Oonagh (singer)

Oonagh
Oonagh
	World ethnic; Celtic; new-age; pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2003–present
Labels	UMG

Senta-Sofia Delliponti (born 16 April 1990) is a German singer. She used the stage name Oonagh (German pronunciation: [ˈuːnäːɣ]), from January 2014^[1] until 2022, In 2022 she became known as Senta.^[2] Her signature musical style is inspired by the mystical lore of J. R. R. Tolkien's universe and by ethnic sounds throughout the world.^[3]

Biography

Senta-Sofia Delliponti was born on 16 April 1990 in Wolfsburg to Maik Delliponti and Elena Delliponti.^[4] Her father is Italian and a pizza maker, and her mother is Bulgarian and a music teacher.^[4] She was named after the actress Senta Berger and the capital of her mother's home country, Sofia.^[4] She grew up in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony and has a younger brother.^[4]

At the age of 13, Delliponti made her first appearance on the casting show Star Search on

charts.^[4]^[5] She appeared with Daniel Siegert on Die Schlager des Jahres 2003 (a compilation of hits of 2003).^[4] She also sang one track on a Christmas album released by TV Allstars.^[4] After completing her secondary school diploma in 2006, Delliponti was trained in acting and vocals at the Charlottenburg Acting School in Berlin from 2007 until 2010.^[4]^[5]