Jayney Miriam Klimek, is a Berlin-based Australian-born singer-songwriter.
Background
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.
Career
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.
Klimek studied classical singing and acting at the National Theatre and at John Gauci School of Film.
"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. In 2005 she formed You Pretty Thing with Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski.
Their Single "Push lieutenant" has become the longest running Number.1 played track on RadioEins.