Jayney Miriam Klimek (born 18 August 1962 in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

), is a

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

-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 29, 1916) had eight children: Eugenia, Lydia, Naomi, Greta, Alfons junior (born February 1956), Robert, and Jayney and her twin brother,

Johnny Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Varian ...

. Johnny is a successful Hollywood composer. Their cousins

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and

Chris Cester Christopher James Cester (born 16 September 1981) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and founding mainstay drummer and backing vocalist of rock band Jet. As a member of Jet, Cester has won awards as a songwriter from the Australas ...

are founding mainstays of Australian hard rockers, Jet.Cester family story
/ref> Klimek studied classical singing and acting at the

National Theatre, Melbourne The National Theatre is a 783-seat Australian theatre and theatrical arts school located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda, on the corner of Barkly and Carlisle Streets. The building was constructed in 1921 as The Victory Theatre (3000 ...

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 The Other Ones was an American rock band formed in 1998 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart, along with part-time Grateful Dead collaborator Bruce Hornsby. In 2000, Bill Kreutzmann, another Grateful Dead alumnus, ...

with three local musicians.

Music career

Jayney achieved chart success with

. "Holiday" spent 20 weeks in the European Top Ten. Collaborations include work with Tony Banks on two of his solo albums

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and

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Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese having been the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup ...

(vocal arrangements for songs "''Chasing The Bad Seed''", "''All The Steps To Heaven''" and "''Blinded By The World's Desire''" for the album ''

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'' and vocals on ''

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''),

Paul van Dyk Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk () is a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly a ...

, Alphaville, the French band from Bordeaux XII Alfonso. Jayney co-wrote and performed lead vocals on Digital Tenderness Terranova. In 2005 she formed You Pretty Thing with Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski.You Pretty Thing
Their Single "Push It" has become the longest running No.1 played track on RadioEins. In 2014 she released her first solo album "Awake" on Inflatable Records. The album was recorded in Berlin and London and produced by Gareth Jones (

Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...

Erasure Erasure () is an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985, consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter Andy Bell with songwriter, producer and keyboardist Vince Clarke, previously known as co-founder of the band Depeche Mode and a membe ...

Einstürzende Neubauten (, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experimental music group, formed in West Berlin in 1980. The group is currently composed of founding members Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals; guitar; keyboard) and N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments; perc ...

Film career

In 2016 Jayney made her acting debut in the Austrian film :de:Hotel Rock’n’Roll.

Discography

* 1989 : ''

'' from Tony Banks - Vocals on ''Queen of Darkness'', ''That Night'' and ''A House Needs a Roof'' * 1991 : ''

from Tony Banks - Vocals on ''Water Out of Wine'' and ''Back to Back'' * 1995 : ''Divamania (Berlin's Best Women In The House)'' Various artists - On ''Fly'' * 2001 : ''Der Kleine Eisbär - Der Soundtrack Zum Kinofilm'' Various artists - On ''Lonely'' * 2002 : ''

'' from

- Alto vocals * 2004 : ''

'' from Tangerine Dream - Vocal arrangements * 2014 : ''Awake'' as herself

References

Jayney Klimek official website

Inflatable Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klimek 1962 births Living people Singers from Melbourne Australian women singers Australian expatriates in Germany