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She dances to “Hero” on “Let’s Dance”How this song changed “No Angels” star Nadja Benaissa’s life forever
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In the second “Let's Dance” live show, Nadja Benaissa (43) will dance a slow waltz to “Hero” by Mariah Carey. A song that has a very special meaning for the “No Angels” star, as she reveals to us in the video.
“Hero” was the start of a steep career for Nadja Benaissa
As we Nadia Benaissa and professional dancers Vadim Garbuzov Shortly before the second “Let's Dance” live show for an interview, the singer tells us how special Mariah Carey's ballad has been for her for many years: “Hero is a really, really big song in my life that really changed my life.” The song, which was released in 1993, was her absolute favorite song when she was young. Without knowing at the time what doors he would open for her one day…
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In 2000, “Let's Dance” candidate Nadja took part in the first season of the casting show “Popstars”. In the end, she and four other girls are even chosen to join the band. The “No Angels” were born. And now guess which song Nadja has to thank for this. “Hero” by Mariah Carey. “I sang it every day and I also went to the 'No Angels' casting with it when I was 18. That was the first song I sang and I basically joined the band with that song.”says the musician in an RTL interview.
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The “Let's Dance” jury is thrilled with Nadja's first appearance
Over 25 years later, Nadja Benaissa is now dancing her favorite song on the big “Let's Dance” stage. She was already able to impress the jury with her salsa in Show 1 last week. “Bombastic,” for example Motsi Mabuse the performance. In the end there were even 21 points.
Will the 43-year-old be able to repeat her success with the Slow Waltz? That will become apparent on Friday evening. In the video above you can at least hear Nadja’s version of “Hero”!
Watch “Let’s Dance” at any time on RTL+
The new season of “Let's Dance” has been running every Friday at 8:15 p.m. on RTL and in since February 27th Live stream on RTL+. Missed the episode? No problem! Past episodes of the popular dance show are available to watch at any time on RTL+.
Sources used: RTL
