Cleo (Polish singer) explained
Joanna Krystyna Klepko (born 25 June 1983), known by her stage name Cleo, is a Polish singer. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark along with Donatan with the song "My Słowianie".[1]
Early life
Klepko was born in Szczecin.[2] She has a twin brother named Piotr.[3] She spent her childhood in Ursynów, Warsaw.[4] She is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, where she obtained a master's degree in landscape architecture.[5] During her time as a student, she lived in Paris for half a year.[6]
Career
Klepko sang in the gospel choir "Soul Connection".[7] She won the first season of the Polish contest Studio Garaż in the category Rhythm and blues. She has worked among others with Pezet, Onar, Pih, Ramona 23, WSRH, Wet Fingers and Endefis.[8]
In 2011, she took part in the first season of the Polish edition of the talent show X Factor.[9] Since 2013, she has worked with Donatan.
On 25 February 2014, it was announced by TVP in the talk show Świat się kręci that Cleo, together with Donatan, with their song "My Słowianie", would represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[10] They finished 14th in the final, scoring 62 points. This has caused controversy, as in the tele-vote result Poland was ranked 5th, with 162 points (top marks from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway and Ukraine). However, Poland did not receive any points from the UK and Ireland, despite being first in the public voting. This occurred as both the British and the Irish juries placed them last (25th). It was widely commented on by various media sites, such as The Independent, BBC News, The Telegraph, The Guardian and the Daily Mirror.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
In 2015, Klepko took part in the fourth season of Taniec z Gwiazdami aired on Polsat, partnered with Jan Kliment.[16] She was one of the favourites to win, but placed third out of eleven participants.[17]
In December of that year, Cleo signed a record deal with Universal Music Poland, and released her first single "Zabiorę Nas" on 30 December.[18]
On 13 May 2016, Cleo released the song "Wolę być" and "N-O-C" on 5 July. At the end of September, she was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2016 in the "Best Polish Artist" category.[19] In December, the music video for the single "Na pół" was released.
On 26 May 2017, the re-release of her second album entitled Bastet, which included the release of a deluxe edition CD containing two new songs; "Pali się" and "Serce", along with instrumental versions of songs from the album.[20] In June, Klepko confirmed in an interview for Plejada that she was working on material for her third studio album.
In October, the music video for the song "Pali się" was released. She also recorded the Christmas song "Coraz bliżej święta" for the advertising campaign of the Coca-Cola brand. On 27 November, an official music video for the song was released.[21]
On 7 February 2018, the music video for the single "Łowcy gwiazd" was released, followed by the video for the song "EVA", which she recorded in a duet with Mesajah, on 6 June.[22] On 18 June 2018, Klepko released the song "Łowcy", which was a new version of the single "Łowcy Gwiazd", which was recorded to support the Poland national football team in the World Cup.
In 2019, she released three singles; "Wrrra" and "Za Krokiem Krok" and "Kły". Since 2019, Cleo has been a coach on the children's singing competition show The Voice Kids.
On 6 March 2020, Cleo released the song "Alfabet Świateł", produced by Donatan.[23] In May, she announced that she planned to release a new album entitled vinyLOVA on 18 March 2021, which would contain the song "Za krokiem krok". However, the release of the album was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 12, she released the song "Bratnie dusze", recorded with Dawid Kwiatkowski.[24] [25] More than a week before the premiere of her third album, she published the single "Znikam", which she recorded with B.R.O.[26] On September 18, she released an album entitled superNOVA, which she promoted with the singles "Łowcy gwiazd", "EVA" and "Alfabet świateł". On October 28, she released the music video for the song "W telefonie" from the new album.[27] Klepko has appeared in a number of advertisements for Media Expert, and in November 2020, it was announced that she had become the artistic director of the chain store.[28] [29] [30] In December, the single "Number One" with Weronika Juszczak, was released.
