S!sters
S!sters is a duo that consists of Carlotta Truman (19) and Laurita Kästel (26). Both started singing at an early age and since then they have had numerous appearances as singers both in bands and as solo artists. Now they will represent Germany at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv after winning 'Unser Lied Für Israel', Germany's national selection show to pick the country's entry for Tel Aviv.Carlotta Truman was introduced to the public when she was 9 years old. She was a finalist on the German talent show Das Supertalent, followed by a 3-week live tour through all the major cities in Germany. Carlotta performed live on national television multiple times as well as being awarded the German Rock and Pop Prize for the Best Singer in Germany at the age of 12. She finished second in The Voice Kids in 2014 and followed up with a performance at the Papenburg Festival in front of a crowd of 25,000 people. Carlotta has numerous solo appearances every year, but she also works with renowned bands and orchestras. In 2017, Alex Christensen invited her to participate in his album project Classical 90s Dance. At the start of 2018, Carlotta started the year with a live performance on the televised show Willkommen 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in front of 75.0000 spectators. In October 2018, Carlotta started a university course on Popular Music at the Pop Institute at the University of Hannover.
Laurita Kästel is from Königsau in the Rhineland-area in Germany and now lives in Wiesbaden. Her mother, Teresa Kästel, is a Philippine-born singer. Her father, Christoph Kästel, is a renowned keyboard player. Being part of a family of musicians, Laurita made her first steps on stage – together with her elder sister Jenniffer – at the age of four. In 2002, at the age of 10, she won ZDF's Kiddy Contest and finished in fourth place as a contestant on Star Search. After finishing school, Laurita began to work as a full-time musician and started writing her own songs. She got her first jobs as a back-up vocalist on tour for The Voice of Germany. She also worked as a back-up vocalist for artist like Lena, Stefanie Heinzmann and Sarah Connor. Nowadays she is in the process of composing and producing songs for her first album.