Miriam Audrey Hannah (born May 4, 1982), better known as Audrey Hannah, is a German-Canadian presenter, singer-songwriter and ballet dancer.[1] She is known for the Christmas song "It's December (And I'll Be Missing You)".
Audrey Hannah | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Miriam Audrey Hannah |
| Born | 4 May 1982 Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, singer-songwriter, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Edel Records (1999–01) EMI / Capitol (2002–03) |
Early life
editMiriam Hannah was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, to a Canadian mother and a German father. Her father played trumpet in an orchestra.[2] As a child, she learned music and began singing and dancing lessons. At age 14, she graduated as ballet dancer.[2]
Career
editIn 1996, Hannah signed with a manager and became presenter of Das Ding, a children's program on SR 1 station. In 1998, she presented the Live Attack also in SR 1.[2] The following year, Hannah signed with Edel Records. On November 26, she released her debut single "It's December (And I'll Be Missing You)",[3] a Christmas song that peaked at number 27 on the German charts.[4] On May 15, 2000, she released another single, "Waiting For... (Serenade Of Love)", which did not chart.[5] Hannah signed to EMI and Capitol Records in 2002, and she announced a forthcoming debut album. On November 11, she released the first single from the album.[6] The single, "Liquid Touch", peaked at number 67.[4] However, the album was never released. In 2003 Hannah departed from EMI and Capitol Records and announced she was taking a hiatus.
In 2004 she joined the dance school Euschen-Gebhardt in Saarbrücken, and became an instructor there.[7] In 2011, she returned to her artistic career as a presenter of the Big FM radio program Miri's Promi-Ecke.[8]
Since July 29, 2017, she has moderated the drawing of the German lottery numbers, alternating with Chris Fleischhauer.
Musical influences
editHannah cited Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Holly Valance, Rachel Stevens and Madonna as her biggest musical influences.[9]
Radio work
edit| Year | Title | Role | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Das Ding | Presenter | SR 1 |
| 1998–99 | Live Attack | Presenter | SR 1 |
| 2011–present | Miri's Promi-Ecke | Presenter | Big FM |
| 2012–present | Liedergut - Music Made in Germany | Presenter | RPR1 |
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [4] |
GER Dance [10] | |||||||||||||
| "It's December (And I'll Be Missing You)"[11] | 1999 | 27 | 93 | — | ||||||||||
| "Waiting For... (Serenade Of Love)"[12] | 2000 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Liquid Touch"[13] | 2002 | 76 | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "It's December (And I'll Be Missing You)" | 1999 | — |
| "Liquid Touch" | 2002 |
References
edit- ^ "Audrey Hannah - Pop". Pleimo. 2009-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ a b c "Audrey Hannah release "Liquid Touch"". Musik Base. 2009-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "It's December (And I'll Be Missing You)". Allmusic. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ a b c "Anzahl der Singles in Charts:". Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ "Waiting For... (Serenade Of Love)". Allmusic. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Liquid Touch". Allmusic. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Audrey Hannah". 8 Tracks. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "bigFM Saarland beim Deutschlandfest in Bonn". Presseanzeiger. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Thread: Audrey Hannah". Pop Justice. 2009-05-10. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Charts KW 52 (31.12.2012) online!". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "It's December (And I'll Be Missing You) - Aubrey Hannah". Discogs. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Waiting For....(Serenade Of Love) - Aubrey Hannah". Discogs. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Liquid Touch - Aubrey Hannah". Discogs. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13.