Dota Kehr(Dorothea Kehr, born September 14, 1979 in West Berlin) is a singer-songwriter, singer and guitarist. She is studying medicine, but has devoted herself fully to her music since 2003. The band was formed in Berlin in 2003 under the name Dota und die Stadtpiraten. The members include Jan Rohrbach (electric guitar), Janis Görlich (drums, 2003-2007 and since 2013), Nicolai Ziel (drums 2007-2013), Leon Schurz (bass 2007-2013), Patrick Reising (keyboard since 2018) and Alex Binder (bass since 2020). The music is based on bossa nova, jazz and singer-songwriter pop. The band self-publishes several albums on the Kleingeldprinzessin Records label: Dota die Kleingeldprinzessin & die Stadtpiraten (2003), Taschentöne Live (2004), Blech + Plastik (2005), Immer nur Rosinen (2006), In anderen Räumen (Live, 2008) and Bis auf den Grund (2010) are released as "Dota und die Stadtpiraten". From 2013, the band performs under the name Dota. This is followed by Wo soll ich suchen (2013), Keine Gefahr (2016), Überall Konfetti (Live, 2016), Die Freiheit (2018), Kaléko (2020), Wir rufen dich, Galaktika (2021), In der Fernsten der Fernen - Mascha Kaléko 2 (2023), Dota und das Filmorchester Babelsberg live (live album, 2024) and Springbrunnen (2025). Most recently, the single "Kettenkarussell" was released in February 2025. In 2008, the band was awarded the "Förderpreis der Liederbestenliste".
