I am a singer, songwriter and creative soul whose life has taken me across continents, cultures and musical worlds.

Originally from Germany, I studied international politics before moving to China in 2010. What was meant to be a short chapter became seven years of unexpected adventures and artistic growth.

Between Shanghai and Beijing, I found myself immersed in a vibrant international music scene. I sang in jazz bars, joined jam sessions, formed bands and shared stages with musicians from all over the world. Music became more than something I loved. It became a language through which I could explore freedom, identity and connection.

Jazz found me there, in late-night conversations, smoky venues and unexpected encounters. Those years shaped not only my musical style, but also the way I tell stories through music today.

As life carried me through China, London, the United States and eventually back to Germany, one question kept following me:

Who am I as an artist?

I began writing songs, stories and screenplays, searching for a voice that felt genuinely my own.

In Beijing, I also encountered faith in a deeper and more personal way. I was baptized there and became part of a worship team, discovering another side of music, one rooted in honesty, vulnerability and hope.

Over the years, music became my way of making sense of life.

Through loss, disappointment, new beginnings and seasons where everything familiar seemed to fall apart, songwriting remained my constant companion. When words were difficult to find, music often spoke first.

Many of the songs on my debut album were written during different chapters of my life. Some are over ten years old. Others emerged much later. Together they tell the story of a journey, not only through different countries and cultures, but also through questions, doubts, growth and healing.

My Battles Are Won is not a polished snapshot of one moment.

It is a collection of songs written across a decade of becoming.

Some of those songs I would record differently today. I have grown as a songwriter, vocalist and person since writing them. Yet that is exactly why they matter to me. They capture who I was, what I wrestled with and what I was learning at the time.

Some songs are prayers. Others are questions.

My music lives somewhere between fire and joy, between longing and hope, between faith and uncertainty.

Duty of the Heart grew out of that journey.

Through music, writing and creative expression, it is an invitation to reconnect with what matters most—to create space for honesty, reflection, healing and hope.

Because even in our darkest seasons, we are rarely as alone as we think.

This is my way of giving something back.