Jill Janus
Jill Janus (born September 2, 1975 in Skyforest, California - † August 14, 2018 in Portland , Oregon ) was an American rock musician , DJ and former playmate .
biography
Jill Janus was born in Skyforest, California, in 1975 and grew up as an only child . In her childhood she was trained in classical opera singing. Janus first came into contact with metal when he was a teenager. The decisive factors were the tape trading with a pen pal from Germany and the music by the band Suicidal Tendencies . According to her own information, her vocal range was four octaves and she was initially a member of various opera ensembles.
In 2002 Janus was photographed for Playboy . Shortly thereafter, Hugh Hefner gave her a job as a DJane in his Playboy Mansion , where she played until 2010 under the pseudonym Penelope Tuesdae . Janus did this job because of the money. In 2009 she founded the metal band Huntress , with whom she released three albums. She also sang in cover bands The Starbreakers and Chelsea Girls. Janus also worked with Angus Clark of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra on a rock opera , in which she was a co-composer.
Janus was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 20 , and the first signs of the disorder appeared by the age of 13. She has repeatedly struggled with mental disorders, including schizoaffective disorder and dissociative identity disorder . In 2015, she had to have her uterus removed because of a tumor.
Janus committed suicide near Portland on August 14, 2018, at the age of 42. She was married to Huntress bandmate Blake Meahl.
Discography
Web links
- Jill Janus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jill Janus at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lauren Wise: Huntress' Jill Janus: I Despise The Glorification of Mediocrity in Metal. Phoenix New Times, November 4, 2013, accessed August 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Olaf Brinkmann: Huntress. The it girl of the metal scene? In: Legacy . No. 78 , 2012, p. 182 f .
- ↑ a b Jan Jaedike: Huntress. Beauty without a beast . In: Rock Hard . No. 301 , June 2012, p. 58 .
- ↑ Huntress: From the Playboy Mansion to the Metal Throne. Image , April 29, 2012, accessed August 17, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Thomas Sonder: Huntress singer Jill Janus has died. Metal Hammer , August 16, 2018, accessed August 17, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Jack Shepherd: Jill Janus death: Huntress lead singer dies aged 43. The Independent , August 16, 2018, accessed August 17, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Bruce Henne: Jill Janus fought cancer alongside depression. Metal Hammer , July 20, 2015, accessed August 18, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Janus, Jill |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American heavy metal musician, DJane and playmate |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Skyforest, California |
DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 2018 |
Place of death | Portland , Oregon |