Juriji der Klee
Juriji der Klee in 2022
Born (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990
Madrid, Spain
NationalityBelgian and Spanish
Other namesJulia Carmen Rivet Jimenez
Occupation(s)Theater artist, singer, and drag queen
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 2)
Websitehttps://www.juriji.com/

Juriji der Klee (Madrid, August 8, 1990) is the stage name of Julia Carmen Rivet Jimenez, a Spanish-Belgian performance artist, singer, and drag queen known for competing on season 2 of Drag Race España and for being part of the Madame Arthur drag cabaret in Paris.

Early life

She was born in Madrid and relocated to Brussels at age 5, although she maintained contact with her family in Spain and traveled often between the two countries.[1] In an interview for KET, she affirmed that she created the name Juriji at age 13, when she used it to make an email address.[2] At age 18, she started to train as a singer, specifically a countertenor.[3] She started drag at the same age.[2]

Career

For a time, she performed as a singer at fashion shows in Paris and Brussels,[1] working at events that mixed performance art and music. She worked with designers like Jean-Paul Lespagnard and Louise Leconte.[4] In 2013, she was invited to perform at Centre Pompidou; this same year, she released her album Broken.[5][6] In the middle of 2018, she joined the Madame Arthur cabaret,[7] a well-known cabaret in the 18th arrondissement of Paris that was founded in 1946.[3]

In 2022, she competed on season 2 of Drag Race España.[6] After the show, she went on to join the cast of Gran Hotel de las Reinas.

Aesthetic and Musical Style

In a 2020 interview, Juriji stated that she was first attracted to the aesthetic of the castrati, who she considers "the first drag performers of their era, surrounded by feathers, makeup, wigs, and corsets."[3] In a 2013 interview with Dazed, she said draws the majority of her references from the 1980s, "I have always been inspired by artists with a strong aesthetic like Nina Hagen, Klaus Nomi, Madonna, and David Bowie." In the same interview, she defined her music style as "a mix of elegant, baroque melodies and electronic music beats."[4]

Discography

Albums

  • 2013: Broken[5]

Singles

Filmography

Television

References

  1. 1 2 "Exclusive: Drag Race España star Juriji Der Klee has no 'regrets' about Untucked". GAY TIMES. 2022-05-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. 1 2 PLASTRIA, Benjamin (2022-04-25). "La reine de Bruxelles, Juriji Der Klee" (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Juriji Der Klee Interview - son esthétique en 10 questions". 2022-07-07. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. 1 2 Dazed (2013-07-08). "Juriji Der Klee". Dazed. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. 1 2 Juriji Der Klee - Broken Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, archived from the original on 2021-12-06, retrieved 2023-07-10
  6. 1 2 PLASTRIA, Benjamin (2022-04-25). "The Brussels queen, Juriji Der Klee". Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. ↑ "TOUT OUBLIER". Madame Arthur (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  8. ↑ LOS40 (2022-05-26). "Juriji Der Klee (Drag Race España 2) estrena su nueva canción 'XIXI' | Música". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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