Claudia Brücken
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Claudia Brücken (born 7 December 1963, in Berchenz, Germany) is a German singer who fronted the synthpop groups, Propaganda and Act.
[edit] Life and career
On 14 February 1985, Brücken married Paul Morley, who was at the time the publicist for ZTT Records. She also released one solo album, Love: And A Million Other Things (1991).
She has collaborated with Apoptygma Berzerk, and with the composer, Andrew Poppy on the album Another Language.
Claudia and Paul Humphreys (of OMD & The Listening Pool) joined forces together in 2000 after a short tour of the US as “Paul Humphreys of OMD: OMD Revisited”. Kicking off in Salt Lake City, and hitting other OMD strongholds like Los Angeles, Chicago, & Seattle, the tour was well-received by fans & critics alike. On the tour they performed songs from both OMD & Propaganda. The fans loved it, and so did Paul & Claudia. So much so, that they decided to take their collaboration into the studio. The melding of their creative minds has resulted in their new project, Onetwo.
As Onetwo, Paul & Claudia then became the first Established Artists to release new material exclusively on eBay in June 2004 in a 5-track EP format called “Item”
One of the collaborators was Martin Gore of Depeche Mode. Martin co-wrote & contributed his recognisable guitar style to one the tracks "Cloud 9". Further bolstering the quality & impact of the EP is the involvement of Über producer, Bob Kraushaar, who has produced classics for the very best in the business. (i.e.: Pet shop Boys, Erasure, Propaganda, etc.)
Onetwo performed their debut gig in September of 2004 at the Carling Academy at Islington in the UK. It was a rousing success. They performed their original Onetwo material as well as favourites from both OMD and Propaganda. The crowd was treated to a special moment as Claudia’s former Propaganda bandmate, Susan Freytag joined her onstage for smashing renditions of “Dr. Mabuse” and “P-Machinery”.
A full-length album was expected in 2005 but has yet to surface. Occasional live dates and mini tours are ongoing into 2006.
In late 2005, Brücken appeared on Erasure frontman. Andy Bell's début solo album, Electric Blue, duetting with Bell on two songs.
