Vanessa Mai

Vanessa Mai
Mai in 2018
Mai in 2018
Background information
Birth nameVanessa Mandekić
Born (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32)
Backnang, Germany
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2012 (2012)–present
Websitevanessa-mai.de

Vanessa Marija Else Ferber[1] (née Mandekić, born 2 May 1992), known professionally as Vanessa Mai, is a German singer. She was first known as a member of Schlager band Wolkenfrei and later began working as a solo artist following the band's split. She chose her stage name as a reference to her birth month,[2][3] which is spelled Mai (pronounced [maɪ]) in German.

  1. ^ "Schlagerstar Vanessa Mai klärt auf: So heißt sie wirklich!". Promiflash.de (in German). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Was Vanessa Mai mit ihrem neuen Album verbindet (English: What connects Vanessa Mai to her new album)". augsburger-allgemeine.de. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017. (in German)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Welt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).