Antonia aus Tirol: Volksmuzik With Sex Appeal

Bild Magazine ranked Antonia aus Tirol
among the sexier schlager women

It's hard to know what to make of Antonia aus Tirol aka Sandra aka Sandra Stumptner, the latter being the name she was given in 1980 at the time of her birth in the Upper Austrian town of Linz.

She's been recording for the past 11 years, turned out 5 albums and toured extensively throughout Germany, the Benelux countries and as far afield as Italy and Russia.

She's not really a big star -- her discs have generally hovered in the middle of the charts -- but she fills music venues everywhere she goes and usually with enthusiastic and energetic younger crowds.

Antonia aus Tirol has recorded duets with such prominent schlager stars as the iconic German, Heino and her fellow Austrian, D. J. Otzi.

She has a breathy, resonant voice and a self-confident stage presence and spontaneity that's uncharacteristic of Austrian female performers. She sometimes exudes an almost satiric quality. It's hard to tell if she's laughing at herself, her audience or just life in general.

Her musical output runs the gamut from Tirolean volksmuzik to 90s-era Americanized German language pop -- but whatever it is she's doing, she always seems to be having fun.

Bild magazine recently ranked her among the sexier female schlager singers, putting her in a class with Helene Fischer and Andrea Berg. That you'll have to judge for yourself.

Here is a definitely tongue-in-cheek treatment of a volksmuzik theme, Wenn der Hafer sticht (When The Oats are Ripe) It's not often that you see dirndl that could double as an American cheerleader's outfit:



Here is a cut off her recently released 2011 CD which is a cover of the big 1992 hit by 4 Non-Blondes Hey was geht ab? (What's Going On?)



Here is a 2010 live performance of the very pop Tranen Lugen Nicht (No Tears Welling Up)



Here is a quite eccentric, traditional-sounding schlager offering Er hat ein knallrotes Gummiboot (He has a bright red rubber boot)