Desiree Klaeukens, born in 1985 in Duisburg, Germany, is a singer-songwriter who taught herself guitar at 16. She initially worked as an automotive mechatronic technician before collaborating with musicians like Tom Liwa and Florian Glässing. In 2008, Niels Frevert invited her to open for his CD-Release Tour Du kannst mich an der Ecke rauslassen, encouraging her debut album work. Klaeukens released her first EP, Warm in meinem Herz, in September 2013 and her debut album, Wenn die Nacht den Tag verdeckt, in 2014. In summer 2014, she received the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung's Nachwuchsförderpreis für junge Liedermacher. Her song "Große Pause" reached Number 1 on the Kiraka (WDR) Radiocharts in 2015. Klaeukens co-founded the band Theodor Shitstorm with Dietrich Brüggemann, releasing their debut album, Sie werden dich lieben, in 2018 and touring in February 2019. She has been based in Berlin since 2010.
