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Jayney Klimek
Birth nameJayney Miriam Klimek
Born (1962-08-18) 18 August 1962 (age 62)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationMusician
InstrumentVocals
Years active1983–present

Jayney Miriam Klimek (born 18 August 1962), is a Berlin-based Australian-born singer-songwriter.

Early years

Jayney Miriam Klimek was born on 18 August 1962 and grew up in Melbourne. Her father, Alfons Klimek, and mother, Luisa née Cester (born January 1916) had eight children: Eugenia, Lydia, Naomi, Greta, Alfons jnr (born February 1956), Robert, and Jayney and her twin brother, Johnny.[1] Alf jnr created the Spliff Radio Show. Johnny is a successful Hollywood composer. Their cousins Nic Cester and Chris Cester were founding mainstays of Australian hard rockers, Jet.[1] Klimek studied classical singing and acting at the National Theatre and at John Gauci School of Film. In 1984 she relocated to Berlin to join her two brothers, Alf and Johnny, where they had formed The Other Ones with three local musicians.

Music career

Jayney achieved chart success with The Other Ones.[2] "Holiday" spent 20 weeks in the European Top Ten.

Collaborations include work with Tony Banks on his solo album Still, Tangerine Dream (vocal arrangements for songs "Chasing The Bad Seed", "All The Steps To Heaven" and "Blinded By The World's Desire" for the album Purgatorio), Paul van Dyk, Alphaville, the French band from Bordeaux XII Alfonso. Jayney co-wrote and performed lead vocals on Digital Tenderness Terranova.[3][4]

In 2005 she formed You Pretty Thing with Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski.[5] Their Single "Push It" has become the longest running No.1 played track on RadioEins.

References

  1. ^ a b Cester family story
  2. ^ Jayney Klimek on Myspace
  3. ^ Jayney Klimek Discographie
  4. ^ "Tangerine Dream – Purgatorio TDI Music – TDI CD036". Vocal Arrangements for the second part of Dante Alighieri's "La Divina Commedia". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ You Pretty Thing