Marusha

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Marusha
Berlin Summer Rave 2015 Marusha Denis Apel P1.jpg
Background information
Birth nameMarion Aphrodite Gleiß
Born (1966-11-18) November 18, 1966 (age 54)
OriginNuremberg, West Germany
GenresElectronica, happy hardcore, breakbeat
Websitewww.marusha.de

Marusha Aphrodite Gleiß (born 18 November 1966), known by her stage name Marusha, is a German-Greek electronic music disc jockey, producer and television presenter who had hits in the mid-1990s including her 1994 single "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

Career[]

Marusha was born in Nuremberg. She started as a radio disc jockey in 1991 with her weekly show "Dancehall" on Berlin station DT64. When the station closed she moved to Fritz, another Berlin radio station, and presented a weekly slot called "Rave Satellite" until 2007.

From 1993 to 1996 Marusha presented a television dance music show called "Feuerreiter" for regional broadcaster ORB, which later aired nationally via ARD.

Discography[]

Marusha in Nuremberg in 2010
Marusha at Berlin Summer Rave 2015
Marusha at Sunshine Live Retroactive 2017 in Mannheim
Marusha at 90er Rave in Berlin

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
GER
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		BEL
(Vl)
[2] 		FIN
[3] 		NED
[2] 		SUI
[2] 		SWE
[2]
1992 "Ravechannel" — — — — — — — Raveland
1993 "Whatever Turns You On" — — — — — — — Single only
"Go Ahead" — — — — — — — Raveland
1994 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" 3 13 34 — 6 2 —
"It Takes Me Away" 3 21 — 9 12 18 —
"Trip to Raveland" 29 — — 14 30 34 18
1995 "Deep" 11 26 — 10 — 20 — Wir
"Unique" 35 38 — 8 — — —
1996 "Secret" 92 — — — — — —
1997 "Ur Life" 34 — — — — — — No Hide No Run
"My Best Friend" 73 — — — — — —
1998 "Free Love" 97 — — — — — —
"Ultimate Sound" 70 — — — — — — Single only
2007 "Kick It (Heat)" 70 — — — — — — Heat
"—" denotes single that did not chart.

Albums

  • 1994 Raveland (Ger #4)
  • 1995 Wir (Ger #81)
  • 1998 No Hide No Run (Ger #94)
  • 2002 Nonstop (Mix-CD)
  • 2004 Offbeat
  • 2007 Heat
  • 2012 Club Arrest
  • 2018 Rave Satellite

Compilations

  • Marusha · jackfruit)))_LAVA_ping pong productions_berlin
  • Jumpstart – September 2000
  • Touch Base (as Maru) – Jan 2001
  • Chimes (as Maru) – Jan 2001
  • Were here (as Maru) – September 2001
  • Snow In July – Oct 2002
  • Cha Cha Maharadsha – May 2003

Compilations

  • Rave Channel, Mayday – A New Chapter Of House And Techno `92
  • Whatever Turns You On Mayday – The Judgement Day 1993
  • Cardinal Points Of Life, Mayday – Rave Olympia 1994
  • Impressive Collective, Mayday – Reformation 1995
  • Merlin, Mayday – The Great Coalition 1995
  • Bewegungsapparat, Mayday – Mayday X 1996
  • Everybody Electrojack, Mayday – Life On Mars 1996
  • Check Dis Out, Love Parade Let The Sun Shine In Your Heart `97
  • Ravechannel Loveparade 2000

Remixes

  • Suspicious Lovewaves 1994
  • WestBam – Liberation 1994
  • Yves de Ruyter – Yvesday 1995
  • Tom Novy – I House You 1997
  • Bee Gees – World 1998
  • Söhne Mannheims – Dein Glück 2001 Trip To Asia (Movie) – Temple Remix 2007

References[]

  1. ^ "German peak positions". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Intl. peaks Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  4. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Marusha)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

External links[]

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