I Do It Mai Way

The longing for the big stage, hard work, early successes, bitter defeats, comebacks, and the journey to the top: Vanessa Mai impressively and honestly reveals her entire story and shows why it is worth fighting for one's dreams.

Music and dance as a lifeblood - but how can dreams become reality? The long road to fame and what it takes to overcome obstacles. A life in the spotlight and how Vanessa Mai manages to stay true to herself.

Singer, actress, dancer, social media star - Vanessa Mai is a multi-talented and passionate entertainer. Now she shares for the first time how she got to where she is today. She talks about difficult beginnings, her steep rise to the German Schlager Olympus, her desires, fears, and why it is worth standing up for one's goals and beliefs. Despite all concerns.

"I do what I think and give it my all."

Her career began early as the frontwoman of the band Wolkenfrei. After several top-10 hits and appearances in major Schlager shows, she launched her solo career in 2016 and quickly reached the top of the charts with her debut album, followed by subsequent albums that also hit #1. Since then, she has become an integral part of Germany's digital and analog stages. As a Schlager singer, she reaches the TV audience, with rap features she breaks genre boundaries, as a YouTube host she showcases her show talent, and as a social media star, she is an advertising icon. Yet, despite all her success, she remains the same Vanessa Mai who simply wants to sing.