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Luci van Org

Ina Lucia Hildebrand(born 1 September 1971), known professionally asLuci van Org,is a German musician and writer. She is best known as the singer of the groupLucilectric,whose song "Mädchen"was a hit in Germany in 1994. Since then, she has written music for other artists and her own projects Das Haus von Luci,Üebermutter,Meystersinger and Lucina Soteira, which span over multiple genres. She has written and acted in films and television series and is the author of several novels inspired byGermanic mythology.

Luci van Org
Luci van Org in 2009
Born
Ina Lucia Korch

(1971-09-01)1 September 1971(age 52)
Berlin, West Germany
Other names
  • Ina Lucia Hildebrand
  • Eena
Occupations
  • Musician
  • writer
  • actress
Years active1987–present
SpouseAxel Hildebrand[de]
Musical career
Genres
Member of
Formerly of

Early life

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Ina Lucia Korch was born in Berlin'sTempelhofdistrict on 1 September 1971.[1][2]Her parents were the sculptor and graphic artistClaus Korch[de]and the painter Katharina Korch.[3]She grew up listening topunk,industrialandgothicmusic and founded her first band when she was 13.[4][5]At the age of 15 she played in anew wavepunk band.[4]

Music career

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Korch's first contact with the music industry happened when she was 15 and Anke Wendland, a former backing vocalist forFalco,heard her at anopen micperformance and hired her as backing singer for Wendland's debut solo album.[5]Shortly after her 16th birthday, Korch signed a contract withHansa Musik Produktionand began to releasedisco houseunder the stage name Eena.[4][5]Under this name, she released the singles "18 – so what!" and "Gates of Eden". The latter was used in the filmGo Trabi Go(1991).[6]In retrospect, she regretted not having opposed the genre the company chose for her.[4]

Under the name Luci van Org, which she has kept using throughout her career, she went on to form the bandLucilectricwithRalf Goldkind[de],who came from the milieu around the bandEinstürzende Neubauten.[4]Lucilectric had a mainstream hit with the song "Mädchen"(lit. 'Girl'), which was released in 1993 and reached second place in theGerman single chartin 1994. With its playful theme of independence and sexuality, it became an anthem for Germany'sGirliemovement, which has been compared to thegirly girl,girl powerandriot grrrlconcepts of the English-speaking world.[5][7]It has remained what Org is best known for.[5]Another Lucilectric song, "Hey Süßer" (lit. 'Hey sweetie'), also charted in 1994, and the same year the band released its debut albumMädchen.Lucilectric released two more albums—Süß und Gemein(1996,lit. 'Sweet and Mean') andTiefer(1997,lit. 'Deeper')—before disbanding in 1999. Org said the first album turned out the way the members wanted, but the following albums were "catastrophic" due to compromises, which made her regard artistic freedom as something sacred for her future projects.[4]

Org continued to perform her own music, releasing the solo single "Waterfalls" in 1999, and wrote for other artists includingNena,Nina Hagen,Eisblume,TerrorgruppeandPanda[de].[5]Her next band, Das Haus von Luci, had its basis in pop music but moved between genres, labelling itself a "Latin–disco–pop–country crossover".[8]It released two albums,Der verbotene Raum(2003,lit. 'The Forbidden Space') andDer Tod wohnt nebenan(2006,lit. 'Death Lives Next Door').[5]

Org with Üebermutter atWave-Gotik-Treffen2017

In 2006, Org formed theNeue Deutsche HärtebandÜebermutterwhich released its debut albumUnheil!throughRoadrunner Recordsin 2008.[2]Üebermutter is characterised by a satirical use of militaristic andtotalitarianaesthetics.[4][9]It was described byDie Tageszeitungas a "fetishmetalproject "with"feminist-agitational lyrics ".[10]

In 2010, Org created theelectropopduo Meystersinger together withRoman Shamov[de].It has released three albums:Trost(2012,lit. 'Consolation'),Haifischweide(2014,lit. 'Shark Pasture') andFrieden(2017,lit. 'Peace').[6]In 2020 she launched the solo project Lucina Soteira.[11]Org is featured onYaenniver[de]'s 2022 single "Mädchen, Mädchen", which references Lucilectric's "Mädchen".[12]

Other works

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Org co-wrote the filmLollipop Monster.

