Everyone expected her to speak German because she looked like her father, said Ermakova before she won “Let’s Dance” and conquered an audience of millions. Now she speaks German and has goals.
Anna Ermakova (24) – model, musician, “Let’s Dance” winner – wants to be able to make jokes in German. “I really want to learn how to make jokes in German. I want to make people laugh without them just laughing at me,” Boris Becker’s daughter told the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.
She now feels “such warmth” in Germany and is “very grateful for that”. “Learning is still difficult, but I’m continuing. At the beginning I was afraid to speak German because I didn’t know enough words to say what I wanted to say. And even now it’s not the same as speaking your mother tongue.”
“I am German, Russian and Nigerian”
Ermakova emphasized that her origins are multicultural. “It is generally not talked about enough. Yes, I am German, Russian and Nigerian. With so many mixed roots it is difficult to find your way. You never really fit in.” Home is relative. “It doesn’t matter where I am, as long as I feel positive energy. I get a lot of this energy from human relationships.”
The 24-year-old told the “SZ” that she feels at home in London because she grew up there and has friends there. “But now I’m in Germany more often, meeting people and learning German. And suddenly I feel that I’m accepted here too and that people see me as a German and are proud of me. This acceptance is just so incredible, I never expected it.”
“We should take the time to be kinder”
On August 9, Ermakova will release a music album with cover songs (“Behind Blue Eyes”). The single “Behind Blue Eyes” – a cover of the British band The Who – was released earlier this year. The lyrics seem to suit her well: “No one knows what it’s like to be a sad girl behind blue eyes.” Even as a child, Ermakova received a lot of attention from her father.
Ermakova now told the Süddeutsche newspaper that “if the conviction becomes a mass phenomenon and the person concerned has no control over it, that is not right.” “We should take the time to be friendlier. Especially when it comes to children, we should be more considerate.”
Source: Stern
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