Francine Jordi

Francine Jordi

Francine Jordi (Vienna 2008)
Background information
Birth name Francine Lehmann
Born (1977-06-24) 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

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.
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Preceded by
Jane Bogaert
with "La vita cos'è?"
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2002
Succeeded by
Piero and the MusicStars
with "Celebrate"


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