Stella Jones (singer)

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Stella Jones
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Background information
Birth nameStellisa Zacher
Also known asStella Jones
Born1971 (age 5354)
Berlin
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1992–present
Website www.stellajones.info

Stella Jones (born as Stellisa Zacher in 1971), is a soul and jazz singer, pianist, arranger and composer.

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Life and career

Stella Jones was born in what was then West Berlin to Blues singer and Fluxus artist Christine Jones  [ de ] and Bebop trumpeter Carmell Jones. [1] She grew up in an environment that included numerous international artists. She began playing the piano herself at the age of five.

In 1977, she came to Vienna, where she began her musical career, performing in jazz clubs alongside her mother. She still lives there today. After initial experience in stage productions such as The Rocky Horror Show , she landed roles in musicals such as Mozartmania , Rent , Ain't Misbehavin' , and Little Shop of Horrors . In 1992, Jones had her first number one song in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 with the band Powerpack, "Birthday Song".

In 1995 she represented Austria with "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" (composed by Mischa Krausz  [ de ]) at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, where she reached 13th place. [2] In the same year she released her first album under her own name (Thunder). This was followed by engagements with Taylor Dayne, Gloria Gaynor, Omara Portuondo, Chaka Khan and Nina Hagen, as well as with Austrian bands ( Count Basic, Monti Beton  [ de ], Alkbottle, Bingoboys, Hot Pants Road Club  [ de ], Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Project and others) and musicians (Hans Salomon  [ de ], Wolfgang Ambros, Rainhard Fendrich, Boris Bukowski  [ de ] and others).

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Stella Jones & Soul Project (Donauinselfest 2007)

In 2008, her album The Pursuit of Silence was released , featuring 15 original compositions, for which she also produced. Willi Langer  [ de ] on bass and Thomas Lang on drums were among those involved in the recording. Stella Jones was on the Austrian jury for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Michael Dörfler, Dietmar Lienbacher, Diana Lueger, and Alexander Kahr.

Discography

Participation (selection)

Under her own name

References

  1. Chartsurfer.de. "Stella Jones - Biografie". www.chartsurfer.de. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  2. "Eurovision 1995 Austria: Stella Jones - "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2025-06-23.