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Infobox musical artist | name = Jasmin Wagner| image = Jasmin Wagner Berlinale 2010.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias = Blümchen, Blossom, Denim Girl| birth_date = Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|4|20|birth_place = Hamburg , Germany | death_date =| origin =| instrument =| genre = Pop music|Pop , Happy Hardcore | occupation = Singer, actress, model| years_active = 1995& ndash;2001 as Blümchen, 2001& ndash;present as Jasmin Wagner| label = Edel Records|Edel - Neues Gefühl Records| associated_acts =| website = URL| http://www.jasminwagner.de/| notable_instruments = Jasmin Wagner (IPA-de|jas'mi?n '?a?gn?|, born 20 April 1980), better known as Blümchen IPA-de|'bly?mç?n|, is a multi- Music recording sales certification|platinum selling pop music|pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/ spokeswoman . Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom , her German pseudonym|stage name "Blümchen" actually translates to "floret" or "small flower ". She is also known as Denim Girl , performing the song "Are You Ready For Some Darkness? " on the Alpha Motherfuckers|Alpha Motherfuckers - A Tribute to Turbonegro album.
Musical career
Born in Hamburg to a German people|German father and a Croats|Croatian mother, she began performing as a cheerleader for the Hamburg Blue Angels , a squad associated with the Hamburg Blue Devils American football team. In 1995, she met producers Stani Djukanovic and Arn Schürmann at a Neue Deutsche Welle party where she was singing. In February 2001, after nine albums, seventeen singles, four tours, and appearances in over thirty countries, she retired the name Blümchen. She returned, though, in 2003, with the single "Leb Deinen Traum" under her real name, Jasmin Wagner.
Her songs vary from around 50 Beats per minute|BPM to about 190 BPM and they range from many Musical genres|genres of music: Dance music|Dance , Trance music|Trance , Happy Hardcore , Pop music|Pop , and Eurodance .
Her song "Boomerang" (1996) was co-opted as part of an Internet campaign in early 2010 against Deutschland sucht den Superstar , the German spin-off of Pop Idol . In an attempt to prevent the winner Mehrzad Marashi 's debut single, " Don't Believe (song)|Don't Believe ," from reaching number one in the charts, "Boomerang" was purchased online en-masse, driving it to number seven in the charts, higher than its 1996 peak at eleventh, but still not high enough to unseat "Don't Believe". This made "Boomerang" Jasmin Wagner's fifth top-ten single, over a decade after its release. http://www.bild.de/BILD/dsds/2010/04/26/dsds-sieger-mehrzad-marashi/dont-believe-auf-platz-1-der-single-charts-trotz-bluemchens-boomerang-und-led-zeppelin.html "Trotz Blümchen und Led Zeppelin: DSDS-Sieger Mehrzad Marashi auf Platz 1 der Single-Charts Despite Blümchen and Led Zeppelin: DSDS-winner Mehrzad Marashi in 1st Place on the Single Charts" (in German). Bild.de. 26 April 2010. The campaign was presumably inspired by a similar campaign in Britain against The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor , where " Killing in the Name " by Rage Against the Machine placed as the List of Christmas number one singles (UK)|Christmas number one in 2009.
Movie career
Wagner has also made cameo appearances in several movies, most notably as a race car fan in Driven , starring Sylvester Stallone . Wagner appeared in the role of Maxi in the film Breathful by Daryush Shokof in Germany in 2006.
Career as spokesperson and model
Wagner began her modelling career at age four in the Petrol catalog. In 1998, she was made the official representative of the Tommy Hilfiger product "Tommy Girl", and has also been involved in modelling several Hilfiger clothing products in Germany. She also promotes her own cosmetics line Jamila, which was launched in 2002.
As a spokesmodel she has also been a vocal supporter of animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society , and has been involved in many fundraising projects for them. As such in December 2004 she was involved in the charity fundraiser "Stars for Whales". Her fundraising efforts are not just for animals however; she has been a strong supporter of Hand in Hand for Children, a cancer awareness group. After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake she was involved in a charity fundraiser for tsunami relief raising over euro| 50,000.
Awards
1996
RSH Gold "Best Singer"
Bravo Gold Otto
Popcorn Award "Best Singer"
Pop/Rocky Award
1997
ECHO (music award)|ECHO Award "Best National Artist"
RSH Gold
Bravo Gold Otto (multiple categories)
Popcorn Award (beating artist Mariah Carey )
Pop/Rocky Schlumf Award (narrowly beating artist Toni Braxton )
Goldene Stimmgabel in category "Disco/Dance Music"
Viva (TV station)|VIVA Awards (Nominee)
1998
ZDF Golden Tuning Fork
Bravo Gold Otto (multiple categories)
Pop/Rocky Schlumf Gold Award
RSH Gold Award
1999
ZDF Golden Tuning Fork Nominee
VIVA Awards Nominee
ENERGY Award (Sweden)
Bravo Silver Otto "Best Singer"
Echo Award
2000
Bravo Bronze Otto
Popcorn Bronze Award
2003
Maxim (magazine)| Maxim (Germany) Woman of the Year
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as Blossom
Year
Title
Charts
Album
UK
1996
"Heart to Heart" (English version of "Herz an Herz")
Heartbeat
"You and Me" (English version of "Du und ich")
"Bicycle Race"
181
1997
"Just A Dream" (English version of "Nur geträumt")
In Love
"Give Me More Time" (English version of "Gib mir noch Zeit")
"Key To Paradise" (Promo only) (English version of "Du bist die Insel")
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as Jasmin Wagner
Year
Title
Charts
Album
GER http:/ / www.musicline.de/ de/ chartverfolgung_summary/ artist/ WAGNER%2CJASMIN/ single "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - WAGNER,JASMIN / Single" (in German). PHONONET GmbH.
AUT
2001
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
2003
"Leb deinen Traum"
24
52
2004
"Helden wie wir"
68
2006
"Männer brauchen Liebe"
99
Die Versuchung
"Komm schon werd wütend/ Morgen wenn ich weg bin" (Radio Single)
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See also
List of best-selling music artists
References
reflist
External links
Commons category|Jasmin Wagner
official website| http://www.jasminwagner.de/de icon
discogs artist
IMDb name|0905944|Jasmin Wagner
http://www.jasmin-fanclub.de/ Official Jasmin Wagner fan clubde icon
http://www.jasminonline.de/ Biggest Fan Community of Jasmin Wagnerde icon / en icon
http://www.bluemchenarchiv.de/ Video archive 1996-2002de icon
http://www.jasminwagner-tvsnaps.de/ Jasmin Wagner TV appearances photo archivede icon
Persondata | NAME = Wagner, Jasmin | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Blümchen; Blossom; Denim Girl | SHORT DESCRIPTION = German singer | DATE OF BIRTH = 20 April 1980 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Hamburg, Germany | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
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