Monika Martin (born May 7, 1962 in Graz) is a pop singer and folk musician from
Austria. Born Ilse Bauer, she began her solo career in 1990 with the album Dafür
dank ich Dir. In 1996 and 1997, Monika Martin achieved her first hits at the
preliminary round of the Grand Prix of Folk Music with the songs "La luna blu"
and "Immer nur Sehnsucht". In 1998, she won the ZDF Superhitparade with the song
"Klinge mein Lied". The single reached number 15 and gold status in Austria. In
2006, Monika Martin achieved her final breakthrough in the German-speaking world
with the album Heute fühl i...