Uta Fußangel was born in 1969 in Korschenbroich, West Germany. She grew
up and went to school there, but at the age of 19 she decided to break
out of there and see people she isn't related to and moved to New York
for 1 year and worked as au-pair girl. After one year she came back and
started to study music and theater science in Beyreuth and in Bochum.
When she finished her studies she worked for several radio stations. In
1998 she was cast for the television show
NBC GIGA (1998) and became the
host.