“Elaiza” is a German folk group that represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song “ It It Right ”. [1] [2] [3] In the final took 18th place. [four]
| Elaiza | |
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 From left to right: Yvonne Grunwald, Elzbieta Steinmetz, Natalie Pleger. | |
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| Genres | folk , indie rock , alternatives , neo-folklore |
| Years | 2013 - present time |
| A country |  Germany |
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| Official site | |
 Wikimedia Commons | |
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Group history
In 1992, at the age of eight, Elzbieta Steinmetz, born in Ukraine in Smela, Cherkasy Oblast [5] , after the death of her father-musician (together with her mother of Polish origin) moved to Poland . From the age of 16 she lives in Saarland and starts working as a vocalist at the Valicon Studio in Berlin . In the recording studio, Elshbeta meets a bayan player Yvonne Grunwald, who was born in Saxony-Anhalt , and then moved to study music in Berlin . During the tasting of the schnapps, they accidentally found a photo of Natalie Pleeger with a double bass hanging on the stand. The girls met with Natalie, who arrived from East Frisia , began to play music, perform, and in early 2013 founded the group “Elaiza” .
Group Style
The style of the group is a hybrid between traditional and modern music of various genres. This combines Eastern European folklore and modern pop music. The musicians of the group “Elaiza” define their style as neo-folklore .
Group composition
- Elzbieta Steinmetz - vocals
- Yvonne Grunwald - Bayan
- Natalie Pleger - double bass
See also
- Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Notes
- "Germany: Elaiza wins Unser Song für Dänemark!"
- ↑ "Germany: Elaiza to Eurovision!"
- ↑ "Germany: Elaiza to Copenhagen!"
- ↑ Eurovision 2014 Germany: Elaiza with the song Is It Right (18th place) . uchastniki.com. The appeal date is June 9, 2016.
- ↑ Germans at Eurovision: only girls in the group