Sylvia Ray Arden

Teutonic titillations

"I'm first of all a singer who has been trained at the best schools and takes her craft very seriously, but when the requests for model bookings started to pour in, I thought :  who can turn down shooting with top photographers like Peter Palm and flying to Paris, Milan and London in order to combine work with pleasure?" 

What do you like best about London?
"Obviously the music scene - the best bands and singers are still created by the Brits. In the dance music sector we Germans are catching on, but Britain still sets the standards. I studied in London and it will forever be a second home to me."

Any big music idols?
"Lenny Kravitz - he is experimental while maintaining his own style and musical integrity. I adore him as a person and artist both."

Aside from Lenny, with whom would you love to sing a duet, if you had your pick?
"George Michael - he is the gold standard to me as a songwriter, singer and duet-artist. A jazzy, dancy, sexy duet with him would be dreamy."

What  is the most exciting music event of 2011 to you?
"The new music video by Duran Duran 'Girl Panic' featuring all the supermodels from the 90s like Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen posing as the Duran Duran band. I must say Naomi delivered a perfect Simon Le Bon! Impressive! Those women should remind the fashion industry how models should look like: not teenage string beans, but real woman with curves and character. Thank you, Duran Duran!"