Patricia Paay
| Patricia Paay | |
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 Patricia Paay in 1982 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij |
| Born |
April 7, 1949 Rotterdam, Netherlands[1] |
| Genres | Jazz, disco, folk, pop |
| Occupations | Singer, media personality |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Associated acts | Anita Meyer, Yvonne Keeley, Pierre Kartner, Himalaya, Full House, Jacques Kloes, The Star Sisters, Adam Curry, Rob de Nijs |
Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij (born April 7, 1949), best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decades. She is also regularly featured on Dutch television and in Dutch tabloid media.
Personal life
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. Their daughter Christina Curry lives in the Netherlands with her girlfriend whilst her ex-husband Adam now resides in Austin, Texas. 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.
On 20 May 2009, the Dutch weekly gossip magazine Story published an interview with Patricia Paay saying that she will divorce after 20 years of marriage.[2]
Career
Paay's best-known English-language song in the Netherlands may be her 1977 cover of "Everlasting Love", the song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden which has been a hit for numerous other artists worldwide. It appeared on her album The Lady Is a Champ.
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 in the past also judged Idols and X Factor) and Robert Ronday (manager of Circus Herman Renz).
In 2010 she was the main guest in an episode of the television show Gehaktdag.
Playboy
In 1984, Paay was the first glamour model in the Dutch edition of Playboy. In November 2009, it was reported that Paay would pose for the December 2009 issue of the Dutch version of the magazine at age 60. It will be the third time she has posed for Playboy.[3]
Discography
Also see: The Star Sisters
Singles
- 1966 - No one can love you like I do (as Patricia)
- 1967 - You called me baby (as Patricia)
- 1967 - Je bent niet hip (as Patricia) ( #12 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1967 - Wat moet ik doen (as Patricia) ( #36 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1968 - Corriamo (as Patricia) ( #33 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1968 - Hey girls (as Honey Bee)
- 1968 - Hey taxi (as Patty Paay) (German single)
- 1968 - Dat is de liefde (as Patricia)
- 1968 - Tambourine girl (as Patricia)
- 1969 - Kleine tovenaar (as Patricia)
- 1969 - Sim sala bim (as Patricia)
- 1969 - Fisherman king (as Patricia, with Brainbox)
- 1969 - Sing me a lovesong/All or nothing (as Honey Bee & the Harbourlights)
- 1970 - Were you there (as Package - occasion formation from Patricia Paay, The Buffoons, Left Side and Unit Gloria) ( tipparade )
- 1970 - Tell me (you're never gonna leave me) (as Patricia, accompanied by The Golden Earring) ( tipparade )
- 1971 - Put your hand in the hand (as member of Himalaya) ( tipparade )
- 1972 - I believe in love (as Honey Pie (= with her sister Yvonne Paay))
- 1973 - Easy Boy (as background singer at Greenfield & Cook) (#8 in Dutch top 40)
- 1973 - Music lovin' girl (as member of occasion formation Sealegs)
- 1975 - Can you please crawl out your window
- 1976 - Children come home
- 1976 - Someday my prince will come ( #22 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1976 - Now (is the moment) ( #20 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1977 - Who's that lady with my man ( #2 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1977 - Livin' without you ( #5 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1978 - Everlasting love
- 1978 - Malibu ( #14 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1979 - The best friend I know (duet with Yvonne Keeley) ( #26 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1979 - You colour my life (promosingle for Mary Quant)
- 1979 - You make it allright (duet with Jacques Kloes) ( #25 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1980 - Give it to me ( tipparade )
- 1980 - Maybe - To know him is to love him ( #31 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1980 - Sweets For My Sweet - Definitely Too Young (Under the name The Twits_
- 1981 - Who let the heartache in ( #9 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1981 - Saturday nights ( 15e in Dutch top 40 )
- 1982 - A dime a dance
- 1982 - Queen for tonight
- 1982 - Tomorrow ( #6 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1983 - Solitaire ( #16 in Dutch top 40 )
- 1987 - Stop me ( tipparade )
- 1992 - De wereld (duet with Rob de Nijs) ( tipparade )
- 1995 - I've never been to me
- 1998 - I Love My Daughter Aimee (with Adam Curry her former husband and daughter Christina)
- 2000 - Daddy (as Patricia Paay & the John Paay Orchestra)
- 2009 - Who's that lady with my man '09 (John Marks featuring Patricia Paay)
- 2009 - Verliefd (Duet with Diego)
References
- ↑ "www.radio.nl : Yvonne Keeley aan de slag als trouwambtenaar" (in Dutch). 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "Story". Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ↑ Moriarty, Richard (2009-11-24). "'Cougar strips for Playboy". The Sun (London). Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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