- Isgaard
Isgaard Marke (born 1972 in
Husum ,Schleswig-Holstein ,Germany ) is a classically trained singer, who is also involved with the projectClassic meets Pop . Her greatest hits were "Ein schöner Tag" and "Dream of You" with the dance project Schiller, in which she sang single, short lyrical lines.In 2003 she participated in the German pre-selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest and reached seventh place with the song "Golden Key". Her album of the same name achieved moderate success in Germany and reached the Top 10 in thePhilippines . The album was released in more than 15 countries and contained the song "Dreams Will Never Die", a duet withPiero Mazzochetti . Videos were made for the songs "Earth Song" (originally byMichael Jackson ) and "Dreams Will Never Die", the latter of which was occasionally broadcast onMTV .Despite her international success she lost her contract with
Edel Records , and a short time later she secured a contract with a small record label inHamburg . She released "Secret Gaarden" in 2004.In 2005 her single "One World", recorded together with
Lidia Kopania andDavid Serame (music for Ben's "Manchmal"), was released, the sales of which were donated to the South Asian relief organizationMisereor . It was bought only by major fans, was not internationally distributed, and experienced problems in delivery to major music dealers.A
DVD is planned, which will finally enable the distribution of the videos to "Earth Song", "Dreams Will Never Die", and "One World". Additionally it will contain five videos by a nature filmmaker, shot inIceland .At the moment Isgaard is working on her third album together with her producer Jens Lück.
External links
* [http://www.isgaard.com/ Homepage]
Discography
* 2003: Golden Key (single, 3 versions + "Lass mich frei" = "Set Me Free" on the album)
* 2003: Golden Key (album, 12 tracks)
* 2003: Golden Key (limited edition, 14 tracks)
* 2003: Earth Song (promo single, radio edit + "No Way Back to Eden")
* 2004: Secret Gaarden (album, 13 tracks)
* 2005: One World (single, with Kind of Blue and David Serame + "Man on the Moon" from the album "Secret Gaarden" and "Morning Light" by Kind of Blue from the album "Beating the Morning Rush")
* 2008: Wooden Houses (album)
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
