[1][2][3] Levina was born in Bonn as Isabella Lueen, and was raised in Chemnitz.

She attended the Dr.-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium, and graduated with an International Baccalaureate degree from the Impington Village College in Cambridge (UK) in 2009.

[7] She ended up advancing to the final as the sole artist left, performing the songs "Wildfire" and "Perfect Life".

As the German public chose the latter as the winner, Levina performed "Perfect Life" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv.

As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", she automatically advanced to the final, held on 13 May 2017.