Elaiza

Elaiza [ ɛlai ː za] is ​​a German musicians trio from Berlin. The band's name is based on the short form of the name of the lead singer Elżbieta Steinmetz, whose Polish- Ukrainian background shapes the sound of her folk-pop songs. The band will represent Germany at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2014 ( ESC) in the Danish Copenhagen on 10 May 2014.

Band History

Elżbieta " Ela " Steinmetz, the daughter of a Polish and a Ukrainian, moved to Germany at the age of eight years. At age 16, she began to work in the Valicon studios in Berlin as a singer-songwriter. There, in the recording studio, she met the accordionist Yvonne Grünwald know. At an event Grünwald discovered a photo of Natalie Plöger with her bass, and Plöger was dazugeholt. Early 2013, with initially three women band Elaiza.

In March 2013 Elaiza produced in the Emil Berliner Studios in direct-to- disc method, the LP March 28 The panel was named after the recording date and is under the label of Berlin master records published. Since then, the volume of production of their debut album, which is formed together with the Valicon - producer team in Berlin is dedicated. The group won the 2013 Young Investigator Award of the prestigious Women- of-the- World Festival. In January 2014 published Elaiza an EP Is It Right / Fight Against Myself and another title called Without.

Our song for Denmark

Elaiza competed with the song Is It Right for the German preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest 2014, performed at the so-called club concert in Edelfettwerk in Hamburg. The band went from the Club Concert emerged as the winner and received by the wildcard for Our song for Denmark on 13 March 2014 in Cologne's Lanxess Arena. There, the group sat down in the final with 55 percent of calls over by Unholy; they will represent Germany at the Euro Vision Song Contest on 10 May 2014 in Copenhagen.

Style

Stylistically Elaiza moves with a hybrid sound of tradition and modernity in numerous genres. It combines Eastern European folk with modern pop tunes. The musicians call their music style itself "neo- folk ". The magazine Melody & Rhythm says about the group: " The cabaret moments of the Dresden Dolls and Mitschnips Circus Norwegian colleagues of hangover hit the sweeping swing of Caro Emerald. "

Discography

• 2013: March 28 (LP, Berlin master records )
• 2014: Is It Right / Fight Against Myself (EP, Heart of Berlin)
• 2014: Gallery ( album, Heart of Berlin)