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Parov Stelar
Background information
Birth name Marcus Füreder
Also known as
  • Plasma
  • Cash Candy
  • Nola Grey
Born (1974-11-27) 27 November 1974 (age 50)
Linz, Austria
Genres
  • Electro swing
  • downtempo
Occupation(s)
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 Chișinău, 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

Year Album Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUT
FRA
GER
GRE
NLD
SWI
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
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
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
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
2015 The Demon Diaries 2x12" LP, CD, Etage Noir Recordings 1 93 8 1 9
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
2016 Live @ Pukkelpop CD, Etage Noir Recordings 9 89 64
2017 The Burning Spider 1 49 23 9
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
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

Year Single Peak chart positions Album / EP
AUT
FRA
GER
GRE
SWI
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)
"When I Find My Love"
(as Stelartronic and Anduze)
97 Non-album single
2016 "Grandpa's Groove"

(with AronChupa)

Single
2017 "Step Two"
(featuring Lilja Bloom)
90
The Burning Spider
2018 "Taking Over"
(featuring Krysta Youngs)
Single
"Mambo Rap"
(featuring Claudia Kane)
Single
"TROUBLE"
(featuring Nikki Williams)
Single
2019 "Gringo"
Single
"Snake Charmer"
(with Kovacs)
Single
"Go Wake Up"
(with Lilja Bloom)
Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 1) EP
2020 "Brass Devil"
Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 2) EP
"Don't You Forget"
(featuring Anduze & Lilja Bloom)
Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 2) EP
"Go Wake Up"
(with Lilja Bloom)
Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 1) EP
"Tango Del Fuego"
(with Georgia Gibbs)
Single
"Pink Dragon"
Single
"Silver Line"
Single
2021 "Keine Melodien...1,2,3,4,5"
with Jens Team)
Single
"Chambermaid Mash Up Swing"
Single
2022 "Candy Girl"
(featuring Vallemarie)
Single
"AKH Odessa"
(with The Russian Gentlemen Club)
Single
"Toxic Lover"
Single
"FIRE"
Single
"Gringos Revenge"
Single
2023 "Future"
(featuring James Deacon)
Single
"Breathe"
(with Stelartronic)
Single
2024 "Boy Met Girl"
Single

See also

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