Jessica Boehrs (born 5 March 1980) is a

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actress and singer. She is best known as the singer of the

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project Novaspace between 2002 and 2006, and for her role in the 2004 American comedy film '' EuroTrip''.

Career

Boehrs started appearing in various German TV productions in her early to mid-teens, most notably in the 1995 television film ''Die Kreuzfahrt''. The following year, she started her singing career in the band JessVaness. Their only release was the 1997 single "Bla Bla Bla" on

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which wasn't a commercial success. Boehrs was a background singer for the boy band Caught in the Act and the hip-hop trio

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. She then made guest appearances in such TV series as '' Die Rote Meile'', ''

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'' and '' Marienhof''. In 2002, Boehrs became the singer of the

musical duo Novaspace. They achieved international success with dance covers of the 1980s songs " Time After Time", "

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" and " Beds Are Burning", among others, particularly in

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. During her five years in Novaspace, she released three albums and scored five international top 10 hits. In 2004, Boehrs appeared in the American

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'' EuroTrip'' as Mieke, the object of the main character's European vacation quest. Between 2006 and 2007, she played Nina in the German television program ''

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'' on

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and appeared in the comedy series '' Zack! Comedy nach Maß'' on

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. From March to October 2008, she played the role of Jana in over 100 episodes of the soap opera ''Sturm der Liebe'' (''

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''). In 2010, Boehrs made her first appearance in the series ''

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'', where she would play the recurring character Andrea. In 2012, she appeared in one episode of the telenovela ''

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''. In the following years, Boehrs occasionally played small roles in various TV series, such as '' SOKO Stuttgart'' (2018) and '' Familie Dr. Kleist'' (2019).

Personal life

Boehrs lives in

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and

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, and married actor Marcus Grüsser in July 2010. The couple split up in March 2015. Her son was born in September 2015.

Filmography

Films

TV series

Discography

Albums

* 2003: ''Supernova'' * 2004: ''Cubes'' * 2006: ''DJ Edition''

Singles

* 1997: "Bla Bla Bla" * 2002: " Time After Time" * 2002: "

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" * 2002: "

" * 2003: " Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" * 2003: "Paradise" * 2003: " Run to You" * 2004: " Beds Are Burning" * 2004: " So Lonely" * 2006: " All Through the Night"

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boehrs, Jessica 1980 births Living people German film actresses Actresses from Magdeburg Musicians from Magdeburg 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses 21st-century German women singers German television actresses German women pop singers