winner, 2010
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut, billed as Lena, sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2010 and 2011, for Germany, and won in 2010 with “Satellite”.
- who
- German singer
- born
- 23 May 1991, Hanover, Germany
- billed as
- Lena
- contests
- 2010, 2011
- win
- 2010
- music
- pop, independent music, indie pop
- active
- since 2010
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- studied at
- IGS Roderbruch
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Lena is a German singer who rose to fame by winning the 2010 contest in Oslo with “Satellite”. The single and the debut album, My Cassette Player, both went straight to number one in Germany.
Germany sent Lena again a year later to defend the title at home in Düsseldorf, where “Taken by a Stranger” finished tenth. A run of albums followed that all reached the top two of the German chart.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Lena Meyer-Landrut”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2010 Oslo
“Satellite”
Winner Won the contest with 246 points, ahead of 24 other songs.
- Billed as
- Lena
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Julie Frost, John Gordon
- Running order
- 22nd of 25 in the final
- Age on the night
- 19
Play: Lena — “Satellite”, the winning performance at Eurovision 2010 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2010: Lena, a stage invader and a World Cup sold to pay for it
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2011 Düsseldorf
“Taken by a Stranger”
10th of 25 Finished 10th of 25 in the final, with 107 points.
- Billed as
- Lena
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Monica Birkenes, Nicole Morier, Gus Seyffert
- Running order
- 16th of 25 in the final
- Age on the night
- 19
- Won that year
- Azerbaijan: Ell and Nikki, “Running Scared”
Play: Lena — “Taken by a Stranger” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2011: Italy comes back, the champion defends, and Azerbaijan wins
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Echo Pop Award for the Best National Rock/Pop Female Artist 2011
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act 2011
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act 2011, 2013, 2015
- Echo Pop Award for the Best National Videoclip 2013
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Lena Meyer-Landrut is part of.
- 2011 The champion defends her title Moments people still talk about
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Lena Meyer-Landrut, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2010 The result
Germany's Lena won with "Satellite". She was first with the juries and first with the public, and finished on 246 points, 76 ahead of Turkey.
- 2011 The champion defends her title
Winners do not usually come back the following year. Lena did. Germany sent her again, with a different song, to defend the title on home ground.
- 2011 The champion defends her title
Neither repeated it. Dana International went out in the semi-final. Lena finished tenth.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.