Ute Lemper 2329682 224832315 2008-07-10T16:48:52Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Unreferenced|date=August 2007}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Ute Lemper | Img = Ute Lemper.jpg | Img_capt = Ute Lemper | Img_size = 150px | Landscape = yes | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = | Alias = | Born = [[4 July]] [[1963]] | Died = | Origin = [[Münster]], [[Germany]] | Instrument = [[Vocals|Voice]] | Genre = [[Cabaret]], [[Jazz]] | Occupation = [[Singer]] | Years_active = 1987-present | Label = [[London Records]] | Associated_acts = | URL = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Ute Lemper''' (born [[4 July]] [[1963]]) is a [[Germany|German]] chanteuse and actress. == Biography == Born in [[Münster]], Ute Lemper joined the punk music group the Panama Drive Band at the age of 16. Later, she graduated from the Dance Academy in [[Cologne]] and the Max Reinhardt Seminary Drama School in [[Vienna]]. Her diverse credits include musicals, such as her breakthrough role in the original [[Vienna|Viennese]] cast of the ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', the title role in [[Peter Pan]], a recreation of the [[Marlene Dietrich]]-created Lola in ''[[Der blaue Engel|The Blue Angel]]'', the original European Sally Bowles in a [[Paris]] production of ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'', and the original [[London]] revival Velma Kelly in ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''. She also dubbed the voice of Ariel in Disney's [[The Little Mermaid]] for German audiences. Lemper, named [[Billboard Magazine|Billboard's]] Crossover Artist of the Year for 1993/1994, is a prolific recording artist, appearing on numerous [[cast recording]]s and compilation [[concert]]s, including [[Roger Waters|Roger Waters']] ''[[The Wall]]'' concert in 1990. As a solo artist, her extensive discography includes ubiquitously well-reviewed interpretations of [[Kurt Weill|Kurt Weill's]] compositions from the late 1980s, in addition to German cabaret songs, which were very [[political]] songs sung in underground locations in 1930s [[Berlin]] and elsewhere. She recorded ''[[Illusions (disc)|Illusions]]'' in 1992, devoted to the songs of [[Marlene Dietrich]] and [[Édith Piaf]]. She has numerous [[pop albums]], variously in [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], and [[German language|German]], and 2000s lauded modern ''[[Punishing Kiss (disc)|Punishing Kiss]]''. ''Punishing Kiss'' featured songs written especially for her by the likes of [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]], [[Nick Cave]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Philip Glass]], and [[Neil Hannon]], the latter of whom performed with her on two of the disc's tracks. Lemper is known for wild interpretations on discs like the Sondheim tribute ''[[City of Strangers (disc)|City of Strangers]]'', containing a particularly mannered version of the [[Elaine Stritch]]-popularized song ''[[The Ladies Who Lunch (song)|The Ladies Who Lunch]].'' In 1998, a Lemper compilation, ''[[All That Jazz: The Best of Ute Lemper]]'', was released. In 2003 and 2006 Lemper's songwriting talents were shown on her discs from those years as she moved from being an interpretive singer to a singer/songwriter. A painter in the [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical]] style, Lemper's paintings have been showcased in numerous galleries. She starred as [[Marie-Antoinette]] for ''L'Autrichienne'' (1989, directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre), and subsequently appeared in films such as ''[[Prorva]]'', ''[[Bogus (film)|Bogus]],'' ''[[Jean Galmot, aventurier]],'' ''[[Prospero's Books]],'' ''[[Appetite(film)|Appetite]]'' and ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]'' (in the latter appearing in a well-publicised nude scene filmed while she was pregnant, and she received [[National Board of Review]] for Ensemble Cast award). She has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous films, including ''[[The Voyager]]'', ''[[Kissing Jessica Stein]]'' and ''[[Appetite(film)|Appetite]].'' Lemper, a mother of three, resides on the [[Upper West Side]] in [[New York City]]. She performs worldwide, recently even in the war-torn Middle East. She has also authored a book and several journal articles. ==External links== * [http://www.utelemper.com/ The World of Ute Lemper] - the official Ute Lemper website * [http://www.coolness.nl/ute/mymusicute.html Ute's Coolness page] * {{imdb name|name=Ute Lemper|id=0501602}} * {{ibdb name|name=Ute Lemper|id=82621}} * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=GJM-RTaLlvQ] Video including Lemper's performance as Ariel. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemper, Ute}} [[Category:German female singers]] [[Category:Torch singers]] [[Category:German stage actors]] [[Category:German musical theatre actors]] [[Category:German film actors]] [[Category:People from Münster]] [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[de:Ute Lemper]] [[es:Ute Lemper]] [[fr:Ute Lemper]] [[it:Ute Lemper]] [[he:אוטה למפר]] [[ja:ウテ・レンパー]] [[pt:Ute Lemper]] [[sk:Ute Lemper]] [[sv:Ute Lemper]]