for the Up-and-Coming Sponsorship prize at GEMA's German Music Author Awards. Originally scheduled for release in the spring of 2009, and later pushed back to the fall, Kira's third album was later expected to be out some time in 2010. However, its production was halted in January 2011 when Kira decided to leave the music business, effectively ending her music career and making the Deine Insel EP her final release. Discography Albums Inauswendig ("Inside and Out"). Released October 25, 2004. Goldfisch ("Goldfish"). Released in promo and commercial versions; the commercial version was released August 11, 2006. EPs Deine Insel ("Your Island"). Sold at all of Kira's concerts during the "Deine Insel" tour. Singles "Der Sog" ("The Maelstrom"), b/w "Meine Kleine" ("My Little One") and a video of "Der Sog". Released as a promo in 2004. "Alte Frauen" ("Old Women"), b/w "Zwanzig Tage" ("Twenty Days"). Released as a promo on September 13, 2004. "Filter" ("Filter"). Released as a promo in 2005 (the corresponding video was shot during Kira's Düsseldorf gig in January). "Wenn du den Himmel nicht aufmachst" ("If You Don't Open the Sky"). Released in promo and commercial versions; both versions contained the original album release of the song and a remix version. The commercial version of the single, including the B-side "Das Leben macht Sinn" ("Life Makes Sense"), was released on August 7. "Nie zu Hause"/"Rettungsboot" ("Never at Home"/"Lifeboat"). Released as a promo on August 31, 2006. "Fast wie Sommer" ("Almost Like Summer"). Released as a promo in 2007. References External links Web sites Kira's MySpace site Kira's Chinese site Grönland Records Videos Kira portrait from TV Berlin (in German) Der Sog Alte Frauen Kira performing "Junimond" with Anja Krabbe (from the German band AK4711) and Herbert Grönemeyer, at the AVO Sessions in 2005 Wenn du den Himmel nicht aufmachst Video footage of Kira's March 27, 2009 gig in Dresden downloadable at www.zugabe.tv (site is in German) 1978 births Living people German women pop singers 21st-century German women singers