Oceana was raised by her mother, a German
haute couture designer. Her father was a
DJ from
Martinique. The funk legend
Maceo Parker is a close family friend and as a young child she performed with him on stage. In her teens, she established herself as a dancer and choreographer. She performed in the role of Aida in the musical
Aida by
Tim Rice and
Elton John. She was also the vocal soloist in the musical version of
Dirty Dancing by
Eleanor Bergstein. In 2006, she was the choreographer of the German chart-breaking band
Seeed. In 2008, she signed to
Warner to establish herself as a singer-songwriter. Her solo career took off in 2009 with the release of the single "Cry Cry" from her debut album
Love Supply, which was also released on the US-market by the label
Ultra Records. This was a breakthrough in her career: the song was the highest selling single in
Poland that year and peaked in several other European countries in the charts. Following this success Oceana appeared in numerous European TV shows. In March 2010, she appeared in the
Polish version of
Dancing with the Stars, but she withdrew, because she was in an advanced state of pregnancy, and finished in 6th place. In May 2010, she hosted the TV show
Arte Lounge, which aired on the acclaimed European channel
Arte. She has also appeared as a musical guest on the
Greek X Factor and performed on some of the greatest festivals in Europe. On her tour for
Love Supply, she performed festivals such as
Rock En Seine in
France and the
Sopot International Song Festival in Poland. Throughout her career, she has supported musicians such as
Lionel Richie,
Raphael Saadiq, and
Annie Lennox. Due to her success the
UEFA chose her to perform the official song for the
UEFA Euro 2012 titled "
Endless Summer". At the closing ceremony on 1 July 2012 Oceana performed the song live to a television audience of approximately one billion people. The video of Endless Summer" has been watched by more than 80 million people. The song received numerous gold and platinum awards throughout Europe (Germany,
Poland,
Russia,
Ukraine, and Italy). Her second album,
My House, was released in Europe on 22 July 2012. Oceana worked on her third album in
Los Angeles, which was scheduled for release in late 2014 or 2015. After long anticipation, her third studio album "Can't Stop Thinking About You" was released in 2018. Top 820 in April 2009 ==Awards and nominations==