Petra Frey
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Petra Frey is an Austrian
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 singer, born on 27 June 1978 in Wattens
Wattens
Wattens is a market community in Austria which is the home of the Swarovski Kristallwelten, dedicated to the history surrounding the company, the man himself Daniel Swarovski and exhibitions of the crystals.It attracts visitors from the world over....

. She has released twelve studio albums and five compilation albums and participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Biography

Frey released her debut album, Bloss Träume im Kopf in 1993. Petra represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 in 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...

 with the song "Für den Frieden der Welt
Für Den Frieden Der Welt
"Für den Frieden der Welt" was the Austrian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in German by Petra Frey....

" (For the peace of the world), which came 17th in the international final. She also came second in the Austrian national final in 2003 with the song This Night Should Never End. In 2007, after a few years break, Petra returned to the schlager scene with her new album Göttlich weiblich, her first on the DA Records label. Petra attempted to represent Austria at Eurovision again in 2011, with Send A Little Smile, but she failed to qualify from the Internet semi final stage.

Her Twelfth studio album Einfach Frey was released in April 2011, and she continues to have success in the schlager market to this day.

Discography

Studio Albums
  • 1993 – Bloss Träume im Kopf
  • 1995 – Hey Du
  • 1996 – Liebst Du mich
  • 1998 – Küß mich
  • 1999 – Heiss und Kalt
  • 2001 – Geboren um Dich zu lieben
  • 2002 – Das ist mein Leben
  • 2004 – Freyheiten
  • 2007 – Göttlich Weiblich
  • 2008 – Selbstbewusst
  • 2009 – Feuer und Eis
  • 2011 – Einfach Frey


Compilations
  • 1998 – Herz im Sicht
  • 2001 – Made In Austria
  • 2003 – Meine Erfolge
  • 2003 – Nimm mein Herz
  • 2010 – Meine Besten
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