Paenda
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Birth name | Gabriela Horn |
Born | Deutschlandsberg, Styria, Austria | 25 January 1988
Genres | Electropop |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Website | https://paendaofficial.com/ |
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Gabriela Horn (born 25 January 1988), known professionally as Paenda (pronounced "panda"; stylised as PÆNDA), is an Austrian singer, songwriter and music producer. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Limits", which was released on 8 March.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Horn was born in January 1988, in Deutschlandsberg, Styria. She started singing in a choir in her home town at the age of six.[3] At fourteen, she began songwriting and singing in various pop rock bands.[4] She took guitar and piano lessons and moved to Vienna at age 20 to study pop and jazz music at the Vienna Music Institute , where she graduated with honors in 2013.[5] She currently lives in Vienna, writing, composing and producing her music at her home studio.[4] Horn records and writes all of her own songs.[6]
Eurovision
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In 2019, Horn was chosen by a team of music experts and broadcaster ORF to represent Austria at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. She performed her song "Limits",[7][2][8] which finished second last with 21 points, and as a result did not qualify for the final.[9]
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Discography
[edit]Album
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Evolution I |
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Evolution II |
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Extended plays
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My Heart |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Waves" | 2016 | Evolution I |
"Good Girl" | 2018 | |
"Paper-thin" | ||
"Limits" | 2019 | Evolution II |
"Like a Domino" | ||
"Best of It" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
"Want Me Not to Want You" | ||
"Perfect Fit" | My Heart | |
"Friend Zone" | ||
"Lovers We Knew" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
"Come Around" (with Adam Bü & Moodygee) | ||
"High and Dry" | ||
"All 2 You" (with Adam Bü & Moodygee featuring Riley Kun) | ||
"Break My Stride" (with Flip Capella)[11] |
2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pænda startet für Österreich beim Song Contest". oe3.ORF.at (in German). Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Paenda revealed as Austria's hope for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019". ESCXTRA.com. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Pænda fährt für Österreich zum Song Contest. Wer ist sie?". derStandard.at. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "PÆNDA ist Pop aus Ottakring". MeinBezirk.at. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Gabriela". Soulmates (in German). 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "64. Song Contest: Paenda singt für Österreich". Kurier. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Pænda startet für Österreich beim Song Contest". oe3.ORF.at. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Song Contest: Paenda singt für Österreich". DiePresse.com. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Second Semi-Final: Last 10 acts qualify for Eurovision 2019 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Das ist unsere Song-Contest-Starterin PAENDA". heute.at. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Blind Channel, Achille Lauro, KEiiNO and more". wiwibloggs. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links
[edit] Media related to Pænda at Wikimedia Commons