Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 2008 -- present - caption: oceana in a press photo taken in 2012 - birth name: oceana mahlmann - origin: germany - label: ministry of sound - genre: soul , dance-pop , pop , r & b , reggae - birth date: 23 january 1982 - name: oceana - background: solo_singer - image: npp oceana mc-214retu . jpg - birth place: wedel - occupation: singer , songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of oceana -lrb- singer -rrb- .
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oceana mahlmann -lrb- born january 23 , 1982 -rrb- is a german singer .her musical roots are embedded in soul , reggae , hip hop , and funk .