Nadja Benaissa

Nadja Benaissa (born 26 April 1982) is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. She first gained public recognition in 2000 as a contestant on the German adaption of the reality television show Popstars, through which she became a member of No Angels, one of the most commercially successful girl groups of European origin. During the group's initial hiatus, she pursued a solo career, releasing the solo album Schritt für Schritt (2007), which included the top 40 single "Ich hab dich," and represented Hesse in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2006 with the song, finishing in fourth place. Following the reunion of No Angels in 2007, Benaissa remained with the group until 2010. That year, she departed after legal proceedings that resulted in a suspended sentence related to personal conduct, an episode that temporarily affected her public career. She subsequently published her autobiography Alles wird gut and withdrew from the entertainment industry for much of the remainder of the decade. Benaissa returned to music in 2019 as a member of the a cappella group Medlz, recording two studio albums with the ensemble, but left in 2021 to rejoin No Angels for their 20th anniversary celebrations.[edit]