Patricia Paay

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Patricia Paay (born April 7, 1949, Rotterdam) was well known in the Netherlands in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for her contribution to popular music. Her voice became very well known to radio listeners around the North Sea as she voiced commercials, such as one for SKOL beer, and jingles for Radio Veronica.

Being Dutch and popular in The Netherlands, perhaps Mrs. Curry-Paay's best known release there (English language) was her 1977 cover of the Robert Knight hit, co-written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden, and made famous by Love Affair in 1967, 'Everlasting Love'; from her album, The Lady Is a Champ.

She met Adam Curry and retired from music in the Netherlands in the mid-1980s to set up home with Adam in the U.S. and help develop his career. She now lives in the UK with her husband and their daughter Christina Curry. Paay sang many of the popular music remixes under the Stars on 45 brand name and was a member of the spin-off act Star Sisters, alongside sister Yvonne Keeley.

In 1984 Paay was the first glamor model in the Dutch edition of Playboy.

In 2008 Paay participated as a judge on Holland's Got Talent. It currently airs on SBS 6 hosted by Gerard Joling. Co-Judging with Paay is Henkjan Smits (who also judges Idols and X Factor) and Robert Ronday (manager of Circus Herman Renz).