On February 9, 2021, Klepko released the single "Kocham", for which she made a music video with the participation of several influencers.[31] On 23 July, the song "Polskie Mexico", recorded with Lexy Chaplin, was released. The music video for the song would gain over 260,000 views in one hour on YouTube.[32] On 22 October, the single "Dalej" with Maryla Rodowicz was released, with a music video also being made for the song.[33] [34]
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
CD
Other
Music videos
Year | Title | Directed | Album | Ref |
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2013 | "My Słowianie" | Piotr Smoleński | Hiper Chimera | [49] |
2014 | "Cicha Woda" | [50] |
"Slavica" | [51] |
"Brać" | [52] |
"Sztorm" | [53] |
2015 | "B.I.T." | [54] |
"Zabiorę nas" | Bastet | [55] |
2016 | "Zabiorę Nas" | Joshua Grospeck | |
"Wolę być" | Michał Konrad, Piotr Smoleński | [56] |
"N-O-C" | [57] |
"Mi-Sie" | Recorded by phone | |
"Na pół" | Michał Konrad, Piotr Smoleński | [58] |
2017 | "PALI SIĘ" | Michał Konrad | [59] |
2018 | "Łowcy Gwiazd" | superNOVA | |
"EVA" | |
"Film" | |
2019 | "WRRRA" | | |
"Za Krokiem Krok" | vinyLOVA | |
"KŁY" | STAMINA | |
"DOM" | |
2020 | "Alfabet Świateł" | superNOVA | |
"W Telefonie" | |
"Bratnie Dusze" | vinyLOVA | |
2021 | "KOCHAM" | |
"Number One" | Roman Przylipiak | |
"POLSKIE MEXICO" | Michał Konrad | | |
"DALEJ / NEONY" | vinyLOVA | |
2022 | "MNIEJ ZNACZY WIĘCEJ" | |
"ŻYWIOŁY" | | |
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: My, Słowianie na Eurowizji. 25 February 2014. 25 February 2014. Telewizja Polska. pl.
- Web site: Redakcja . 2014-01-10 . Donatan i Cleo w Szczecinie: "Dla niektórych wszystko ma podtekst" [wywiad wideo, zdjęcia] ]. 2022-12-10 . Głos Szczeciński . pl-PL.
- Web site: 2017-06-23 . Cleo tylko u nas mówi o rozstaniu z chłopakiem. "Nie lubię szukania związków na siłę" . 2022-12-09 . plejadapl . pl.
- Web site: 2019-02-09 . Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami 4 - Odcinek 4 - Seriale online - Ipla.tv . 2022-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180028/https://www.ipla.tv/wideo/rozrywka/Dancing-with-the-Stars-Taniec-z-Gwiazdami/5002752/Sezon-4/5005005/Dancing-with-the-Stars-Taniec-z-gwiazdami-4-Odcinek-4/d7cd208294234c50bfb46801f7237776 . 9 February 2019 .
- Web site: Cleo od "My Słowianie": Było mi ciężko. 19 November 2013. 19 November 2013. Interia.pl. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20131122024330/http://muzyka.interia.pl/pop/news/cleo-od-my-slowianie-bylo-mi-ciezko,1967439,50. 22 November 2013. dead.
- Web site: 2017-07-02 . Cleo TYLKO U NAS o rozstaniu z partnerem. Szuka chłopaka? (WYWIAD) - Plejada.pl . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702065122/http://plejada.pl/wywiady/cleo-tylko-u-nas-o-rozstaniu-z-partnerem-szuka-chlopaka-wywiad/570fvf . 2 July 2017 .
- Web site: DONATAN I CLEO REPREZENTANTAMI POLSKI. 25 February 2014. 25 February 2014. eurowizja.org. pl.
- Web site: Kim jest Cleo z My Słowianie? Sprawdź, gdzie wcześniej śpiewała wokalistka Donatana z hitu My Słowianie. 17 November 2013. 17 November 2013. Interia.pl. pl.
- Web site: Zanim Cleo została gwiazdą startowała w X-Factor. Wszyscy byli na nie. 3 March 2014. 3 March 2014. afterparty.pl. pl.
- Web site: Poland: Greetings from Slavic Girls!. 25 February 2014. 25 February 2014. eurovision.tv.
- News: Eurovision 2014: Voting controversy after UK public revealed to have voted Donatan & Cleo first – but jury placed them last. 11 May 2014. 12 May 2014. www.independent.co.uk.
- Web site: Eurovision voting figures show juries and public clash. 12 May 2014. 12 May 2014. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Poland were the real Eurovision winners, say UK public. 11 May 2014. 12 May 2014. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: Eurovision: UK viewers wanted Poles to win – but experts ranked them bottom. 12 May 2014. 12 May 2014. www.theguardian.com.
- Web site: Poland's sexy Eurovision song Slavic Girls revealed as British public's REAL winner before vote split. 11 May 2014. 12 May 2014. www.mirror.co.uk.
- Web site: Cleo zatańczy w "Tańcu z gwiazdami"!. 19 August 2015. 19 August 2015. eurowizja.org. pl.
