Corinna May (* 10 October 1970 in Bremen, Germany) is a blind singer from Germany. As a child she was already used to music; her father had a huge collection of jazz albums. Soon Corinna started singing in a school choir and a gospel choir. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or psychological factors. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ...

After several talent competitions Corinna May could release her first album in 1997; it was a jazz album, produced by herself. Two years later she released an album called Wie ein Stern (Like a Star).

Her final breakthrough came in 1999 with the German preselections for the Eurovision Song Contest. She won but her song “Hör den Kindern einfach zu” (Just listen to the children) was disqualified because it was already released on an album by someone else. Her second try was in 2000 with the song “I Believe in God”, but now she reached the second place. Eurovision Song Contest logo. ...

Third time lucky in 2002. With the song “I Can’t Live Without Music” she represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. She was not very successful, reaching only 21st place. Eurovision Song Contest 2002 logo. ...

Her latest single was called "Endless Miles", but it was not a big success. In March 2006, she made a guest appearance at that year's German Eurovision preselection, singing “I Can’t Live Without Music” in a medley of past German Eurovision entries. She also accompanied comedian Hape Kerkeling in a rendition of Italian Eurovision winning song “Insieme”. Hape Kerkeling at the premiere of his movie Samba in Mettmann, 2004 Hape Kerkeling (Hans Peter Kerkeling), born on December 9, 1964 in Recklinghausen, Germany, is a well-known German actor, presenter and comedian. ...

External links

Corinna May's website (in German)