Juriji der Klee (

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, August 8, 1990) is the stage name of Julia Carmen Rivet Jiménez, a Spanish-Belgian performance artist, singer, and drag queen known for competing on

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of ''

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'' and season 1 of ''

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'', as well as being part of the Madame Arthur drag

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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. 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. At age 18, she started to train as a singer, specifically a countertenor. She started drag at the same age.

Career

For a time, she performed as a singer at fashion shows in Paris and Brussels, working at events that mixed performance art and music. She worked with designers like Jean-Paul Lespagnard and Louise Leconte. In 2013, she was invited to perform at

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; this same year, she released her album ''Broken.'' In the middle of 2018, she joined the Madame Arthur cabaret, a well-known cabaret in the

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that was founded in 1946. In 2022, she competed on

of ''

.'' After the show, she went on to join the cast of . In a 2020 interview, Juriji stated that she was first attracted to the aesthetic of the

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, who she considers "the first drag performers of their era, surrounded by feathers, makeup, wigs, and corsets." In a 2013 interview with ''

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'', she said draws the majority of her references from the 1980s, "I have always been inspired by artists with a strong aesthetic like

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, and

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." In the same interview, she defined her music style as "a mix of elegant, baroque melodies and electronic music beats."

Personal life

As of 2022, she was based in

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Discography

Albums

* 2013: ''Broken''

Singles

* 2022: ''XIXI''

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (

, contestant) * ''

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'' (

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, special guest) * ''

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'' * ''

'' (season 1, contestant)

References

External links

* {{Drag Race España 1990 births Living people Belgian drag queens Drag performers from Brussels Drag performers from Madrid Drag Race España contestants Spanish drag queens