Biography
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Born
12 April 1964 (age 61)
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Born In
Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Claudia Jung (born Ute Krumenast on 12 April 1964 in Ratingen, Germany) is a German schlager singer and politician. From 1974 to 1980, Claudia Jung attended the Liebfrauenschule in Ratingen. As a child, she took guitar lessons and, during her school years, sang in the Amt-Angerland-Chor. Before embarking on a career in show business, she worked as a photo lab technician, a dental assistant, and a tourist guide in Italy. Occasionally, she performed as an amateur singer.
In 1984, she met music producer Adam Schairer, with whom she made experimental recordings. Her first single releases were created in collaboration with Schairer, composer and producer Jean Frankfurter, and lyricist Erich Offierowski. Her debut album Halt' mich fest ("Hold Me tight") was released in 1988. Since 1999, her albums have been produced by Hans Singer, with André Franke as co-producer.
During her career, Claudia Jung has achieved multiple gold and platinum records. She has also received various prizes, including the Echo-Preis, Goldene Stimmgabel, and Fred-Jay-Textdichterpreis. Jung has performed duets with many international artists, including Richard Clayderman ("Je t'aime mon amour"), Rosanna Perinic ("Domani l'amore vincerà"), Nino de Angelo ("Hand in Hand"), and Cliff Richard ("Mistletoe and Wine"). She sings primarily in German but has also performed songs in English, French, and Italian.
Since November 2007, Claudia Jung has been the patron of a childcare project for traumatised children who have lost faith in themselves, others, and the world around them.
On 2 March 2008, Claudia Jung – officially Ute Singer – was elected as a representative of the Freie Wähler group in the county council of Pfaffenhofen. She also serves as a councilwoman for the Christliche Wählergemeinschaft in the community of Gerolsbach. In the state election on 28 September 2008, Claudia Jung was elected as a representative of the Freie Wähler in the Landtag of Bavaria.
Claudia Jung married music producer Hans Singer in 1997. Together they have a daughter, Anna Charlotte. In 2004, she recorded a duet, "Heut' fliegt ein Engel durch die Nacht", with her daughter. The family has lived on a farm in Gerolsbach since 1998.
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