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Lenka

Lenka Eden Kripac is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her 2008 single "The Show", which has been used in several advertisements for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and the 2011 film Moneyball. Her 2012 song "Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and a Disney Studio All Access commercial. Her most played songs on BBC are "All My Bells Are Ringing", "We Will Not Grow Old", "Everything at Once", "Don't Let Me Fall", and "Trouble Is a Friend".

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Lenka
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Background information
Also known asLenka
Born
Lenka Eden Kripac

(1978-03-19) 19 March 1978
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actress
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • trumpet
  • tambourine
  • castanet
  • ukulele
Works
Years active1994–present
Labels
Websitelenkamusic.com

Lenka Eden Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her 2008 single "The Show", which has been used in several advertisements for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and the 2011 film Moneyball. Her 2012 song "Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and a Disney Studio All Access commercial. Her most played songs on BBC are "All My Bells Are Ringing", "We Will Not Grow Old", "Everything at Once", "Don't Let Me Fall", and "Trouble Is a Friend".1

Early life

The daughter of Czech jazz trumpet musician Jiří Křipač2 and an Australian schoolteacher Eden, Lenka3 was born on 19 March 19784 and was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega5 until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney. There she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician.6

Career

1994–2007: Early years

As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian Theatre for Young People,7 where she trained with actress Cate Blanchett. Lenka starred in the Australian ABC-TV drama series GP as Vesna Kapek in the 1990s. She also hosted Cheez TV and has guest starred in other Australian TV series, including Home and Away, Wildside, Head Start, and Spellbinder. She appeared in Australian feature films The Dish and Lost Things, as well as in theatre productions.8 Lenka provided the vocals for two tracks on Paul Mac's 2005 album Panic Room, including its title track. She also served a member of the Australian electronic-rock crossover band Decoder Ring for two of their albums between 2004 and 2005. She then moved to California in 2007.6

2008–2013: Self-titled debut album

Lenka at the Hotel Cafe Tour at Doug Fir in Portland, Oregon source ↗

After adopting her first name as her sole artistic name, Lenka released her eponymous debut album on 24 September 2008, with "The Show", produced by Stuart Brawley, chosen to be the first single release from the set.9 The song appeared in various advertisements, including a major campaign for Old Navy, and was also featured in the Nickelodeon film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, as well as the 2011 film Moneyball.10 The album Lenka peaked at number 142 on the US Billboard 200. As a music artist, Lenka creates paper art type stop-motion animated music videos for each of her singles with her husband James Gulliver Hancock, a visual artist from Australia, for a deliberately childlike effect.2 She also provided vocals on two tracks ("Addicted" and "Sunrise") on German artist Schiller's album Atemlos, released in Germany on 12 March 2010.

In 2011, Lenka released her second studio album titled Two, which was inspired by her engagement and is full of romantic love songs. Despite a warm critical reception,11 the album failed to match the success of her debut album, reaching peak chart positions of 69 and 88 on the Belgian and Swiss charts, respectively.1213 Its single, "Everything at Once", was featured in a Windows 8 advertisement and in a Disney Studio All Access commercial, becoming a worldwide success.1415 Her third studio album, Shadows, was released in 2013— following the birth of her son Quinn who was featured in the music video for the album's lead single, "Heart to the Party".

2015–present: Subsequent releases

Lenka's fourth studio album The Bright Side, was released in 2015 and the most featured single in this album became "Blue Skies".16 A remix version of the song, released on the YouTube remix channel Trap Nation, has over 30 million views on YouTube.17 Her fifth studio album, Attune, was released in 2017 and contains the track "Heal", which was created in cooperation with Australian singer and author Sally Seltmann.4 In 2023, She released her sixth studio album, Intraspectral. The album contains the single "Champion", featuring Australian singer Josh Pyke.18 In 2025, Lenka began the Magenta Tour starting in China, following the release of her song "Magenta".19 On 4 July 2025, Lenka revealed that she is going back into the studio for her upcoming seventh studio album.20 Lenka released its lead single, "Sunshine Girl", on 10 April 2026. That month, the album's title was revealed, Good Days, set to be released on May 29.21 Its title track was unveiled on 5 May.22

Personal life

Lenka currently resides in regional New South Wales, Australia. She is married to visual artist James Gulliver Hancock.23 She announced on 27 September 2011 that she was pregnant.24 In March 2012, she announced on Twitter that she had given birth to a boy named Quinn. In 2016, she gave birth to her daughter, Etta.2526

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Dish Marie McIntyre Feature film
2004 Lost Things Emily Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Home and Away Francine 'Frankie' Brooks TV series, 10 episodes
1995–1997 Spellbinder Josie TV miniseries, 5 episodes
1995–1996 G.P. Vesna Kapek TV series, seasons 7–8, 23 episodes
1995–2005 Cheez TV Host TV series
1997 Medivac Nikki Kershaw TV series, season 2, 3 episodes
1998 Wildside Jasmine Yakabovich TV series, season 1, episode 11
2000 Above the Law Dee Anne Williams TV series, season 1, 5 ep
Murder Call Lily Aureli TV series, season 3, episode 15: "Last Act"
2001 All Saints Erin Shanahan TV series, season 4, episode 19: "Can You Hear Me?"
Head Start Lucy Swain TV miniseries, 5 episodes
2005 The Alice Sally Fleming TV miniseries, 2 episodes

Theatre

Sources are adapted from AusStage.27

Year Title Notes
1993 The Garden of Granddaughters Wharf Theatre, Sydney, with Playbox Theatre Company & STC
2002 Blue Window Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney
2002 Progress Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney, with Cabin Crew Theatre
2004 Tales from the Arabian Nights Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford with Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image

Discography

References

References

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