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by Zeljko Vujkovic
 

Joy Peters is German Italo Disco star from mid 80's. His incredible good voice combined with the fantastic sounds by Axel Breitung from Silent Circle made him great star. Joy released only two songs, One Night In Love and Don't Lose Your Heart, but these songs are so great that there is no italo fan on the world who doesn't have both songs in his collection. Joy has a true and real voice, typical in some way for German production. Joy is also one of the synonymous for German Italo disco scene (arm to arm with Fancy, Modern Talking, Bad Boys Blue,...) and he is for sure one of Germany's italo icon of the 80's. 
 
 
 
 

Joy Peters : I was born in Vienna (Austria) and since more than 20 years I've been living in Berlin. I am a studied Opera Singer and Actor. In 1985 I was discovered by Axel Breitung in Hannover while I was singing in a Disco doing my night club act, (singing and stand-up comedy).

I was 16 years old when I startred my singing career, and I wanted to become a singer so much that I had quite a big fight with my father, but I was successful, and so my singing and acting career could begin.
 
 

The name Joy Peters was given to me by a very popular singer from England, because she said it is such a Joy to sing with me and she thought this was the right name for me.
 
 

Axel Breitung was indeed a very important man in my professional life. He gave me the first chance to become well-known in the business. Unfortunately our time together was quite short, only 5 Years and we did only 3 singles together, and one unreleased Album.
 
 

The two best known songs Don't Lose and One Night were written by Axel Breitung and he is also the background voice on both tracks, the third song Starchild is a co-production with the Greek singer Stina Papadopulu who unfortunately stopped singing after a very short career.
 
 

You are right we had a very good time recording this songs, after all the time was quite stressy, most of the time I was on tour and had to come to the studio in a hurry to record the songs in very short times, most of the work was than already done and I just sang my parts and a few weeks later I was invited to listen to the complete song. We recorded the Album of 10 songs in one night. But it was never released, because there was trouble between my Manager and producer and the Record Company
 
 

The reason why there are only two (3) songs is the problems between my producer and the Record Company. But I kept on working and singing and since then I released 5 CD Albums, beisdes you can hear my voice on very many musical productions.
 
 

Looking back on the Italo disco scene, where I was doubtless a part of I can only say that I was too young to understand what was going on with me and my career. And I was to depending on other people. But It was a great time and I had very many great and interesting experiances and I met a lot of very interesting people.
 
 

Of course I had contact with many other italo disco artists and Fancy is one of my best friends. But you know in showbusiness people meet and say goodbye. Friendships are very rare. Silent Circle was the group of Axel and most of the songs I sang where originally written for Silent Circle. You can find information about them on many net pages.

Yes I had a lot of public performances with my songs and I still do. In 1987 I was invited to sing at the Singapoore Song festival and I also won a golden disco star for best Newcomer in 1985.
 
 

Unfortunately I am in the same position like you, because all the Information I get, about what Axel does today, do I get from reading CD Covers. I know that he has a brand new Studio in Hamburg now and he is the Main producer of DJ Bobo. I would like to talk about my comeback, so please send a million E-mails to Axel and make him remember me.
 
 

Nowadays I am singing most of the time in night clubs all over the world and on cruise ships. I worked as an actor in a few  stage productions in Germany and Switzerland and I'm still recording right now I'm recording every night on an live Album. Funny enough again in Hannover were it all began.
 
 

All in all I can say that music today is coming up again with good melodies and dancable tracks. But It is a pity that the most important thing today in Music Business is to have enough money to promote the artist no matter if he or she is a good singer as long as he or she is good looking. But maybe there is chance.

Thank you Joy for this great interview for me, i am sending you one big italo disco love from very big italo fan. Your music will never be forgotten, your songs will live in mine and in others heart and soul 'till the end of our lives and further :-) Bye and wish you everything best.

I would like to say many thanx to my great friend Alen Milkovic (http://www.listen.to/italodisco) who gave me chance to speak with fantastic Italo disco star from Germany - Joy Peters !!! Thank you Alen so much !!!

© March 2001 Zeljko Vujkovic - All rights reserved
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