Lea-Marie Becker (born 9 July 1992), known professionally as Lea (stylized as LEA), is a German singer-songwriter and keyboardist.
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. 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.
Also in 2017, a remix of Wohin willst du?, in collaboration with Gestört aber GeiL, reached 11th place in the German single charts, along with 43rd place in the Austrian charts. 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.
In August 2018, she released the song Immer wenn wir uns sehn, written in collaboration with actor Aaron Hilmer for the film Das schönste Mädchen der Welt.Frizz: Das Magazin. Heft 10/2018, Skyline Medien Verlag, Kassel, 2018, S. 15. In September 2019, she released 110, a collaboration with Capital Bra and Samra, which reached the top place in the German charts.
Lea was a participant in the 7th season of Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert.
She lived in Hannover until 2018. Since 2018, she has lived in Berlin.
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Release date Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT SWI 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 Treppenhaus Released: 29 May 2020 Label: Four Music Format: CD, LP, digital download 5 7 6 BVMI: Gold 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 AUT SWI "Wunderkerzenmenschen" 2017 — — — Zwischen meinen Zeilen "Leiser" 13 41 36 BVMI: Platinum "Zu Dir" 2018 54 — — BVMI: Gold "Immer wenn wir uns sehn" (with Cyril) 16 59 — BVMI: Platinum "Halb so viel" 2019 — — — "110 (Prolog)" 43 — 80 BVMI: GoldTreppenhaus "Treppenhaus" 2020 18 48 96 BVMI: Platinum "Okay" 85 — — "7 Stunden"(with Capital Bra) 10 14 27 BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold "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 IFPI AUT: Gold Fluss "Wenn du mich lässt" 22 52 87 BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold "Parfum" 43 — — "Küsse wie Gift"(with Luna) 19 50 70 "Eigentlich"(with 01099) 2022 19 48 64 "In Flammen" — — — "—" 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 AUT SWI "Wohin willst du" (Gestört aber GeiL featuring Lea) 2017 11 43 — BVMI: 3× Gold #ZWEI "110" (Capital Bra and Samra featuring Lea) 2019 1 2 2 BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold Berlin lebt 2 "Bis zum Mond" (Dikka featuring Lea) 2020 — — — Oh Yeah! "Drei Uhr nachts" (Mark Forster featuring Lea) 2021 15 32 68 BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum Musketiere "Sommer" (Beatzarre and Djorkaeff featuring Lea and Capital Bra) 3 13 20 "Dass du mich liebst" (Klan featuring Lea) 2022 93 — — Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! "Nur noch ein Lied" (Bosse featuring Lea) 2023 — — — Übers Träumen "1000 Mal" (Bausa featuring Lea) 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 "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 Bambi Audience-Bambi (New German Music Stars) 2019 Bravo Otto Awards Musician national Audi Generation Awards Music national 1LIVE Krone Awards Best Female Artist Best Single 110 (with Capital Bra, Samra) 2020 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Herself MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act 1LIVE Krone Awards Best Female Artist Bravo Otto Awards Musician national 2021 1LIVE Krone Awards Best Female Artist 2022
References
External links Official website