Ina Müller

Ina Müller, born on July 25, 1965 in Köhlen, a district of the town of Geestland in the Lower Saxony district of Cuxhaven, is a German singer, music cabaret artist, book author and television presenter. Ina is the presenter of her late-night show “Ina’s Night” on NDR, which has won numerous awards, including the German Television Prize, the German Comedy Prize and the Grimme Prize.

Career

Ina Müller grew up as the fourth of five daughters in a farming family in Köhlen. After training as a pharmaceutical-technical assistant, she worked in pharmacies in Bremen-Blumenthal, Westerland on Sylt and Munich. She began her career in 1994 with the cabaret duo Queen Bee. In 2005, the duo gave their farewell performance at the Pantheon in Bonn.

Since 2002, Müller has dedicated herself to her own projects, especially in the Low German language area. Her books and songs give the Low German language and culture a creative platform. Müller can be heard regularly in the Low German series “Hör mal ‘n beten to” on NDR and made a guest appearance in the ARD series “Großstadtrevier” in 2004.

In 2004, Ina publishes another Low German paperback, “Mien Tung is keen Flokati”, and is also active as a solo singer: her first pop album is called “Das Große Du”. “Die Schallplatte” contains Low German songs. Ina Müller’s fame and popularity grows and she soon switches from radio to television. The single show “Land und Liebe” becomes a crowd-puller, RTL copies the concept for “Bauer sucht Frau”. In addition to her solo appearances, she went on tour with her band from 2006 and presented projects such as “Weiblich, ledig, 40”. She regularly writes the lyrics to her songs in collaboration with Frank Ramond who also writes for Annett Louisan and Roger Cicero.

Since 2007, Ina Müller has successfully hosted her late-night show “Inas Nacht” on NDR in Hamburg’s oldest sailor’s pub “Zum Schellfischposten” which has won numerous awards such as the German Television Prize, the German Comedy Prize and the Grimme Prize. She has also proven her versatility in various TV formats, from cooking shows to quiz shows such as “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”.

On January 12, 2011, Ina Müller was awarded honorary citizenship of her home town of Köhlen near Bremerhaven for her outstanding services to her home town and the Low German language. She used to play in the regional soccer league for SV Rot-Weiß in the district of Cuxhaven. Her special connection to her home town and the promotion of Low German culture made the award possible.

In 2011 and 2012, Ina Müller hosted the Echo Awards for ARD, receiving two Echos in 2012. She was also a member of the expert jury at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and hosted the German scoring ceremony. Her varied career has been recognized with awards such as the Echo as best national pop / rock -artist for the album 48 in 2014 and the award of the Paul Lincke Ring of the city of Goslar in June 2018.

In addition to her musical successes, Ina Müller became known for her television appearances and hosting. She was criticized for her presentation of the German Computer Game Award 2019, which she felt could be improved. Ina Müller was married from 2011 to 2023 to the singer Johannes Oerding and lives in Hamburg-St. Georg, where they cultivated their joint artistic collaboration.

Studio albums

• 2004 The big you
• 2006 Female, single, 40
• 2008 Love makes you deaf
• 2009 The record – nied opleggt
• 2011 That would have been your song
• 2013 48
• 2016 I am the
• 2020 55