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Lenka
Australian singer and actress (born 1978)
Lenka Eden Kripac is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her 2008 single "The Show", which has been used in several advertisements for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and the 2011 film Moneyball.
Her 2012 song "Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and a Disney Studio All Access commercial. Her most played songs on BBC are "All My Bells Are Ringing", "We Will Not Grow Old", "Everything at Once", "Don't Let Me Fall", and "Trouble Is a Friend".
The daughter of Czech jazz trumpet musician Jiří Křipač and an Australian schoolteacher Eden, Lenka was born on 19 March 1978 and was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney. There she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician.
As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian Theatre for Young People, where she trained with actress Cate Blanchett. Lenka starred in the Australian ABC-TV drama series GP as Vesna Kapek in the 1990s. She also hosted Cheez TV and has guest starred in other Australian TV series, including Home and Away, Wildside, Head Start, and Spellbinder. She appeared in Australian feature films The Dish and Lost Things, as well as in theatre productions. Lenka provided the vocals for two tracks on Paul Mac's 2005 album Panic Room, including its title track. She also served a member of the Australian electronic-rock crossover band Decoder Ring for two of their albums between 2004 and 2005. She then moved to California in 2007.
Australian singer-songwriter and actress, born 19 March 1978 in Bega, New South Wales. Lead singer of , until 2007.
Lenka has spent much of her time on this earth making music to soothe her own heart and hopefully yours. Her early career as an actress spiked everything with a sense of drama. Her education in fine art peppered all with visual expression. Her love of nature began with a blissful early childhood in the Australian bush. Career highs saw her tour the world extensively and perform on live TV around the globe. Motherhood has brought her back to the Australian countryside, where she now resides and continues to make music.
After releasing six albums, through Epic Records and her own label Skipalong Records, Lenka is focusing on creating music and releasing song by song.
Lenka’s songs have been featured in many global film and TV placements such as Moneyball, Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Old Navy, Windows and Coke, to name a few. Her work on Decoder Ring’s Somersault soundtrack won the AFI for best song from a film.
Also known as: Lenke, レンカ, 蘭卡
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Liner notes
Lenka, the records, oldest first
Lenka
2008 album
on the air
The Woodstock Sessions
2008 ep
Two
2011 album
wanted
Shadows
2013 album
The Bright Side
2015 album
Blue Skies: The Remixes
2015 ep
Attune
2017 album
Recover
2020 ep
wanted
Discover
2020 ep
wanted
Intraspectral
2023 album
Good Days
2026 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"The Show" is the debut single by the Australian singer-songwriter Lenka, produced by Stuart Brawley. It was released on 6 September 2008.
The song is on her first album, Lenka, released in October 2008. It was promoted as an iTunes Free Single of the Week.
Music video
The music video has Lenka sitting on a bench in a park singing her song and picking petals from a flower. She then flies to the next scene, where she is riding a bus and looking at the other people, including an old lady and a man who she notices is staring at her. She then flies to a photo shop, where she looks at a picture with her friends. There is also a scene in which she plays tennis without ever hitting the ball. The next scene is when she is riding a bicycle with grocery items. While she is riding the bike, she notices that people are dancing while she sings the second verse. Then she flies to a concert, where she sings the chorus and flies off to a restaurant, where she and the man from the bus are eating. The man notices that...
"Trouble Is a Friend" is a song by Australian recording artist and actress Lenka from her debut studio album, Lenka (2008). It was released on 1 September 2009 as the album's second and final single.
The song was written by Thomas Salter and Lenka. It was used in an episode from the fifth season of the popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy, teen drama television series 90210 and in the 2010 film Easy A.
Music video
The official music video for "Trouble Is a Friend" shows Lenka making her way towards the screen. As the video progresses, her dresses and the backgrounds start to change in the verses. At times Lenka interacts with the newly found backgrounds and illustrations. The music video ends with the camera closing up on Lenka then fading out to a dark screen.
"Selos" cover controversy
In 2024, Filipino singer Shaira released a song titled "Selos". However, it was discovered that "Selos" used the melody from Lenka's "Trouble Is a Friend". Despite having different lyrics in Tagalog, the unauthorized use of Lenka's melody raised copyright concerns. As a result, Shaira's song was voluntarily removed from streaming platforms on March 19, 2024. Shaira's recording label, AHS Channel, acknowledged the infringement and worked on securing a cover license for "Selos". They expressed their apologies to Lenka and thanked those who enjoyed Shaira's cover song.
"Everything at Once" is a song written and recorded by the Australian singer Lenka. It was released on 4 November 2012 as the third single from her second studio album, Two (2011).
Release and commercial performance
"Everything at Once" was originally released as her second studio album Two's second promotional single in 2011; but it was later released as an official single in November 2012. It was featured in a Windows 8 commercial and Disney Studio All Access trailer, becoming Lenka's second most successful single after 2008's "The Show".
Music video and live performance
Lenka performed "Everything at Once" in Jimmy Kimmel Live! with "Heart Skips a Beat". Its music video shows Lenka wearing a black and white striped dress dancing with two women with the background matching Lenka's dress. She starts miming with her hands the things she wants to be. Then, she starts dancing with eyes painted on her hands. She then forms a circle with the other women and begins to switch the background in order to match her and the women's dresses. The video then ends with Lenka falling backwards into the women's arms.