For several years, Org had her own radio programmes on theRundfunk Berlin-BrandenburgstationFritz[de].She has acted in German films and television series, including the 2002 drama filmFührer Ex.[1]She debuted as a screenwriter for the television seriesNotruf Hafenkantein 2007[5]and has written forARDtelevision series includingIn aller FreundschaftandWaPo Bodensee[de].[13]She co-wrote the feature filmsLollipop Monster[de](2011) andElectric Girl[de](2019), both directed byZiska Riemann[de].[5]

Org has been a columnist for theBerliner Morgenpost.[5]She debuted as a fiction writer with a short story in the 2002 anthologyTaxigeschichten(lit. 'Taxi Stories') and published her ghost story collectionDer Tod wohnt nebenanin 2006, together with Das Haus von Luci's album of the same name.[5]She wrote the playDie 7 Todsünden oder die Hochzeit der Wetterfee(lit. 'The 7 Deadly Sins or the Weather Fairy's Wedding') which premiered at Berlin'sTheater am Kurfürstendamm[de]in 2006.[5]She has written several novels inspired by folklore and stories aboutGermanic gods.[13][14]These include the horror storyFrau Hölle(lit. 'LadyHölle') from 2013 and the comedic and feministVagina dentata(lit. 'Toothed Vagina') from 2019.[14][15]Her 2015 novelSchneewittchen und die Kunst des Tötens(lit. 'Snow White and the Art of Killing') is aboutBDSM,something she has been involved in "on and off".[16]With this book, she wanted to change the public image of the sex-fetish scene created by works such asFifty Shades of Grey,which she says portrays abuse and mentally broken people rather than "real BDSM".[16]In 2023 she published the autobiographical novelWir Fünf und ich und die Toten(lit. 'We Five and Me and the Dead'), which is inspired by her childhood.[17]

Personal life

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Org married the filmmakerAxel Hildebrand[de]in 2001. The wedding was held in afetish club.[14]They live in Berlin and have one son. Her legal name is Ina Lucia Hildebrand.[13]She describes herself asbisexualand supports a form of feminism where all tasks should be split evenly between men and women.[4][14]She became apaganin 2006 and is responsible for the Berlin South-West section of theGermanic neopaganorganisationEldaring.[14][18]

Selected discography

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Year Project Title Format Label Ref.
1990 Eena "Gates of Eden" Single Hansa Musik Produktion [5]
1993 Lucilectric "Mädchen" Single BMG Ariola [19]
1994 Lucilectric Mädchen Album BMG Ariola [20]
1996 Lucilectric Süß und Gemein Album BMG Ariola [21]
1997 Lucilectric Tiefer Album EMI-Electrola [22]
1999 Luci van Org "Waterfalls" Single Virtual Volume [23]
2003 Das Haus von Luci Der verbotene Raum Album [5]
2006 Das Haus von Luci Der Tod wohnt nebenan Album [5]
2008 Üebermutter Unheil! Album Roadrunner Records [2]
2012 Meystersinger Trost Album [6]
2014 Meystersinger Haifischweide Album [6]
2017 Meystersinger Frieden Album [6]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Format Function Ref.
1996 Liane[de] TV film Role:Marion Michael
1999 Latin Lover TV film Role: Evi
2002 Führer Ex Film Role: Elisabeth [24]
2007 Notruf Hafenkante TV series Writer [5]
2007–2010 In aller Freundschaft TV series Writer [13]
2011 Lollipop Monster[de] Film Role: art teacher; writer [24]
2019 Electric Girl[de] Film Writer [24]
2017–2019 WaPo Bodensee[de] TV series Writer [13]

Selected bibliography

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Year Title Format Publisher ISBN Ref.
2006 Die 7 Todsünden oder die Hochzeit der Wetterfee Play — — [5]
2006 Der Tod wohnt nebenan. Spukgeschichten aus der großen Stadt Short stories Parthas[de] ISBN978-3-86601-599-9 [25]
2013 Frau Hölle. Ragnarök' deine Mudda! Novel U-Books ISBN978-3-939239-82-6 [26]
2015 Schneewittchen und die Kunst des Tötens. Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, welches ist das fesselndste Märchen im ganzen Land? Novel Salax ISBN978-3-944154-33-6 [27]
2019 Vagina dentata Novel Edition Roter Drache ISBN978-3-946425-64-9 [28]
2023 Wir Fünf und ich und die Toten Novel Edition Outbird ISBN978-3-948887-51-3 [29]

