Von Trapp Children
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| Origin | Kalispell, Montana |
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| Years active | 2001–2016 |
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The von Trapps (formerly The von Trapp Children) is a musical group made up of Sofia, Melanie, Amanda and August (formerly Justin) von Trapp, descendants of the Trapp Family Singers. They are the grandchildren of Werner von Trapp, who was portrayed as Kurt in The Sound of Music, and the great-grandchildren of Georg Ritter von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead, and the step-great-grandchildren of Maria von Trapp, Georg's second wife.
The von Trapp Children began their singing career after performing in the play The Sound of Music in 1997. Since then they have been touring in the United States and other countries. They frequently perform with the band Pink Martini and their collaboration album Dream a Little Dream was released in March 2014.
The von Trapp Children have appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show,The View,Jack Hanna's Into the Wild,The Today Show, and 19 Kids and Counting. In 2016 The Von Trapps announced that after 15 years of performing together, their final show as a group would be in their hometown of Portland early May.
In 2006, the von Trapp Children were given the Special Award for Outstanding Young Family Singing Group at the 27th annual Young Artist Awards.
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