German band Die Höchste Eisenbahn, recording and performing the song "Vergangenheit" (2012), and with German singer Maxim, co-writing and recording the song "Meine Soldaten" (2013). Artistry Stage name Holofernes' stage name alludes to the Old Testament account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith given in the Book of Judith. As a young teenager, Holofernes frequently heard the story of Judith and Holofernes from her uncles and aunts. She later decided in her late teens to use the two names to create her stage name. There is no historical evidence for the existence of a General Holofernes . Lyrics Holofernes was not only the lead singer and guitarist of Wir sind Helden, but also the writer of the lyrics for the band's songs. She conveys her political opinions in many of her lyrics. For example, she criticizes consumerism in the song "Guten Tag", a performance-oriented society in "Müssen nur wollen", the music industry in "Zuhälter", and a dog-eat-dog society in "Konkurrenz". However, she has stated that politics are only one aspect of Wir sind Helden and that she is primarily a songwriter, writing love songs and songs of a whimsical nature with the same commitment as political songs. She is known for her playful use of words in the German language and has been described as a wordsmith in the tradition of German writers Robert Gernhardt and Christian Morgenstern. Songwriters that have had a major influence on Holofernes include Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and Rio Reiser. Other activities Holofernes maintains her own blog, where she has posted her opinions on topical issues, anecdotes from Kreuzberg (the area of Berlin where she lives), and Tiergedichte (animal poems). A collection of her Tiergedichte was published in October 2015 in her first sole-authored book, titled Du bellst vor dem falschen Baum. Her previous book was Wir sind Helden – Informationen zu Touren und anderen Einzelteilen (2008), a band autobiography written with the other members of Wir sind Helden. In July 2011, Holofernes presented Summer of Girls, a season of programmes on French-German television channel arte concerning women in the pop music industry. Public image Media appearances Following the breakthrough of Wir sind Helden in 2002, the band received much attention from the media, including the quality newspapers, owing in part to Holofernes' sociocritical lyrics in songs such as "Guten Tag" and "Müssen nur wollen". Holofernes subsequently became a much sought after personality for