Hélène Schneider

Hélène Schneider (born July 15th 1981) is a German singer and former fashion model.
==Biography==
===Early Life and Career===
Schneider was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and she started her career as a dancer in London when she was 16, but after an injury she changed her mind and went to Paris to become a model. She won Elite's "Look of the Year" at the age of 17. Schneider soon became interested in singing after she was told she could sing, she took lessons to improve. After sending a demo-tape to Tigerstar Records, the management gave her a deal admitting she had potential. She later got appointed as co-owner of Tigerstar Records, and then hired Loretta Lambert as perfect third co-owner of the label along with the3stars.
===Personal Life===
Hélène is trilingual. Her mother is french (Linda) and her father is german (Jürgen). As a little girl she spoke fluently french and german. She has 2 siblings : katrin (27) and Bernhard (24). She learned english when she went to London when she was younger. 
Almost at the age of 16, Hélène changed her career direction and went to Paris to become a Model. Her modelling career lasted nearly 10 years. While she was a catwalk top-model for ready-to-wear fashion shows, she had a lot of big deals for different advertisments. She posed and was the face of : Alberto Biani, Anteprima, Armand Basi, Ava Tricot, Bergdorf Goodman, Bruno Manetti, Burberry, Chanel, Chanel 'Allure' fragrance, Christian Dior, D&G perfume, Daniel Swarovski, Dim bras, Dooney & Bourke, Emanuel Ungaro, Emporio Armani, Express, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, Folli Follie, French Connection, Giorgio Armani 'Acqua di Giò' fragrance, Harstadt, iBlues, Jil Sander, Kenneth Cole, La Perla, Les Copains, L'Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Mango, Paule Ka, Romeo Gigli, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tocca, Vestebene, Yves Saint Laurent
She has a bad connection to her father (and to her siblings in the past as well) since he (they) used to be emotionally abusive with her in the past, she wrote and dedicated a song to her family (her third single) Couldn't Get Y'all Out Of My Head. She's dating the actor Jake Summers since autumn 2004. She owns an appartment in New York and Paris, as a villa in Spain which she shares with her longtime boyfriend. After christmas and a break from promotion, she decided to buy her own home in Santa Monica where she spends most of her time and sold her old appartment she owned in Los Angeles. Nevertheless, she still spends time with her family and old friends from Germany, whenever she gets free time or promotes in germany.
==Discography==
===Singles===
Year	Single title 	peak	Longevity
2009	Blow Your Mind 	#6 	n.a.
2007	Fruits Of Our Love 	#9 	n.a.
2006	Candycanes & Sweet Champagne (with A. Phillips)	#6 	8 weeks
2006	Couldn't Get Y'all Out Of My Head 	#6 	8 weeks
2006	Follow Me (with Dr. C and The Predicates) 	#3 	8 weeks
2006	That's Hardcore 	#2 	8 weeks
===Album===
Year	Album title	peak	Certification
2006	Naked Truth	#6 	Gold
# 	Disc 1 Songtitle 	Songwriters 	
1. 	"Intro (Naked Truth)" 	Schneider 	
2. 	"Crazy Chicks" 	Schneider 	
3. 	"Loser" 	Schneider 	
4. 	"Couldn't Get Y'all Out Of My Head" 	Schneider 	
5. 	"Watched Her Sink" 	Schneider 	
6. 	"Lost Love Interlude" 	Schneider 	
7. 	"The Wounds" 	Schneider 	
8. 	"Follow Me" (with Dr. C and the Predicates)	Schneider, Dr. C and the Predicates	
