Anna Brunner is a German singer and a founding member of the symphonic metal supergroup Exit Eden.[1] She is also the lead singer of her own band League of Distortion.
Anna Brunner | |
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| Birth name | Anna Brunner |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Member of | Exit Eden, League of Distortion |
Life and career
editBrunner grew up bilingually in Freiburg im Breisgau as the daughter of a German father and an American mother. She founded her first rock band as a teenager.[2]
After finishing school, she studied jazz and pop music at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. She also attended Columbia College Chicago.[3] She focused on singing and songwriting. She also had the opportunity to play gigs with individual bands.[4]
In 2018, Brunner sang a duet with Santiano with the song Im Auge des Sturms.[5]
Brunner is in a relationship with Hannes Braun and has already performed on stage with him and his heavy metal band Kissin' Dynamite (European tour). She came to Exit Eden through a studio job at Elephant Music, where she had worked until 2019. In 2022, Brunner released the debut album of the same name with her band League of Distortion. She founded League of Distortion together with Kissin' Dynamite guitarist Jim Müller.[6]
Discography
editBeyond the Black
edit- 2016: Lost in Forever (Track 1 and 6)
Santiano
edit- 2018: Im Auge des Sturms (Track 1)[7]
Kissin’ Dynamite
edit- 2016: Generation Goodbye (Track 4)
- 2018: Ecstasy (Track 4 and 9)[8]
Exit Eden
edit- 2017: Rhapsodies in Black
- 2024: Femmes Fatales
League of Distortion
edit- 2022 Wolf or Lamb - Album
Compilations
edit- Various – Die Ultimative Chart Show – Die Erfolgreichsten Hits 2018 – Santiano: Im Auge Des Sturms[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mannheim-Innenstadt: Ehemalige Musikstudentin Anna Brunner startet Karriere bei Metal-Band EXIT EDEN | Mannheim". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ a b "Anna Brunner | Diskographie | Discogs". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Anna Brunner | Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen". Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Interview – Anna Brunner / Exit Eden". 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ ""Im Auge Des Sturms" von Santiano – laut.de – Album". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "League of Distortion" (PDF) (in English and German). Napalm Records. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Anna Brunner – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Retrieved 2021-05-11.