Bianca Shomburg

Bianca Shomburg (born 17 September 1974, Hiddenhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer, best known for her participation in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.

Bianca Shomburg
Born (1974-09-17) 17 September 1974
OriginHiddenhausen, West Germany
GenresPop, Country rock
Occupation(s)Singer
WebsiteBianca Shomburg

Biography

In 1996, Shomburg took part in the international TV talent contest European Soundmix Show, which she won, as a result obtaining a recording contract with producer Harold Faltermeyer and releasing her first single, "I Believe in Love".

In 1997, she entered the German Eurovision selection with the Ralph Siegel-composed "Zeit" ("Time"), which had originally been written for Esther Ofarim. "Zeit" emerged the clear winner, and went forward to the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin on 3 May.[1] However, the song's performance in the contest was quite disappointing: it managed only an 18th-place finish of 25 entries.[2]

Shomburg followed her Eurovision appearance with an English-language album, It's My Time, which failed to sell and remains her only album to date. Unable to make a commercial breakthrough, she subsequently largely disappeared from public view, although for a time she was a singing coach on TV reality show Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Since 2008, Shomburg has been working with country rock band Nashfield.

Discography
Singles
  • 1996: "I Believe in Love"
  • 1997: "Zeit"
  • 1997: "Only Your Love"
  • 1998: "Ich lieb' dich mehr"
  • 1999: "Ich glaub noch immer an Wunder"
Album
  • 1997: It's My Time

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1997
  2. ESC History 1997
Preceded by
Stone & Stone
with Verliebt in Dich		 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
1997		 Succeeded by
Guildo Horn
with Guildo hat euch lieb!
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