Francine Jordi

Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi (Vienna 2008)
Background information
Birth name	Francine Lehmann
Born	24 June 1977
Origin	Worb, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Genres	Schlager, Volksmusik
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1998–present
Website	www.francinejordi.ch

Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977, in Worb, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss pop singer.

As a young child, she sang songs for the 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 golden discs, success in the charts 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

References

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

External links

• Official website (German)