Biography
Who is Vanessa Mai?
Early life and dance background
Vanessa Marija Else Ferber, known professionally as Vanessa Mai, was born on May 2, 1992, in Aspach, Germany. Before her musical career became her primary focus, she completed an apprenticeship as a media designer. Her early musical experiences included performing in a school production of The wonderful Wizard of Oz and playing the tambourine alongside her father, who was a musician originally from Croatia.
In 2008, when she was fifteen, she competed in the hip-hop world championship held in Las Vegas. She performed as part of a dance group called Getting craz'd, which held the title of German champions.
The Wolkenfrei years
Her career in the music industry began when she joined the band Wolkenfrei in 2012. The group needed a new singer after Heike Wanner departed for health reasons. While watching her father perform at the Sonnenhof in Aspach, she was recruited by band member Marc Fischer. The group released their first single, Jeans, T-Shirts, und Freiheit, in July 2013. Their debut studio album, Endlos verliebt, followed in February 2014 and reached charts in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
By 2015, she became the face of the promotional campaign Mein Herz schlägt Schlager. Following the departure of band members Marc Fischer and Stefan Kinski in April 2015, the project continued with her as the primary representative. She released the album Wachgeküsst in July 2015, which reached the seventh position on the German albums chart. She also appeared on the Florian Silbereisen program Die Besten im Sommer.
Solo career and television work
In February 2016, she announced she would no longer perform under the name Wolkenfrei. She released her first solo single, Ich sterb für dich, that same month. Her debut solo album under her own name, titled Für Dich, was released in April 2016. The project was produced by Dieter Bohlen, who also worked with her on the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, where she served as a judge during the thirteenth season.
Her second solo album, Regenbogen, arrived in 2017, also featuring production work from Bohlen. After their professional relationship ended, she worked on the album Schlager, released in August 2018. This record reached the top of the German charts, making her the youngest schlager performer to achieve two consecutive number one albums. She has since released multiple albums, including Für immer, Mai Tai, Metamorphose, Matrix, and Traumfabrik.
Family and relationships
Vanessa Mai met Andreas Ferber, the stepson of singer Andrea Berg, at a club in Stuttgart in 2012. He eventually became her manager. The couple began their romantic relationship in 2013 and announced their engagement early in 2016.
In June 2017, they held their wedding ceremonies. The couple first had a civil marriage on June 6, followed by a church ceremony on the island of Mallorca on June 12.
Birthday and age
Vanessa Mai was born on May 2, 1992, which makes Vanessa 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Vanessa shares the date with 47 other famous people.
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