Jennifer Hensel

Jennifer Hensel (now Jennifer Kowa) was the lead singer for the German progressive rock group Octopus from the mid 1970s through 1980. Her distinctive and powerful alto voice and sometimes gritty singing style on the first three Octopus albums is often compared to Janis Joplin. She left the band after the third album, "Rubber Angel". After Octopus she formed the short-lived Jennifer Capell Band and in October she and her husband Win Kowa formed The Radio, which released a 6-track 12 single "Active" on Rouge Records.

In the early 1970's, she was married to Pit Hensel and had the name Jennifer Hensel. After she split with Hensel, she took her maiden name Jennifer Capell. After her marriage with former Octopus guitarist Win Kowa, she renamed to Jennifer Kowa. She and her husband Kowa performed and recorded as the duo Kowa. On recent albums she also played piano and bass.

She died on July 25, 2004.