Alice Merton
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Born | Frankfurt, Germany | 13 September 1993
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Alma mater | Popakademie Baden-Württemberg |
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Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
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Origin | Berlin, Germany |
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | alicemerton |
Alice Merton (born 13 September 1993) is a German-Irish singer and songwriter.[1][2][3] Merton achieved mainstream success with her debut single, "No Roots".[4]
Early life[]
Merton was born on 13 September 1993 in Frankfurt, Germany to a German mother and an Irish-born father. Merton's family moved frequently due to her father's job as a mining consultant.[5][6] When she was three months old, Merton moved to Connecticut.[7] Shortly thereafter[specify], they relocated to Oakville, Ontario, Canada where she was raised until the age of thirteen, learning classical piano and singing.[8] Her family then relocated to Munich.[7][9] Merton's return to Germany prompted her to learn German which enabled her to speak with her German grandmother whom she had only seen once annually growing up.[10] While in Germany, Merton wrote her first song and attended a German-language high school before graduating and moving to England.[10]
Merton moved frequently in her early life, living in Oakville, Ontario, Connecticut, New York, Munich, Bournemouth, London, and Berlin, among other cities.[11][12][13] Through her upbringing, Merton has stated she has felt connected to Canada, England, Germany, and France where her mother lived.[1][13][14] In 2013, she started her studies at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim, where she earned a bachelor's degree in composition and song writing,[15][16] and met the members of her future band.
Career[]
Merton first drew major attention in 2015[citation needed] as a songwriter and singer on Fahrenhaidt's album The Book of Nature.[17] On 14 November 2016 while in Hamburg she won the annual award for the promotion of talented newcomers in the category Acoustic Pop.[18]
After moving to Berlin, Alice and her manager Paul Grauwinkel founded the record label Paper Plane Records International, and released the song "No Roots" at the end of 2016. The song's lyrics were inspired by her feeling of "There's no one place where my home is."[12] On both Hype Machine and Spotify's Global Viral 50 charts the song reached number one, and was soon included on the "Hit Play" lists of several radio stations. The song was also featured on episode 5x09 of the NBC TV series, The Blacklist.
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On the basis of this success, Merton officially released her first EP, No Roots, on 3 February 2017. No Roots reached number one on the French charts, number two on the German charts, number three in Austria, number 25 in Switzerland and number one in US alternative radio charts. Vodafone Germany even included the song in one of its commercials.[19] Alice signed with Mom + Pop Music in August 2017 for marketing within the United States,[4] and on 2 August 2017 she released her second single Hit the Ground Running with her new record label.
She performed at the Life Ball in Vienna on 10 June 2017, and ended the year touring throughout Germany, appearing as opening act for Bosse and Philipp Poisel, among others.[20][21] In late 2017 she won the 2018 European Border Breakers Award.[22]
On 7 September 2018, Merton released "Why So Serious", the lead single from her debut album, Mint. She released two other singles since then. The album was released on 18 January 2019.[23] The second official single Funny Business was released 30 November. The video for the single was premiered 9 January. Also, this day she released her brand new song from album "Homesick".
Merton dueted with British singer-songwriter Tom Odell in the single "Half As Good As You" that was released on 28 September 2018.[24]
On 1 February 2019, Merton released the first part of the Making of Mint documentary and announced an April 2019 USA concert tour.[25]
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In 2019, Merton was a coach on ninth series of The Voice of Germany, and became the first female coach to win a series with Claudia Emmanuela Santoso.
On 18 October 2019, Merton released her album Mint again with four additional songs (Back To Berlin, PCH, Easy and Keeps Me Awake). Later, in the beginning of 2020, she toured across Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Denmark singing these new songs, as well as the ones from her previous album.
Personal life[]
Merton currently resides in Berlin.[9][26]
Discography[]
Albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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GER [27] |
AUT [28] |
ITA [29] |
SCO [30] |
SWI [31] |
US [32] | ||
Mint |
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2 | 19 | 62 | 66 | 21 | —[A] |
Extended plays[]
Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [32] |
US Rock [34] |
US Alt. [35] | ||
No Roots |
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171 | 30 | 14 |
Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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GER [27] |
AUT [28] |
CAN [36] |
FRA [37] |
ITA [38] |
MEX [39] |
SWI [31] |
UK [40] |
US [41] |
US Rock [42] | |||||
"No Roots" | 2016 | 2 | 3 | 97 | 41 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 52 | 84 | 5 | Mint | ||
"Hit the Ground Running" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Roots | ||
"Lash Out"[50] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
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Mint | |
"Why So Serious"[51] | — | 60 | — | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Funny Business"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | ||||
"Learn to Live" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Vertigo"[55] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | TBA | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances[]
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Half As Good As You"[56] | 2018 | Tom Odell | Jubilee Road |
"The Best"[57] | 2020 | Awolnation | Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders |
Notes[]
- ^ Mint did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 48 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.[33]
- ^ "Why So Serious" did not enter the Mexico Airplay chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart.[52]
- ^ "Funny Business" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 42 on the US Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[54]
- ^ "Vertigo" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 46 on the US Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[54]
References[]
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- ^ "Eloy - The Vision, The Sword & The Pyre album review". Teamrock.com. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Track By Track: Alice Merton on her debut EP". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cirisano, Tatiana (2017-08-22). "Alice Merton's Wanderlust Anthem 'No Roots' Heads to U.S. After Blowing Up in Europe". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "Artist You Need to Know: Alice Merton". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Lambert, Kirsten (2019-04-18). "On Mint, global citizen Alice Merton unpacks her nomadic lifestyle". Chicago Reader.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alice Merton: Always On The Move". Lemonade Magazine. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Yeung, Neil (7 September 2018). "Why So Serious - Single". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mittelstraß, Ann-Kathrin (2017-07-18). "Kein Land der Welt ist meine Heimat" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 2017-12-09. Cite journal requires
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- ^ (info@swr3.de), Jörg Lange. "SWR3 New Pop Festival 2017: Alice Merton | SWR3". SWR3.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, Matthew (2016-12-01). "Singer-songwriter Alice Merton explores her nomadic past on "No Roots"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alice Merton, Sascha & Sebastian mit dem Hit "No Roots"". Bayern3.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ de Torres, Pablo (2017-06-10). "¿Quién es Alice Merton?". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Popakademie Baden-Württemberg" (in German). Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
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- ^ "Fahrenhaidt – The Book Of Nature". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "Biografie: Merton, Alice" (in German). Südwestrundfunk. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "Vodafone: Song aus der GigaDepot Werbung". Musikradar.de (in German). 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Beganovic, Amina (2017-06-10). "LIVE vom Life Ball 2017: Das Wiener Rathaus feiert schrill durch die Nacht". Vienna.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "Bosse nimmt Alice Merton mit". Sputnik.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "The winners - Germany - Alice Merton". Europeanborderbreakersawards.eu. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Payne, Chris (2018-09-07). "Alice Merton Previews Just-Announced Debut LP: 'Every Song Sounds Like the Emotion It's Portraying'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ "From making the Billboard charts with No Roots to singing with Tom Odell: interview with Alice Merton". The Shortlisted. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "ALICE MERTON RELEASES 'MAKING OF MINT' DOCUMENTARY PT. 1". Musicnewsnet.com.
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- ^ "Alice Merton – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Alice Merton – Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alice Merton – Chart History: Rock & Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Alice Merton Returns With Supercharged 'Vertigo'". Rolling Stone. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Jubilee Road by Tom Odell". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "The Best (feat. Alice Merton) - Single by AWOLNATION on Apple Music". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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