References

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  2. ^abc"Üebermutter"(in German).Laut.de.Retrieved14 February2023.
  3. ^Wienecke, Rudi-Michael (10 June 2014)."Die Korchs kamen mit Stillleben aus Stein und auf Leinwand".Volksstimme(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  4. ^abcdefghFlorian (8 April 2008)."Üebermutter: Interview mit Sängerin Luci van Org"(in German).Metal.de.Retrieved14 February2023.
  5. ^abcdefghijklmnopqFowler, Jessica (27 January 2022)."28 Jahre nach 'Mädchen': Was wurde eigentlich aus… Lucilectric?".Musikexpress(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  6. ^abcdeSchmidt, Peter (24 August 2017)."Was macht eigentlich...... Luci van Org?".Forum – Das Wochenmagazin(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  7. ^Kauer, Katja (2009).Popfeminismus! Fragezeichen! Eine Einführung.Kulturwissenschaften (in German). Vol. 7. Berlin:Frank & Timme[de].pp. 20–22.ISBN978-3-86596-245-4.
  8. ^Heymann, Nina (15 December 2002)."Das Haus von Luci van Org".Berliner Morgenpost(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  9. ^Kopanski, Reinhard (2022).Bezugnahmen auf den Nationalsozialismus in der populären Musik: Lesarten zu Laibach, Death in June, Feindflug, Rammstein und Marduk.Populäre Kultur und Musik (in German). Vol. 35. Münster: Waxmann Verlag. pp. 291–292, 307.ISBN978-3-8309-4252-8.
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  11. ^Linder, Armin T. (12 January 2021)."Lucilectric-Sängerin: Comeback! So sieht der 90s-Star inzwischen aus: Neue Bilder".Tz(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  12. ^"Yaenniver: 'Mädchen, Mädchen' feat. Luci Van Org"(in German).Laut.de.28 January 2022.Retrieved14 February2023.
  13. ^abcde"'Weil ich ein Mädchen bin': Das macht Lucilectric-Sängerin Luci van Org heute "(in German).RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.5 February 2022.Retrieved14 February2023.
  14. ^abcdeBrier, Ronja (12 August 2013)."Luci van Org ('Lucilectric') über ihr wildes Leben: 'Ich will, dass es knallt'".Bild(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  15. ^"Bestseller-Autorin und Sängerin Luci van Org".Saarbrücker Zeitung(in German). 12 February 2020.Retrieved14 February2023.
  16. ^abWürzbach, Nele (9 September 2015)."Luci van Org: SM und Blümchen-Sex sind genau das Gleiche".B.Z.(in German).Retrieved14 February2023.
  17. ^Cossham, Lisa Frieda (16 March 2024)."'Weil ich ein Määädchen bin' – Sängerin Luci van Org über ihre brutale Kindheit und ihren Weg auf die Bühne ".Stern(in German).Retrieved1 June2024.
  18. ^"Herde und Stammtische"(in German).Eldaring.Retrieved14 February2023.
  19. ^"Mädchen / Nur wer im Heute lebt".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  20. ^"Mädchen".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  21. ^"Süss und gemein".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  22. ^"Tiefer".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  23. ^"Waterfalls".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  24. ^abc"Luci van Org"(in German).filmportal.de.Retrieved20 February2023.
  25. ^"Der Tod wohnt nebenan: Spukgeschichten aus der großen Stadt; Buch + CD / Luci van Org".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved22 February2023.
  26. ^"Frau Hölle: Ragnarök' Deine Mudda! / Luci van Org".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  27. ^"Schneewittchen und die Kunst des Tötens: Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, welches ist das fesselndste Märchen im ganzen Land? / Luci van Org".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  28. ^"Vagina dentata / Luci van Org".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved20 February2023.
  29. ^"Wir fünf und ich und die Toten: eine Novelle für alle von schlechten Eltern - und die sie überlebt haben / Luci van Org".Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek(in German).German National Library.Retrieved1 June2024.
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