Biography

Tattoos on the back of her neck and on her stomach

Distinctive singing voice often likened to Tina Turner

Most of the time had the shortest hair of all No Angels members

Distinctively shaped nose

Brown hair and eyes

Has a younger brother, Jan-Alexander and a younger sister, Priszilla.

Daughter of voice actor Thomas Petruo.

Granddaughter of voice actor Heinz Petruo.

Began her solo career as Vany with the single 'Dramaqueen' (2004).

Her mother Mercedes is half Peruvian-half Spanish and her father Thomas is German.

[2005] [What do you think about your looks?] It took a long time until I said: 'Hey, fuck it, you are okay the way you are.' But there is always something you want to change about yourself.

[2005] [You are a singer and you have just lit up a cigarette. Why do you smoke?] No idea, to be honest. I have quit a couple of times and can do that for quite a while. I don't mind not to smoke. [How long can you stand that?] I start again when I have to work again. It's really strange, like some kind of process is happening, like: 'You have to focus now - let's have a cigarette first.' I am also a sensualist. I enjoy everything and I then want a lot of it. I am a typical example of a person who tends to extremes: Either something completely or not at all. [This means you either don't smoke at all or at least a pack a day?] Yes, certainly. I don't like being a role model in that regard. I am sorry because I know that if people are paying attention to me, it's usually young people. I am completely against instigating people to smoke because I myself want to quit. [Do you really want to quit?] That's the thing. I don't really want to stop but I don't want to encourage anyone to smoke either...

[2007] I already spent a lot of my time on my own as a child, occupying myself.

[2007] Life as a pop star is a deal with the devil. You are living your dream, the devil will swallow you for doing so, and you will never be seen again.

[2007] Of course I have always liked being with the No Angels and been proud of our discipline and the success.