Parov Stelar facts for kids
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Parov Stelar
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Parov Stelar and Lilja Bloom - Amadeus Awards 2013
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| Birth name | Marcus Füreder |
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| Born | 27 November 1974 Linz, Austria |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Etage Noir Recordings |
Marcus Füreder (born 27 November 1974), better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an Austrian musician, composer, producer, DJ and designer. His musical style is based on a combination of jazz, house, electro, hip hop, and pop.
Biography
Marcus Füreder first appeared as a DJ at nightclubs during the mid-late 1990s. He became involved in producing and publishing in 2000. Having released his first maxi singles on Bushido using his real name and his stage name Plasma, Füreder founded the record label Etage Noir Recordings in 2003. A year later, under the stage name Parov Stelar, the EP Kiss Kiss was released, followed by the LP Rough Cuts. Parov Stelar has worked with Lana Del Rey, Bryan Ferry, and Lady Gaga.
Cleo Panther was the lead singer for Parov Stelar from 2011 to 2019. She was replaced with Elena Karafizi, who "brings a versatile musical background" from her hometown of Chisinau, Moldova. Soul singer Anduze co-inhabits the lead singer position alongside Elena. He officially joined the band in 2018, but has been working with Parov Stelar since 2012 as a writer and featured artist. In the summer of 2021 Parov Stelar gave the first insight into his work as a visual artist in his hometown of Linz. The Francisco Carolinum Museum presented 25 large-format paintings such as "HELLO Mom" - a homage to his mother Margit Füreder, who is also active as an artist - "I'll be OK soon" as well as "Toxic Lover" in which he receives and artistically processes autobiographical events and fears.
Personal life
He was married to Barbara Lichtenauer (better known by her stage name Lilja Bloom), with whom he co-founded the design label Stelarbloom. Stelar and Bloom divorced in early 2020.
Discography
Albums
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| 2001 | Shadow Kingdom | 2×12" Vinyl & CD, Bushido Recordings, as Plasma | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Rough Cuts | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Seven and Storm | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Charleston Butterfly | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Daylight | CD, Rambling Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | That Swing – Best Of | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
| Coco | 65 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |||
| Coco, Pt.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Coco, Pt.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | The Paris Swing Box | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| La Fete | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | The Princess | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 4 | — | 35 | 8 | 86 | 9 |
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| The Princess, Pt.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | The Invisible Girl (Parov Stelar Trio) |
18 | — | — | 4 | — | 40 | ||
| Parov Stelar & Peter Kreuzer Pres.: Klangwlke 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Art of Sampling | 2 CDs, 2 LPs, CD, DD Etage Noir Recordings, Island Records, Universal Music Germany | 6 | 117 | 35 | — | — | 27 |
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| 2015 | The Demon Diaries | 2x12" LP, CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 1 | 93 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 |
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| 2016 | Live @ Pukkelpop | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 9 | — | 89 | — | — | 64 | |
| 2017 | The Burning Spider | 1 | 49 | 23 | — | — | 9 |
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| 2019 | Voodoo Sonic Trilogy, Part 1 | Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Voodoo Sonic Trilogy, Part 2 | Etage Noir Recordings | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Voodoo Sonic Trilogy, Part 3 | Etage Noir Recordings | 45 | — | — | — | — | 80 | ||
| 2022 | Moonlight Love Affair | Etage Noir Recordings | 4 | — | 83 | — | — | 20 | |
Singles & EPs
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| 2010 | "The Phantom" | 69 | — | — | — | — | The Phantom EP |
| 2012 | "Jimmy's Gang" | 43 | — | — | — | — | Jimmy's Gang EP |
| "Nobody's Fool" (featuring Cleo Panther) |
60 | — | — | — | — | The Princess | |
| 2013 | "The Mojo Radio Gang" | — | 72 | — | — | — | Coco |
| "Keep on Dancing" (featuring Marvin Gaye) |
45 | — | — | — | — | The Art of Sampling | |
| 2014 | "All Night" | 42 | 46 |
35 | — | 57 | The Princess |
| "Clap Your Hands" | 52 | — | — | — | — | Clap Your Hands | |
| "The Sun" (featuring Graham Candy) |
31 | 110 | — | 2 | — | The Sun EP | |
| 2015 | "Hooked on You" (featuring Timothy Auld) |
— | 126 | — | — | — | The Demon Diaries |
| "Six Feet Underground" (featuring Claudia Kane) |
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| "When I Find My Love" (as Stelartronic and Anduze) |
— | 97 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2016 | "Grandpa's Groove"
(with AronChupa) |
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| 2017 | "Step Two" (featuring Lilja Bloom) |
— | 90 |
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| 2018 | "Taking Over"
(featuring Krysta Youngs) |
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| "Mambo Rap" | Single | ||||||
| "TROUBLE"
(featuring Nikki Williams) |
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| 2019 | "Gringo" | — | — | — | — | — | Single |
| "Snake Charmer" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| "Go Wake Up"
(featuring Lilja Bloom) |
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| "Voodoo Sonic" | — | — | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic Pt. 1 EP | |
| 2020 | "Brass Devil" | — | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic Pt. 2 EP | |
| "Don't You Forget"
(featuring Lilja Bloom & Anduze) |
— | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic Pt. 2 EP | ||
See also
In Spanish: Parov Stelar para niños
