Cleo (Polish singer)

Cleo
Cleo (2014)
Background information
Birth name	Joanna Klepko
Born	25 June 1983 Szczecin, Poland
Origin	Poland
Genres	Hip hop, folk, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Labels	Urban Rec
Associated acts	Donatan

Donatan and Cleo presenting themselves and the song they are performing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The clip is in Polish.

Joanna Klepko (born 25 June 1983 in Szczecin), 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]

Career

She is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.^[2]

She sang in gospel choir "Soul Connection".^[3] She is the winner of the first season of the Polish contest "Studio Garaż" in the category Rhythm and blues.^[2] She has worked among others with Pezet, Onar, Pih, Ramona 23, WSRH, Wet Fingers and Endefis.^[4]

In 2011 she took part in the first season of the Polish talent show X Factor.^[5] Since 2013 she has worked with Donatan.^[2]

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", will represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[6] 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 has been widely commented by media such as The Independent, BBC News, The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Mirror.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

In 2015, she took part in fourth season of Taniec z Gwiazdami aired in Polsat, partnered with Jan Kliment. She was one of the favourites to win, but placed third out of eleven participants.

In December that year, Cleo signed a solo record deal with Universal Music Poland and released her first single "Zabiorę Nas" on 30 December.

Discography

Studio albums

Album title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		POL [12]
Hiper Chimera (with Donatan)	Released: 7 November 2014 Label: Urban Rec Formats: CD, digital download	1	ZPAV: 2× Platinum[13]
Bastet	Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Universal Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download	3

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		POL [14]	POL New [15]
"My Słowianie" (with Donatan)[16]	2013	2	2	Hiper Chimera
"Cicha woda" (with Donatan featuring: Sitek)[17]	2014	11	1
"Slavica" (with Donatan)[18]		—	—
"Ten czas" (with Donatan featuring: Kamil Bednarek)[19]		—	—
"Brać" (with Donatan featuring: Enej)[20]		—	1
"Sztorm"[21]		—	—
"Zabiorę nas"[22]	2015	8	2	Bastet
"Wolę być"[23]	2016	34	1
"N-O-C"[24]		28	4
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album	Ref
2013	"My Słowianie" (with Donatan)	Piotr Smoleński	Hiper Chimera	[25]
2014	"Cicha woda" (with Donatan, featuring: Sitek)			[26]
	"Slavica" (with Donatan)			[27]
	"Brać" (with Donatan, featuring: Enej)			[28]
	"Sztorm" (with Donatan)			[29]
2015	"B.I.T." (with Donatan, featuring: Waldemar Kasta)			[30]
	"Zabiorę nas"		Bastet	[31]
2016	"Wolę być"	Michał Konrad, Piotr Smoleński		[32]

References

1. "My, Słowianie na Eurowizji" (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
2. "Cleo od "My Słowianie": Było mi ciężko" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
3. "DONATAN I CLEO REPREZENTANTAMI POLSKI" (in Polish). eurowizja.org. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
4. "Kim jest Cleo z My Słowianie? Sprawdź, gdzie wcześniej śpiewała wokalistka Donatana z hitu My Słowianie" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
5. "Zanim Cleo została gwiazdą startowała w X-Factor. Wszyscy byli na nie" (in Polish). afterparty.pl. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. "Poland: Greetings from Slavic Girls!". eurovision.tv. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
7. "Eurovision 2014: Voting controversy after UK public revealed to have voted Donatan & Cleo first – but jury placed them last". www.independent.co.uk. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
8. "Eurovision voting figures show juries and public clash". www.bbc.co.uk. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
9. "Poland were the real Eurovision winners, say UK public". www.telegraph.co.uk. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
10. "Eurovision: UK viewers wanted Poles to win – but experts ranked them bottom". www.theguardian.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
11. "Poland's sexy Eurovision song Slavic Girls revealed as British public's REAL winner before vote split". www.mirror.co.uk. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
12. "OLiS – sales for the period 03.11.2014 – 09.11.2014". OLiS. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
    "OLiS – sales for the period 02.09.2016 – 08.09.2016". OLiS. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
13. "ZPAV – Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
14. "Top Airplay". ZPAV. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
    "Top Airplay". ZPAV. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
    "Top Airplay". ZPAV. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
    "Top Airplay". ZPAV. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
    "Top Airplay". ZPAV. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
15. "Top Airplay - News". ZPAV. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
    "Top Airplay - News". ZPAV. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
    "Top Airplay - News". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
    "Top Airplay - News". ZPAV. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
    "Top Airplay - News". ZPAV. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
    "Top Airplay - News". ZPAV. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
16. "My Słowianie – Single by Donatan & Cleo". iTunes. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
17. "Cicha Woda (feat. Sitek) – Single by Donatan & Cleo". iTunes. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
18. "Slavica – Single by Donatan & Cleo". iTunes. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
19. "Ten Czas (feat. Kamil Bednarek) – Single by Donatan & Cleo". iTunes. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
20. "Brać (feat. Enej) – Single by Donatan & Cleo". iTunes. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
21. "Sztorm – Single by Donatan & Cleo". iTunes. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
22. "Zabiorę Nas – Single by Cleo". iTunes. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
23. "Wolę Być – Single by Cleo". iTunes. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
24. "N-O-C – Single by Cleo". iTunes. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
25. "Donatan-Cleo "My Słowianie" - teledysk" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
26. "Video Dnia: Donatan-Cleo feat. Sitek "Cicha Woda"" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
27. "Donatan-Cleo "SLAVICA" - teledysk" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
28. "Donatan ponownie o Słowianach (klip "Brać")" (in Polish). muzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
29. "Donatan i Cleo, SZTORM: Nowy teledysk 'bez cycków i wódy'! Podoba się? VIDEO Youtube" (in Polish). Eska.pl. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
30. "Donatan / Cleo feat. Waldemar Kasta "B.I.T." - street video" (in Polish). Popkiller.pl. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
31. "Cleo: Zabiorę nas. Premiera najnowszej piosenki Cleo tylko w RMF FM! Zobacz teledysk" (in Polish). RMF FM. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
32. "Nowy teledysk Cleo z Patrykiem Pniewskim "Wolę być". Jak młody aktor wypadł w roli czarnego charakteru? WIDEO" (in Polish). Party.pl. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.