, she received 33.65% of the combined votes, based on telephone voting and the number of song downloads, with which she left the other three final candidates behind.

Career

2012: Ivy

Ivy Quainoo in concert in Stuttgart, May 2012

After the final show, she promoted her single "Do You Like What You See?" on the Harald Schmidt Show and on Verstehen Sie Spaß?.[5][6] Her first album, entitled Ivy, was released in March 2012. At the Echo award ceremony she sang, together with Aura Dione, Caro Emerald, Ina Müller and Dionne Bromfield, the song "Valerie" in memory of Amy Winehouse. Furthermore, Quainoo presented her second single "You Got Me" on ProSieben Celebrity Boxing. On 14 May 2012, she started her first tour of Germany with a concert in Lüneburg.[7] On the final show of Germany's Next Topmodel Quainoo sang her single "Break Away".[8] In October 2012, Quainoo worked with Mousse T. on a song for the movie Man tut was Mann kann. She also recorded the Song "Who You Are" with Stanfour for the mini-series World Without End. On November 16, she released her album Ivy as a Gold Edition in which these new songs are available.

2013–present: Wildfires & film debut

Quainoo has been working on her second studio album in New York City, London & Los Angeles.[9] In June, Quainoo stated that the album is finished and will be published in fall 2013.[10] The album called Wildfires which was revealed some days later.[11] On 6 September 2013, the first single "Wildfires (Light it Up)" from her second studio album was released.[12] To promote the single and the album Wildfires, Quainoo performed at Schlag den Raab, Promi Big Brother and also having several radio interviews round the release dates. The album Wildfires was released on 27 September 2013.[13] In October Quainoo is a special guest on Olly Murs Germany tour dates. Her next solo tour started in January 2014 and was called Wildfires Live Tour.

In 2015, Ivy Quainoo announced that she was focusing on an acting career by making her small film debut in the upcoming sequel Captain America: Civil War.[14]

Other ventures

Ivy Quainoo filmed commercial spots for VW in 2012. Since February 2013 she is the ambassador of the German campaign Together for Africa.[15] In June 2013, Quainoo walked as a model for the Berlin Fashion Week.[16]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[17] 		AUT
[18] 		SWI
[19]
Ivy 5 11 10
  • GER: Gold
Wildfires 40 — —

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[17] 		AUT
[18] 		SWI
[19]
"Do You Like What You See" 2012 2 8 12
  • GER: Gold
 Ivy
"You Got Me" 31 61 61
"Who You Are"
(with Stanfour) 		49 — —
"Wildfires (Light It Up)" 2013 44 — — Wildfires
"Atomic" — — —
"House on Fire" 2018 — — — Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2012 CMA Wild and Young Awards Best Album Ivy Nominated
Best Song "Do You Like What You See" Nominated
Best Newcomer Herself Nominated
Napster Award Favorite Shooting-Star Nominated
2013 ECHO Awards Best National Newcomer Nominated
Best Female National Artist Won
Napster Award Favorite Shooting–Star Nominated
Radio 7 Award Best Newcomer Won

Tours

Headlining

Opening act

References

  1. ^ Janke, Carsten (11 February 2012). "Die neue Lena heißt Ivy". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Germany: Ivy Quainoo and Natia Todua among finalists confirmed for Unser Lied für Lissabon". 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ Seidl, Christian (12 February 2012). "Ivy: Ihren Vater hat sie nie gesehen" (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Ivy Quainoo ist "The Voice of Germany"". Berliner Kurier (in German). 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  5. ^ "Programmübersicht - Mi, 21.07.2021". 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "The Voice of Germany – Heute abend ist Ivy Quainoo zu Gast bei Harald Schmidt | CastingShow-News.de".
  7. ^ "Ivy Quainoo startet durch".
  8. ^ "GNTM Finale 2012 – Heute Abend mit Ivy Quainoo und Justin Bieber". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  9. ^ "Stars". 28 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Ivy Quainoo | Start".
  11. ^ "Stars". 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  12. ^ ""Wildfires (Light It Up)": Ivy Quainoo hat neue Single aus gleichnamigem Album veröffentlicht".
  13. ^ "Wildfires". Amazon Germany.
  14. ^ "TVoG-Ivy Quainoo: Sie spielt in "Captain America 3" mit!". 22 October 2015.
  15. ^ "MusikWoche | News | Ivy Quainoo zu Gast bei Bundespräsident Joachim Gauck".
  16. ^ "Ivy Quainoo modelt auf Berlin Fashion Week". 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Ivy Quainoo - German Charts". charts.de.[dead link]
  18. ^ a b "Ivy Quainoo - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
  19. ^ a b "Ivy Quainoo - Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "My Music Story - Ivy Quainoo mit Olly Murs auf Tour!". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-22.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byN/A The Voice of Germany Winner 2011-12 Succeeded byNick Howard
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