Verena von Strenge
Verena von Strenge (born 27 July 1975) was a dancer and lead singer for the German dance group Dune.
Verena's love for dance started when she was very young. At the age of five, she was taught classical dance by her grandmother who was a former ballerina. However, Verena had to give up her plans of being a professional dancer due to knee problems.
Career with Dune
She started her career with the group Dune as a dancer and singer during live performances. This was when Dune consisted of Oliver Froning, Jens Oettrich and Bernd Burhoff. It was this job that led her to become the group's lead vocalist.
After recording three albums with Dune (Expedicion, Live! and Forever), Verena decided to leave in 1997 to pursue a career as a solo singer. She released three singles: Finally Alone, Heartbeat and Part Of Your World. But the planned solo career didn´t run as she hoped. In 1999, Verena rejoined Dune and at the end of 1999 the single Dark Side Of The Moon was released. Verena also recorded other tracks, Back To The Future, Here I Am and Space Invaders which were eventually released on Dune's greatest hits album History.
Solo Career
In 2003, Verena started a new solo career, but the planned single was never released.
In 2007, Verena is in stores back again, under the project Moon Dust. Her single was 'Angels', a cover by Robbie Williams.
Personal life
In 2009, Verena finished her Diploma successfully in Psychology and Ergonomics at the Technical University of Berlin. She currently lives and works in Berlin and as of 2011 is working as Head of Human Resources at Plista GmbH. In 2012, Verena married and now goes by the name Verena Adam von Strenge.
Discography
Singles
- 1997 Finally Alone
- 1998 Heartbeat
- 1998 Part Of Your World
- 1998 Sky (Follow Me) (never released)
- 2002 Rain & Tears
- 2007 Angels (under the name Moon Dust)