9. 	"Simply A Goodbye" 	Schneider 	
11.	"Don't Bother" 	Schneider 	
12.	"Women" 	Schneider 	
# 	Disc 2 (Enhanced CD) Songtitle 	Songwriters 	
1. 	"Crush" 	Schneider, Ben Johnston 	
2. 	"Back Off" 	Schneider 	
3. 	"That's Hardcore" 	Schneider 	
4. 	"This Is Orgasmic" 	Schneider 	
5. 	"Forbidden Game" 	Schneider 	
6. 	"Fruits Of Our Love" 	Schneider 	
7. 	"Faded" 	Schneider 	
8. 	"Game To Play" 	Schneider, Morris David Cat 	
9. 	"Sick And Tired" 	Schneider 	
10.	"In Love With You (Girl)" 	Schneider 	
11.	"Private Party 4 Two" 	Schneider 	
12.	"All I've Been Praying For" 	Schneider 	
13.	"Afraid To Grow Up & Get Old" 	Schneider 	
14.	"Endlessly" 	Schneider 	
15.	"Naked Truth" Bonus Video 	making of Naked Truth 	
===Non Album Songs/collaborations===
Songtitle 	For 	Description
Follow Me 	herself 	duet co-written with Dr. C and the Predicates for her debut album. It peaked at #3
Game to Play 	herself 	duet co-written with Morris David Cat for her debut album
Crush 	herself 	duet co-written with Rocco Varens for her debut album
Candycanes & Sweet Champagne	Angel Phillips	duet co-written with Angel Phillips for Angel's debut album
Gone 	Paul 	co-written with Ben Johnston for Paul's album
Poster Boy 	Paul 	written for Paul's album
Insecurities 	Arwyn Knight 	written for Arwyn Knight's album
I Said Never Again 	Allyseenah 	written by Rachel Stevens. Duet on Allyseenah's album
Secret 	herself 	written by Hélène. b-side for the CGYOOMH single
==Tours==
===European Naked Truth Club-Tour===
August 2006 :
Tourdates 	Venues 	Locations
August 12th	China Whites Night Club	London
August 13th	Cabaret Voltaire 	Edinburgh
August 14th	The Sugar Club 	Dublin
August 16th	La Cithéa 	Paris
August 17th	Le Jimmy 	Bordeaux
August 18th	Le Poste à Galène 	Marseille
August 19th	Le Colysée 	Strasbourg
August 21th	Ampere 	Munich
August 22th	M 1 the club 	Stuttgart
August 23th	Underground 	Cologne
August 24th	Cotton Club 	Hamburg
August 25th	Magnet Club 	Berlin
August 27th	Frascati 	Oslo
August 28th	Winston International 	Stockholm
August 31st	Austrian Nightlife 	Vienna
September 2006 :
Tourdates 	Venues 	Locations
September 1st	Colonial Café 	Milan
September 2nd	Dreamer Club 	Naples
September 3rd	Barrio 	Athens
September 5th	La Paloma 	Barcelona
September 6th	Plaza del Dos de Mayo	Madrid
September 7th	Port Wine House 	Marseille
Setlist : 
* That's Hardcore
* Loser
* All I’ve Been Praying For
* Back Off
Bonus :
* Couldn't Get Y'all Out Of My Head
===The 5 Naughty Angels Tour===
(with Vernie, Dalisay, Loretta Lambert & Christine Tyler)
* UK - London 25/10 (Angel Phillips)
* UK - Manchester 27/10 (Latavia)
* UK - Birmingham 29/10 (Arwyn Knight)
* UK - Sheffield 30/10 (Lindsay Belle)
* UK - Newcastle 31/10 (Paul)
* Ireland - Dublin 04/11
* Germany - Berlin 06/11
* France - Paris 08/11
* Netherlands - Amsterdam 11/11
* Belgium - Brussels 12/11
* Greece - Athens 15/11
* Italy - Rome 17/11
* Spain - Madrid 19/11
* Portugal - Lisbon 21/11
* Japan - Tokyo 24/11
* New Zealand - Wellington 26/11
* Australia - Melbourne 27/11
* USA - Washington 04/12
* USA - Chicago 06/12
* USA - New York 07/12
* USA - Los Angeles 08/12
==Awards==
2006 - URAPS Awards 13th Nomination for Best Collaboration for her 2nd single Follow Me with Dr. C and the Predicates
==External links==
* Hélène Schneider, Hélène Schneider's official website
* Hélène-Fans.com, fansite
Category:Female artists
Category:Tigerstar Records artists