- Web site: "Taniec z Gwiazdami": Cleo poza finałem. 6 November 2015. 6 November 2015. interia.pl. pl.
- Web site: Cleo bez Donatana. W 2016 roku debiutancki album. 22 December 2015. 22 December 2015. interia.pl. pl.
- Web site: Nominowani do MTV EMA – Najlepszy Polski Artysta!. 21 September 2016. 21 September 2016. MTV. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619194100/http://www.mtv.pl/newsy/96299-nominowani-do-mtv-ema-najlepszy-polski-artysta. 19 June 2019. dead.
- Web site: Posłuchaj w całości: Cleo – Bastet (Deluxe). 14 June 2017. 14 June 2017. allaboutmusic.pl. pl.
- Web site: Świąteczna piosenka "Coraz bliżej święta" Coca-Coli w wykonaniu Cleo. 21 December 2017. 21 December 2017. wirtualnemedia.pl. pl.
- Web site: Cleo wydała teledysk do singla "Łowcy gwiazd". 7 February 2018. 7 February 2018. plejada.pl. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208004742/http://plejada.pl/newsy/cleo-wydala-klip-do-piosenki-lowcy-gwiazd-zdjecia-z-planu/9e9r10. 8 February 2018. dead.
- Web site: MUZOTAKT.pl . Redakcja . 2020-03-07 . Oszołamiająca Cleo zachwyciła Internautów! Zobacz "Alfabet świateł" . 2022-12-10 . MUZOTAKT.pl - plotki, muzyka, filmy, gwiazdy . pl-PL.
- Web site: 2020-08-12 . Cleo i Dawid Kwiatkowski w wakacyjnym hicie. Posłuchaj "Bratnie Dusze" . 2022-12-10 . Eurowizja.org - najwięcej o Eurowizji . pl-PL.
- Web site: Cleo i Dawid Kwiatkowski szykują niespodziankę! O tym zaśpiewają w nowej piosence . 2022-12-10 . www.eska.pl.
- Web site: CLEO on Instagram: "UWAGA! 9 września usłyszycie mój nowy singiel z nadchodzącej płyty superNOVA pod tytułem "Znikam" z gościnnym udziałem B.R.O ✌@browwa Jak myślicie w jakim klimacie będzie numer?" . 2022-12-10 . Instagram . en.
- Web site: CLEO on Instagram: ""W TELEFONIE" sprawdzajcie nowy teledysk! Już na YouTube i link w bio. Z dedykacją dla wszystkich tych którzy ukochaną osobę mogą mieć tylko "w telefonie" ...Piszcie na YouTube co sądzicie o klipie i piosence. Wieczorem poczytam. Ściskam najmocniej do serducha ❤" . 2022-12-10 . Instagram . en.
- Web site: Piosenkarka Cleo została dyrektorką artystyczną w Media Expert . 2022-12-10 . Press.pl . pl.
- News: 2020-10-30 . Cleo została dyrektorką artystyczną w Media Expert. Ciekawe, jak artystka wypadnie w nowej roli. Zobacz najnowszy wywiad z Cleo [WIDEO] ]. pl-PL . Portal i.pl . 2022-12-10.
- Web site: Cleo w reklamie Media Expert . 2022-12-10 . www.wirtualnemedia.pl . pl.
- Web site: 4FUN.TV . Roksana Węgiel wystąpiła w klipie Cleo! Nie tylko ona . 2022-12-10 . 4FUN.TV - Pierwsza muzyczna telewizja społecznościowa.
- Web site: Cleo i Lexy Chaplin przedstawiają "Polskie Mexico". Wspólny teledysk gwiazd hitem! . 2022-12-10 . muzyka.interia.pl . pl.
- Web site: S.A . Wirtualna Polska Media . "Marzenia się spełniają". Cleo nagrała z Marylą Rodowicz . 2022-12-10 . Open FM . pl.
- Web site: Duet Cleo & Maryla Rodowicz podbija sieć! "DALEJ" i "NEONY" [WIDEO] ]. 2022-12-10 . RMF FM . pl.
- Web site: OLiS – sales for the period 03.11.2014 – 09.11.2014 . . 14 November 2014.
Web site: OLiS – sales for the period 02.09.2016 – 08.09.2016 . . 15 September 2016.
- Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum. bestsellery.zpav.pl. 2019-10-06.
- Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum. bestsellery.zpav.pl. 2019-10-06.
- Web site: Top Airplay. ZPAV. 1 March 2014.
Web site: Top Airplay. ZPAV. 19 May 2014.
