Michelle is a singer from Germany. She was born in Villingen-Schwenningen on February 15 1972. Her real name is Tanja Shitawey. Her maiden namen is Tanja Hewer. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "To Live For Love. "To Live For Love" placed 8th from 23 participating countries with 66 points. She is one of the most popular singers of Germany during the last decade. After a break down on the stage on January 30iest 2007, she ended her career.
Life
Michelle grew up in Blumberg/Germany with a sister and a brother. In the age of 10, she became a Foster child. In the age of 14, Michelle was lead singer of a local band. Through a friend who was working at a state broadcast company, she got the chance to perform on German tv in 1993. The popular German singer Kristina Bach recognized Michelle's talent. A little bit later, the music writer Jean Frankfurter wrote and produced a song for her. The tile was "And tonight I wanna dance". Michelle's first single became a great success. Michelle got the chance to perform at ZDF-Hitparade , one of Germanies most popular music shows. Here performance made her popular all over the country.
Am 27. Februar 1997 bewarb sich Michelle bei der Vorentscheidung zum Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Ihr Titel Im Auge des Orkans erreichte den 3. Platz.
2. März 2001 die deutsche Vorausscheidung zum Eurovision Song Contest mit Wer Liebe lebt gewonnen hatte, vertrat sie Deutschland am 12. Mai 2001 in Kopenhagen und belegte den 8. Platz.
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