AnNa R.

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AnNa R.
AnNa R. in 2006
AnNa R. in 2006
Background information
Also known asAndrea Neuenhofen[1]
Born
Andrea Rosenbaum[2]

(1969-12-25)25 December 1969
East Berlin, East Germany
Died16 March 2025(2025-03-16) (aged 55)
Berlin, Germany
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1991–2025
Labels
Websitegleis8.net (in German)

Andrea Neuenhofen (née Rosenbaum; 25 December 1969 – 16 March 2025), better known by her stage name AnNa R., was a German singer and songwriter who provided the lead vocals for pop group Gleis 8. She was previously the main vocalist of Rosenstolz, a pop duo that was active between 1991 and 2012 and had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Early life

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AnNa R. was born Andrea Rosenbaum[2] on 25 December 1969[3][4] in Berlin-Friedrichshain[4] and grew up in the former East Germany.[5]: 22–24  She sang in a choir during her youth. After she had finished her secondary education, she auditioned for a place at Musikschule Friedrichshain (Friedrichshain music school), but was not accepted. Consequently, she took up private singing lessons. She also trained as a laboratory assistant after finishing her secondary education, but soon changed career to become a sheet music salesperson.[5]: 22–29 

Career

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1991–2012: Rosenstolz

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See also: Rosenstolz

Looking for a pianist to help her to realize her aim of becoming a bar singer, AnNa R. was introduced by a friend to Peter Plate, a keyboard player who had just moved to Berlin and needed a singer. Although they had different musical aspirations, with AnNa R. preferring to sing chanson and Plate wanting to make English-language pop music, the pair got together to write songs, performing them as pop duo Rosenstolz.[5]: 30–37, 59 

Although their early records were not commercially successful, AnNa R. and Plate achieved increasing success over Rosenstolz's two-decade history, eventually having charts hits not only in their native Germany but also in Austria and Switzerland.[6] These included five No. 1 studio albums in Germany.[7] During their Rosenstolz career, AnNa R. and Plate undertook various initiatives to raise money for AIDS charities, and both were awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 2011 in recognition of their efforts.[8] In 2012, the duo decided to split up.[9] AnNa R. stated that both she and Plate wanted to take a break from each other and try something new.[10]

AnNa R. was the main vocalist of Rosenstolz[11] and also contributed to writing the lyrics of the band's songs with Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer.[12] Towards the end of Rosenstolz, AnNa R. felt that she was not contributing as much to songwriting as she had done earlier in the band's history.[10][13]

2012–2025: Gleis 8

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See also: Gleis 8

In January 2012, AnNa R. started working with musicians Lorenz Allacher, Timo Dorsch and Manne Uhlig.[14] The following year, they officially announced their formation as the band Gleis 8.[15] Their debut album Bleibt das immer so, which was released in May 2013, reached No. 7 in the German albums chart.[16] AnNa R. wrote the band's songs in cooperation with her band colleagues.[17] She described the band as being democratic, with all the members being of equal standing.[18]

A few weeks prior to her death, she took to Instagram to promote her "Courage to Love" tour, which was scheduled to start in October 2025.[19]

Personal life and death

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AnNa R. married Nilo Neuenhofen in 2002.[20] Her activities in her spare time included cooking[18] and boxing.[21]

On 17 March 2025, it was announced that AnNa R. had died in Berlin, at the age of 55.[22][23] An official cause was not disclosed, however, police communicated that a crime or self-harm had been ruled out.[24]

Discography

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See also: Rosenstolz discography
File:Silly AnNa R. Dresden 2022 2.jpg
AnNa R. in 2022

Studio albums (Rosenstolz)

Studio albums (Gleis 8)

  • Bleibt das immer so (2013)
  • Endlich (2016)

Solo albums

  • König:in (2023)
  • Mut zur Liebe (2025)

References

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  4. ^ a b "laut.de-Biographie – Rosenstolz" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Rosenstolz (1997). Lieb mich, wenn du kannst, nimm mich, nimm mich ganz (3rd ed., July 1998) (in German). Munich, Germany: dtv. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  6. ^ "Discographie – Rosenstolz" (in German). charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Rosenstolz / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Rosenstolz mit Bundesverdienstkreuz ausgezeichnet" (in German). queer.de. 1 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Rosenstolz trennen sich nach mehr als 20 Jahren" Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German). stern.de. 20 December 2012.
  10. ^ a b Opitz, Anja. ""Wir sind nicht Anna R. und, sondern eine Band"" Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German). AMPYA. 24 May 2013.
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  14. ^ Kampe, Sina. "Anna R. von Rosenstolz hat eine neue Band" (in German). Berliner Kurier. 12 May 2013.
  15. ^ Official Gleis 8 website (in German). Go to the first item of the News section, dated 6 March 2013.
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  17. ^ "Zurück auf dem Gleis – Im Interview mit Rosenstolz-Sängerin AnNa R. zu ihrer Tour mit Gleis 8" (in German). Dresdner Kulturmagazin. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  18. ^ a b Lohr, Matthias. "Anna R. im HNA-Interview über ihre neue Band Gleis 8" (in German). HNA.DE. 23 May 2013.
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  20. ^ "Zum Start ihrer neuen CD "Herz". Interview mit Rosenstolz:" (in German). B.Z. 18 March 2004.
  21. ^ "Sängerin AnNa R. über Rosenstolz und Gleis 8" (in German). Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. 6 July 2013.
  22. ^ AnNa R. tot: Doch keine Obduktion – Polizei gibt Leichnam frei. Brisant. Retrieved 17 March 2025. (in German)
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  24. ^ [1]. Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 24 March 2025. (in German)
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