Web site: Top Airplay. ZPAV. 29 February 2016.
Web site: Top Airplay. ZPAV. 23 May 2016.
Web site: Top Airplay. ZPAV. 22 August 2016.
- Web site: Top Airplay - News. ZPAV. 22 March 2014.
Web site: Top Airplay - News. ZPAV. 23 April 2014.
Web site: Top Airplay - News. ZPAV. 14 November 2014.
Web site: Top Airplay - News. ZPAV. 13 January 2016.
Web site: Top Airplay - News. ZPAV. 23 May 2016.
Web site: Top Airplay - News. ZPAV. 8 August 2016.
- Web site: My Słowianie – Single by Donatan & Cleo . . 4 November 2013 . 25 August 2015.
- Web site: Cicha Woda (feat. Sitek) – Single by Donatan & Cleo . . 23 April 2014 . 25 August 2015.
- Web site: Slavica – Single by Donatan & Cleo . . 14 May 2014 . 25 August 2015.
- Web site: Ten Czas (feat. Kamil Bednarek) – Single by Donatan & Cleo . . 2 September 2014 . 25 August 2015.
- Web site: Brać (feat. Enej) – Single by Donatan & Cleo . . 22 September 2014 . 25 August 2015.
- Web site: Sztorm – Single by Donatan & Cleo . . 10 November 2014 . 25 August 2015.
- Web site: Zabiorę Nas – Single by Cleo . . 30 December 2015 . 3 January 2016.
- Web site: Wolę Być – Single by Cleo . . 13 May 2016 . 20 May 2016.
- Web site: N-O-C – Single by Cleo . . 5 July 2016 . 8 August 2016.
- Web site: Donatan-Cleo "My Słowianie" - teledysk . 23 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214134425/http://www.popkiller.pl/2013-11-04%2Cdonatan_cleo_my_slowianie_teledysk . 14 February 2014 . pl . dmy-all .
- Web site: Video Dnia: Donatan-Cleo feat. Sitek "Cicha Woda" . 23 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140727164510/http://www.popkiller.pl/2014-04-23%2Cvideo-dnia-donatan-cleo-feat-sitek-cicha-woda . 27 July 2014 . pl . dmy-all .
- Web site: Donatan-Cleo "SLAVICA" - teledysk . 23 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140730181747/http://www.popkiller.pl/2014-05-14%2Cdonatan-cleo-slavica-teledysk . 30 July 2014 . pl . dmy-all .
- Web site: Donatan ponownie o Słowianach (klip "Brać") . muzyka.interia.pl . 25 August 2015 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227204023/http://muzyka.interia.pl/hip-hop/news/donatan-ponownie-o-slowianach-klip-brac%2C2048145%2C2098 . 27 December 2014 . dmy .
- Web site: Donatan i Cleo, SZTORM: Nowy teledysk 'bez cycków i wódy'! Podoba się? VIDEO Youtube . Eska.pl . 18 November 2014 . 25 August 2015 . pl.
- Web site: Donatan / Cleo feat. Waldemar Kasta "B.I.T." - street video . Popkiller.pl . 2 March 2015 . 25 August 2015 . pl.
- Web site: Cleo: Zabiorę nas. Premiera najnowszej piosenki Cleo tylko w RMF FM! Zobacz teledysk . . 30 December 2015. 1 January 2016 . pl.
- Web site: Nowy teledysk Cleo z Patrykiem Pniewskim "Wolę być". Jak młody aktor wypadł w roli czarnego charakteru? WIDEO . Party.pl . 13 May 2016. 29 May 2016 . pl.
- Web site: Cleo w wakacyjnym teledysku do N-O-C | POPHEART.plPOPHEART.pl . 19 December 2019 . 28 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200728163808/http://popheart.pl/2016/07/cleo-w-wakacyjnym-teledysku-do-n-o-c/ . dead .
- Web site: Note to the Governments of the United Nations - December 10th, 1942 . 19 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110515171251/http://www.republika.pl/unpack/1/dok03.html . 15 May 2011 . dead .
- Web site: October 26, 2017. Nowy teledysk Cleo! Dziś premiera singla "Pali Się" w "Wieczorze z Radiem ZET" [WIDEO] - Radio ZET]. live. 2021-09-15. www.radiozet.pl. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026183805/http://www.radiozet.pl/Muzyka/Nowy-teledysk-Cleo.-Premiera-singla-Pali-Sie-w-Wieczorze-z-Radiem-ZET . 26 October 2017 .