Hélène Schneider

Hélène Schneider (born July 15th 1981) is a German singer and former fashion model.

Early Life and Career
Schneider was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and she started her career as a dancer in London when she was 16, but after an injury she changed her mind and went to Paris to become a model. She won Elite's "Look of the Year" at the age of 17. Schneider soon became interested in singing after she was told she could sing, she took lessons to improve. After sending a demo-tape to Tigerstar Records, the management gave her a deal admitting she had potential. She later got appointed as co-owner of Tigerstar Records, and then hired Loretta Lambert as perfect third co-owner of the label along with the3stars.

Personal Life
Hélène is trilingual. Her mother is french (Linda) and her father is german (Jürgen). As a little girl she spoke fluently french and german. She has 2 siblings : katrin (27) and Bernhard (24). She learned english when she went to London when she was younger.

Almost at the age of 16, Hélène changed her career direction and went to Paris to become a Model. Her modelling career lasted nearly 10 years. While she was a catwalk top-model for ready-to-wear fashion shows, she had a lot of big deals for different advertisments. She posed and was the face of : Alberto Biani, Anteprima, Armand Basi, Ava Tricot, Bergdorf Goodman, Bruno Manetti, Burberry, Chanel, Chanel 'Allure' fragrance, Christian Dior, D&G perfume, Daniel Swarovski, Dim bras, Dooney & Bourke, Emanuel Ungaro, Emporio Armani, Express, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, Folli Follie, French Connection, Giorgio Armani 'Acqua di Giò' fragrance, Harstadt, iBlues, Jil Sander, Kenneth Cole, La Perla, Les Copains, L'Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Mango, Paule Ka, Romeo Gigli, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tocca, Vestebene, Yves Saint Laurent

She has a bad connection to her father (and to her siblings in the past as well) since he (they) used to be emotionally abusive with her in the past, she wrote and dedicated a song to her family (her third single) Couldn't Get Y'all Out Of My Head. She's dating the actor Jake Summers since autumn 2004. She owns an appartment in New York and Paris, as a villa in Spain which she shares with her longtime boyfriend. After christmas and a break from promotion, she decided to buy her own home in Santa Monica where she spends most of her time and sold her old appartment she owned in Los Angeles. Nevertheless, she still spends time with her family and old friends from Germany, whenever she gets free time or promotes in germany.

European Naked Truth Club-Tour
August 2006 :

September 2006 :

Setlist :

Bonus :
 * That's Hardcore
 * Loser
 * All I’ve Been Praying For
 * Back Off
 * Couldn't Get Y'all Out Of My Head

The 5 Naughty Angels Tour
(with Vernie, Dalisay, Loretta Lambert & Christine Tyler)


 * UK - London 25/10 (Angel Phillips)
 * UK - Manchester 27/10 (Latavia)
 * UK - Birmingham 29/10 (Arwyn Knight)
 * UK - Sheffield 30/10 (Lindsay Belle)
 * UK - Newcastle 31/10 (Paul)


 * Ireland - Dublin 04/11
 * Germany - Berlin 06/11
 * France - Paris 08/11
 * Netherlands - Amsterdam 11/11
 * Belgium - Brussels 12/11
 * Greece - Athens 15/11
 * Italy - Rome 17/11
 * Spain - Madrid 19/11
 * Portugal - Lisbon 21/11


 * Japan - Tokyo 24/11


 * New Zealand - Wellington 26/11
 * Australia - Melbourne 27/11


 * USA - Washington 04/12
 * USA - Chicago 06/12
 * USA - New York 07/12
 * USA - Los Angeles 08/12

Awards
2006 - URAPS Awards 13th Nomination for Best Collaboration for her 2nd single Follow Me with Dr. C and the Predicates