Francine Jordi

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Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi (Vienna 2008)
Francine Jordi (Vienna 2008)
Background information
Birth nameFrancine Lehmann
Born (1977-06-24) 24 June 1977 (age 44)
OriginWorb, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
GenresSchlager, Volksmusik
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1998–present
Websitewww.francinejordi.ch

Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss pop singer.

As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song "Das Feuer der Sehnsucht". Jordi subsequently became a star in Switzerland with success in the charts leading to golden records and tours throughout the German speaking countries. She hosted two TV shows at the ARD. In 2002, she represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn with a French language song "Dans le jardin de mon âme".[1][2] In autumn that year, she made a solo tour with her band in Switzerland.

As of September 2015, Jordi will take over as presenter of long running TV show, Musikantenstadl.

Albums discography[]

  • 1998: Das Feuer der Sehnsucht
  • 1999: Ein Märchen aus Eis
  • 2000: Wunschlos glücklich
  • 2001: Verliebt in das Leben
  • 2002: Im Garten meiner Seele
  • 2003: Alles steht und fällt mit Dir
  • 2004: Einfach Francine Jordi (compilation)
  • 2005: Halt mich
  • 2007: Dann kamst du
  • 2009: Meine kleine grosse Welt
  • 2011: Lago Maggiore (with Florian Ast)
  • 2013: Verliebt geliebt
  • 2015: Wir
  • 2016: Nur für dich
  • 2018: Noch lange nicht genug

References[]

  1. ^ Bohlman, Philip V. (2004). The music of European nationalism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-57607-270-7.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links[]

Media related to Francine Jordi at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by

with "La vita cos'è?"
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2002
Succeeded by

with "Celebrate"


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