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Glamorous, multilingual and highly traveled Claudja has sung in some the world's best venues - among them Studio 54, The Saint, (NYC), The Palace (Paris), Budokan Hall (where she won the Silver Prize at the Tokyo Music Festival), The Verona Arena (Italy). She is an artist whose stage presence, longevity, and performances have been noted and appreciated not only in the arena of pop/club music, but also in film, theatre and television as an accomplished actress. Born in Jamaica, raised in Canada, Claudja headed to New York City as a teenager to study acting at the Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. She then moved to London where she landed the lead role in the Royal Court Theatre production of "AC/DC" which won the Evening Standard Critic's Award for Best Play. While living in England Claudja also starred in productions at the Travers Theatre in Edinburgh and The Cambridge Theatre in Cambridge. Her appearance in "AC/DC" led to a starring role in the German production of "Catch My Soul" (a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello") at Theatre des Westens in West Berlin. In Germany Claudja also appeared in musicals at The Friedrichsstadtpalast in East Berlin and the Frankfurter Opera. In the United States she appeared in such films as Rappin' and Paper People. Claudja studied Classical Opera in earnest under the tutelage of the noted Professor Gareis. A European tour with "Catch My Soul" took her to Munich where she met music producer Jurgen Korduletsch. Together they formed a creative partnership - Jurgen producing and Claudja co-writing and performing. Claudja's initial success was in Europe and Canada, where she earned her Juno nominations and award and became the first inductee to The Canadian Black Music Hall of Fame together with Oscar Peterson. In the United States she was nominated for an American Music Award for Best New Artist and appeared on the Seventh Annual Rhythm & Blues Awards. Claudja took a brief respite from her entertainment career focusing this time on her daughter and family. In 2004, ready to begin performing again, Claudja contacted long time friend - producer/casting director, Jim Garrard who owns the film and television production company DonnaJean Entertainment. After joining DonnaJean Entertainment as an owner and partner, together they formed DonnaJean Records to release her new album with Claudja in the driver's seat. Claudja is back! Finally, the demands of her millions of fans across the world have been answered with the impending release of her newest album, "I Will Stand", loaded from beginning to end with new music and the quintessential Claudja sound. It is clear that Claudja has enjoyed longevity in the entertainment business and that the best is still to come. |
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