Lori Mai
Encyclopedia
Lori Ann Duque Mai was a German
-American
Folk rock
singer and musician
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to American parents. She grew up in Cooper City, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale and, in 1999, moved to Berlin
.
. She later acquired a record deal with Music 2 Gold and produced her first and only album, Be What I Am, released on May 9, 2008.
and Berlin.
Singles
, Texas
, from complications due to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
-American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
Folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
singer and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
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Early life
Mai was born in Dallas, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
to American parents. She grew up in Cooper City, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale and, in 1999, moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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Music career
In February 2008, Mai was a candidate of the casting television show, Deutschland sucht den SuperstarDeutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
. She later acquired a record deal with Music 2 Gold and produced her first and only album, Be What I Am, released on May 9, 2008.
Personal life
Mai was married and had two children, Alenka and Anuschka, whom she had lived with during her residence in both EstenfeldEstenfeld
Estenfeld is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria in Germany....
and Berlin.
Discography
Albums- Be What I Am (2008)
Singles
- Killing Me SoftlyKilling Me Softly with His Song"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S...
(2008) - My Promise (2008)
Death
Mai died on September 16, 2009 in MissionMission, Texas
Mission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,058 at the 2010 census Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.-Geography:Mission is located at ....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, from complications due to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
.