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PÆNDA
File:PÆNDA Waves Vienna 2017 j.jpg
Background information
Birth name Gabriela Horn
Born (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36)
Deutschlandsberg, Styria, Austria
Genres Electropop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active 2016–present
Website https://paendaofficial.com/

Gabriela Horn (born 25 January 1988), known professionally as Pænda (often stylised as PÆNDA, sometimes simplified as Paenda, however pronounced like Panda), is an Austrian singer, songwriter and music producer. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Limits", which was released on 8 March.[1][2]

Life and career

Pænda was born in January 1988, in Deutschlandsberg, Styria. She started singing in a choir in her home town at the age of six.[3] At fourteen, she began songwriting and singing in various pop rock bands.[4] She took guitar and piano lessons and moved to Vienna at age 20 to study pop and jazz music at the Vienna Music Institute (de), where she graduated with honors in 2013.[5] She currently lives in Vienna, writing, composing and producing her music at her home studio.[4] Pænda records and writes everything by herself.[6]

Eurovision

In 2019, Pænda was chosen by a team of music experts and broadcaster ORF to represent Austria at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. She performed her song "Limits",[7][8][9] which finished second last with 21 points, and as a result did not quality for the final.[10]

Discography

Album

Title Details
Evolution I
Evolution II
  • Released: 26 April 2019
  • Label: Wohnzimmer
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title Details
My Heart
  • Released: 27 November 2020
  • Label: Sick Kick Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Album
"Waves" 2016 Evolution I
"Good Girl" 2018
"Paper-thin"
"Limits" 2019 Evolution II
"Like a Domino"
"Best of It" 2020 Non-album singles
"Want Me Not to Want You"
"Perfect Fit" My Heart
"Friend Zone"
"Lovers We Knew" 2021 Non-album singles
"Come Around"
(with Adam Bü & Moodygee)
"High and Dry"
"All 2 You"
(with Adam Bü & Moodygee featuring Riley Kun)

References

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External links

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Preceded by Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019
Succeeded by
Vincent Bueno
with "Alive"

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