It was the year 2000 when five young women tried their luck on the ProSieben casting show Popstars – and from there were catapulted straight to the top of the charts. With catchy tunes like Daylight in Your Eyes The No Angels seemed unstoppable for several years. But the hype died down, scandals overshadowed the success and there were repeated separations. For a long time it was quiet about Germany’s most successful girl group, but in recent years they have celebrated their big revival. 25 years later we ask the question: What happened to the No Angels?
25 years after the TV breakthrough: This is what the No Angels are doing today
Vanessa Petruo – Nobody would have expected this career change
After the big breakthrough, Vanessa Petruo (45) stayed with the band for three years, then the girl band broke up for the first time. Although the big comeback came four years later, Petruo was the only one not to return to the stage. Unfortunately, the reason is unpleasant: In the Spiegel interview, she revealed that the stressful pop star life increased her depression. After a few attempts as a solo artist, Petruo took an incredible new beginning: she studied psychology, got her doctorate and moved to the USA in 2020 to work in LA as a researcher at the University of Southern California.
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Lucy Diakovska – Rock tube and reality star
Rock star Lucy Diakovska (48) already caught the eye of the No Angels with her tough nature and her fiery red curls. But she didn’t just discover her love of music on TV: her father is a famous Bulgarian opera singer, her mother was a concert pianist. Lucy Diakovska works as a musician in both Germany and Bulgaria and is considered one of the few celebrity women there who are open about their homosexuality. She proves how popular the singer is in Germany in the jungle camp: the audience voted her jungle queen in 2024.
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Jessica Wahls – Involuntarily kicked out of the band
Jessica Wahls (47) was only part of the No Angels for a short time. Just two years after his big breakthrough, Wahls left the band again. At the time it was said that she had to take a maternity break because of her pregnancy, but it had long been clear behind the scenes that the management did not want Wahls back in the band: “There were simply concerns about having two mothers in the band. And that if something happens, there will only be three of them left.” After a rather reserved solo career, Wahls reoriented herself: Today the former pop singer lives with her daughter (22) in Leipzig and works as a music editor at MDR.
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Sandy Mölling – dream life in the USA
Sandy Mölling (43) was considered a charming blonde by the No Angels and she was able to maintain this image solo. After the No Angels’ heyday, Mölling continued to be active in music, including performing as a musical singer on stage. Did you know that Mölling has lived in the USA for a long time? Because of love, she moved to Los Angeles in 2016, where she lives with her partner Nasri Atweh, the lead singer of the band Magic (“Rude”). In addition to the stressful everyday life of a mother, Mölling has built up a second source of income: she is supposed to renovate and resell houses in the USA. The singer also pursues her dream of acting; So far she has been seen in smaller productions.
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Nadja Benaissa – This scandal shocked Germany
Anyone who talks about the No Angels cannot ignore this scandal: in 2009 it became public that Benaissa had unprotected sexual intercourse with several men, even though she had been informed about her positive HIV status. In 2010 she was therefore sentenced to a suspended prison sentence of two years and 300 hours in an HIV facility. After the scandal, Benaissa withdrew completely from the public and began to come to terms with her own problematic past. She has not consumed alcohol or drugs since 2017; She has been working as a health coach since 2022. After actually leaving the band in 2010, there was a big surprise in 2021: Benaissa is back in No Angels’ comeback. Her next solo album is scheduled to be released in 2025.
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No Angels 2025: This is what is known about the future of the pop stars
After all the ups and downs – from breakups to great comebacks – the No Angels are really back on their tails. There are a few festival appearances on the program in 2025; The singers have achieved the incredible: the former image of the untalented girl band has long since faded; They are now considered serious musicians among their adult fans. Rumor has it that a new album could be released this year.