Anna F.

Life and career 1996–2008: Early life Wappel was born in the Austrian town of Friedberg. She began singing in childhood, and cites the first records of her parents including Bob Dylan, Alanis Morissette and Joan Baez. She studied English and Italian philosophy and literature in Graz and worked for ATV on the weekends.

2009–2011: Career beginnings, For Real

In the summer of 2009, Anna was an opening act for Lenny Kravitz's European tour. She won the "Pop" category at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2009.

She published her debut album, For Real, on 5 February 2010. The album reached third place on the Austrian music charts and was awarded a golden certification. Wappel toured throughout Austria, including the Donauinselfest.

2012–present: Acting debut, King in the Mirror, and DNA

In 2012, Wappel made her acting debut in Dito Tsintsadze's feature film, Invasion which premiered on 30 June 2012 at the Filmfest München.

Wappel moved to Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin in 2012. She signed to Polydor/Island (Universal Music Group) in 2013. In August 2013, Anna released DNA as her first song from the upcoming album King in the Mirror. The music video was released on 3 August 2013. She performed on Jan Böhmermann's television show Lateline.

King in the Mirror was released in February 2014. Wappel was the opening act for James Blunt's tour in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

In preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Anna was a part of the ORF team which searched for potential candidates to represent Austria, acting as a coach to the musicians.

In 2017, Anna began recording a new album with producer Daniel Brandt, whom she was also dating at the time.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUT GER ITA SWI For Real Released: 2010 Label: moerder music 3 — — — IFPI AUT: Gold King in the Mirror Released: 2014 5 71 82 94 — Hardcore Workout Queen Released: November 2024 — — —

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album Certifications AUT ITA "Time Stands Still" 2009 38 — For Real — "Most of All" 17 — — "DNA" 2013 15 19 King in the Mirror FIMI ITA: Gold "Too Far" 16 — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2012 Invasion Milena (as Anna F.) 2017 Iceman Kulan

Awards and nominations Year Event Category Nominated work Result 2009Amadeus Austrian Music Award Pop — 2010 Album of the Year "For Real" Pop/Rock — 2014 Song of the Year "DNA"