Lea (musician)

Lea-Marie Becker (born 9 July 1992^[1]), known professionally as Lea (stylized as LEA), is a German singer-songwriter and keyboardist.

Lea
Lea at concert 2019
Background information
Birth name	Lea-Marie Becker
Born	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 33) Kassel, Germany
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Four Music
Website	thisislealea.de

Life and career

Lea is the daughter of a music therapist. When she was 15, she began releasing videos on YouTube, under her first name Lea-Marie. Her song Wo ist die Liebe hin was viewed more than 2.7 million times. She studied music and special education in Hannover.

Her version of Hildegard Knef's So hat alles seinen Sinn was included in the compilation album Für Hilde in 2015, leading to the record label Four Music publishing her debut album Vakuum in 2016.^[2] In it she handled her first relationship and the feeling of not knowing where home is.

Her songs describe themes of love, friendship, and loneliness. Many of her songs are internal monologues, in which she asks herself questions that often remain unanswered.

In 2017, she went on her first tour, along with Frederic Michel (percussion) and Hannes Porombka (guitar and synthesizer). She also performed at the Early Spring Singer Songwriter Festival in Saalfelden.^{[citation needed]}

Also in 2017, a remix of Wohin willst du?, in collaboration with Gestört aber GeiL, reached 11th place in the German single charts,^[3] along with 43rd place in the Austrian charts.^{[citation needed]} She also wrote Be My Now with Gestört aber GeiL, which was used as the title song of the eighth season of the German version of The Bachelor. It is in English while all of her other songs are written in German.^[4]

In August 2018, she released the song Immer wenn wir uns sehn, written in collaboration with actor Aaron Hilmer [de] for the film Das schönste Mädchen der Welt.^[5] In September 2019, she released 110, a collaboration with Capital Bra and Samra, which reached the top place in the German charts.^[6]

Lea was a participant in the 7th season of Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert.^[7]

She lived in Hannover until 2018. Since 2018, she has lived in Berlin.^[8]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Release date	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		GER [9]	AUT [10]	SWI [11]
Vakuum	Released: 22 April 2016 Label: Four Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Zwischen meinen Zeilen	Released: 14 September 2018 Label: Four Music Format: CD, LP, digital download	6	53	35	BVMI: Gold[12]
Treppenhaus	Released: 29 May 2020 Label: Four Music Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	7	6	BVMI: Gold[12]
Fluss	Released: 5 November 2021 Label: Four Music Format: CD, LP, digital download	6	6	7
Bülowstraße	Released: 4 May 2023 Label: Treppenhaus Records Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	19	13
Von der Schönheit und Zerbrechlichkeit der Dinge	Released: 4 October 2024 Label: Treppenhaus Records Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	18	17
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER [9]	AUT [10]	SWI [11]
"Wunderkerzenmenschen"[13]	2017	—	—	—		Zwischen meinen Zeilen
"Leiser"		13	41	36	BVMI: Platinum[12]
"Zu Dir"	2018	54	—	—	BVMI: Gold[12]
"Immer wenn wir uns sehn" (with Cyril)		16	59	—	BVMI: Platinum[12]
"Halb so viel"[14]	2019	—	—	—
"110 (Prolog)"		43	—	80	BVMI: Gold[12]	Treppenhaus
"Treppenhaus"	2020	18	48	96	BVMI: Platinum[12]
"Okay"		85	—	—
"7 Stunden" (with Capital Bra)[15]		10	14	27	BVMI: Platinum[12] IFPI SWI: Gold[16]
"Beifahrersitz" (with Majan)		48	—	—
"Das Leben (du warst schon immer so)"		88	—	—
"Du tust es immer wieder"		79	—	—
"Schwarz" (with Casper)	2021	7	41	70	BVMI: Gold[12] IFPI AUT: Gold[17]	Fluss
"Wenn du mich lässt"		22	52	87	BVMI: Gold[12] IFPI AUT: Gold[17]
"Parfum"		43	—	—
"Küsse wie Gift" (with Luna)		19	50	70
"Eigentlich" (with 01099)	2022	19	48	64		Non-album single
"In Flammen"[18]		—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER [9]	AUT [10]	SWI [11]
"Wohin willst du" (Gestört aber GeiL featuring Lea)[19]	2017	11	43	—	BVMI: 3× Gold[12]	#ZWEI
"110" (Capital Bra and Samra featuring Lea)	2019	1	2	2	BVMI: 2× Platinum[12] IFPI AUT: Gold[17]	Berlin lebt 2
"Bis zum Mond" (Dikka featuring Lea)[20]	2020	—	—	—		Oh Yeah!
"Drei Uhr nachts" (Mark Forster featuring Lea)[21]	2021	15	32	68	BVMI: Platinum[12] IFPI AUT: Platinum[17]	Musketiere
"Sommer" (Beatzarre and Djorkaeff featuring Lea and Capital Bra)[22]		3	13	20		Non-album single
"Dass du mich liebst" (Klan featuring Lea)[23]	2022	93	—	—		Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
"Nur noch ein Lied" (Bosse featuring Lea)[24]	2023	—	—	—		Übers Träumen
"1000 Mal" (Bausa featuring Lea)[25]		26	—	—		Der Letzte macht das Licht aus
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		GER [9]
"Aperol im Glas" (with 01099)	2023	45	Bülowstraße

Awards and nominations

Results

Year	Award	Nomination	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	New Music Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[26]
	Bambi	Audience-Bambi (New German Music Stars)		Nominated	[27]
2019	Bravo Otto Awards	Musician national		Bronze	[28]
	Audi Generation Awards	Music national		Won	[29]
	1LIVE Krone Awards	Best Female Artist		Nominated	[30]
		Best Single	110 (with Capital Bra, Samra)	Nominated	[31]
2020	Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards	Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)	Herself	Nominated	[32]
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best German Act		Nominated	[33]
	1LIVE Krone Awards	Best Female Artist		Won	[34]
	Bravo Otto Awards	Musician national		Nominated	[35]
2021				Nominated	[36]
	1LIVE Krone Awards	Best Female Artist		Won	[37]
2022				Won	[38]