Lou (German singer)

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Louise Hoffner (born 27 October 1963), known professionally as Lou, is a German pop singer. She toured with her band for 15 years, in Germany as well as abroad.^[1]

Eurovision[edit]

Lou participated in the 2001 Eurovision national finals, coming in third place. Shortly before Christmas 2002, composer Ralph Siegel asked her if she would be interested in competing in the national finals again with "Let's Get Happy", a song he had written with lyricist Bernd Meinunger.

Lou won the German 2003 finals on 7 March, which qualified her to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga where she came in 11th place. In March 2006, she made a guest appearance at that year's German Eurovision preselection, singing "Let's Get Happy" in a medley of past German Eurovision entries.

Personal life[edit]

Lou was born in Waghäusel, the sixth child of her parents.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

1999 PartyGang Live (Promo Album)
2003 For You (Jupiter Records/Sony BMG)
2004 Ich will leben (Goodlife Records/ZYX)
2011 Blaue Nacht
2013 Gefühl On The Rocks

EPs[edit]

2013 EP: Special Edition Berlin 2013

Singles[edit]

2001 Happy Birthday Party, Sha La La La Lee
2003 Let's get happy, Sunshine Dancing / The show must go on, Lou Tango
2004 Dankeschoen, Ich werd dich lieben (Ich werd dich hassen), Ich will leben
2009 Im Labyrinth der Liebe, Dein Bild in meinem Portmonnaie, Heut Nacht oder nie
2013 Im Labyrinth der Liebe, Heut Nacht oder nie

References[edit]

^ "Happy to Sing for Germany". Deutsche Welle. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2008.

Preceded by Corinna May with I Can't Live Without Music	Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003	Succeeded by Max with Can't Wait Until Tonight

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Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Countries	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Artists	Louisa Baïleche Claudia Beni Beth Birgitta Lynn Chircop Stelios Constantas Sertab Erener Fame F.L.Y. Rita Guerra Esther Hart Mickey Harte Jostein Hasselgård Ich Troje Jemini Karmen Lou Mando Mija Martina Lior Narkis Nicola Olexandr Alf Poier Ruffus t.A.T.u. Urban Trad
Songs	"Cry Baby" "Deixa-me sonhar" "Dime" "Don't Break My Heart" "Eighties Coming Back" "Everyway That I Can" "Feeling Alive" "Give Me Your Love" "Hasta la vista" "Hello from Mars" "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" "Let's Get Happy" "Monts et merveilles" "Nanana" "Ne brini" "Ne ver', ne boysia" "Never Let You Go" "One More Night" "Open Your Heart" "Sanomi" "To Dream Again" "Više nisam tvoja" "We've Got the World" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Words for Love"

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