Lenka (born Lenka Kripac in 1978)
is an Australian television actress turned ensemble
musician with Decoder Ring, turned solo
singer-songwriter, most famous worldwide for her
song "The Show", which has been used in numerous
advertisements, most notably for Old Navy.
Previously best known as an actress in Australia and
as a host of a long-running children's breakfast
cartoon program Cheez TV in Australia, she has
appeared in numerous Australian television serials
and feature films
"Don't Let Me Fall" was featured in a television
commercial for Telus in Canada. "The Show" has been
featured as soundtrack for an Old Navy as well as an
Ugly Betty commercial, the film Angus, Thongs and
Perfect Snogging, the 2009 Spring Campaign of the
Polish TV Station TVN (Poland), and was promoted as
an iTunes Free Single of the Week. The songs
"Trouble Is a Friend" and "Live Like You're Dying"
were featured in Grey's Anatomy and "Trouble is a
Friend", "Don't Let Me Fall", "The Show", and "We
Will Not Grow Old" were featured in the teen drama
90210.
Lenka has performed on the late-night network
television interview shows in America, Late Night
with Conan O'Brien, Late Late Show with Craig
Ferguson and The Tonight Show singing "The Show"
with her full band.
On the week of 3 November 2008, "The Show" debuted
at number 71 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
The beginning of 2009 saw Lenka tour extensively
throughout America and Canada. On February 2nd 2009
Lenka performed her first sold out show in Toronto,
Canada which she played a remix version of "The
Show" as her encore.
Summer 2009 will see Lenka's album released in
Europe and Asia, with coinciding tours and festival
appearances.
In Vietnam, "The Show" was a huge hit and became one
of the most played songs in public.
In Poland, due to the huge popularity of "The Show"
Lenka's debut album was certificated gold after
10,000 copies sold
