Alice Merton is a young but very talented German singer, musician and songwriter. The girl came to world success at the turn of 2016-2017, when she recorded the sensational song "No Roots".
Alice Merton was born in Germany. Her hometown is Frankfurt. The future famous singer and songwriter was born in September - the 13th - in 1993. The mother of the girl was German by nationality. But his father once moved to Germany from Ireland.
Biography of a German performer
Father Alice Merton worked all his life in a field of activity where he often had to move from place to place. The family, of course, was forced to follow him. Therefore, Alice managed to live in completely different places during her life, received education in different schools.
When Alice Merton was only three years old, the whole family left Germany and moved to Canada. There they settled in the small town of Oakville, which is located in the province of Ontario. For a long time, the whole family lived in this place. Later, for the same reason — the work of his father — Alice Merton lived with her parents in New York for some time, then stayed in London, lived in Connecticut.
At the age of 13, Alice returned with her parents to her native Germany. This time the family settled in the city of Munich. For Alice, this place of residence made it possible to normally learn German, which was her native language, but due to frequent travels, she spoke extremely poorly. The girl really wanted to keep in touch with her German-speaking relatives, therefore, getting a school education in Munich, she made a great emphasis on learning the language.
It is worth noting that Alice grew up as a child who was interested in music from an early age. She liked to sing, compose some unprofessional melodies, and also liked to write poetry. After graduating from high school, Alice Merton was already sure that she would definitely connect her life with art and creativity. As a result, it happened.
In 2013, the future popular performer entered the university, which was located in the city of Mannheim. This institution of higher education has specialized in the music industry and business. Alice Merton chose a non-vocal direction for herself. She was attracted by the profession of composer and songwriter.
Since the girl was very fond of studying since school years, she made significant progress while studying at the university. Teachers distinguished her from other students, talked about natural talent and prophesied a stellar future. When the tertiary education process was completed, Alice Merton graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree. It should be noted that it was at the university that Alice met those people who later helped her develop as a singer and songwriter.
When the diploma was in her hands, Alice Merton and her family moved again to London. It was there that she initially began to actively build her musical career.
Creative Path Alice Merton
The full-fledged debut of the German singer was the work with the Fahrenhaidt collective. For this group, she performed not only as a vocalist, but also as the author of songs and music for individual compositions. Alice Merton recorded the album "The Book of Nature" with the guys. This record, and especially the girl’s vocals, immediately attracted the attention of the public. Music critics praised this work. This allowed Alice to feel the taste of fame and success. As a result, Alice Merton was nominated for one of the music awards in the Akustik pop category, in which she was able to beat the competition and win.
Despite this success, Alice Merton missed her native Germany very much. Therefore, at some point, she decided to return to the country. Her new place of residence was Berlin.
Having decided to abandon work with musical groups, Alice Merton, living in Germany, headed for the development of her solo career. In Berlin, a rising music star created her own record label, called Paper Plane Records International. The next few years, Alice Merton worked on creating new songs exclusively for herself. She experimented with poetry, worked on sound, and promoted her record company.
The result of all the work of Alice Merton was the song "No Roots". This track was released in 2016. The creation of the composition was preceded by a rather long story, about which the singer repeatedly spoke in various interviews. The song’s lyrics are based on the idea that a real home for a person is not a specific city. This is a special place filled with pleasant emotions, in which there are close and dear people. Because the house can be anywhere, the main thing is that you yourself feel comfortable in this particular place. Another deep thought embedded in this song is that the man’s house is all over the earth.
As soon as the track got into rotation on radio stations, it immediately became a hit. Alice Merton literally at one moment became famous throughout the world. The song was actively downloaded from iTunes, occupied the leading lines in the charts not only in Europe, but also in America. The track attracted so much public attention that other music artists and bands started creating covers very quickly.
Following this song, Alice Merton shot a video - for the same sensational track, which was watched so many times in record time that it got into Top Ten di iTunes. The next step was the release of a mini-album, where the same song became the central composition. The album was sold out very quickly in a fairly large circulation in European countries. As a result of this disc took second place in the charts of Germany and settled in first place in the French hit parade. In the same 2016, Alice Merton was awarded one of the music awards, and already in 2017, her hit song became a kind of pop anthem. In the same year, Alice Merton signed a contract with the record and production company Mom + Pop Music in order to firmly establish itself in the music industry in America.
A great achievement for the already famous singer was the victory at the European Borden Breaking Awards in 2018. It is worth noting that she was one of the youngest winners for the entire existence of this award.
The next fairly successful track Alice Merton was the track "Hit the ground running". In sound, he was somewhat different from her debut song. This track did not manage to beat the success of the previous composition, but earned some recognition in musical circles.
The first full-fledged studio album by the German singer was called "Mint". It was published in early 2019.
