Marcus Füreder (born 27 November 1974), better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an Austrian musician, composer, producer, DJ and designer.[1] His musical style is based on a combination of jazz, house, electro and pop. He is one of the pioneers of Electro swing as well as a visual artist (including painting and screen printing).
Career
Marcus Füreder first appeared as a DJ at nightclubs during the mid-late 1990s. He became involved in producing and publishing in 2000. After his first releases under the pseudonym Plasma or his real name in 2001 and 2002 on Bushido Recordings, Füreder founded his own record label, Etage Noir Recordings in 2003.[2] A year later, under the stage name Parov Stelar, the EP Kiss Kiss was released, followed by the LP Rough Cuts.[3] Parov Stelar has worked with Lana Del Rey,[4] Bryan Ferry, and Lady Gaga.[5]
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.[6]
Awards
Parov Stelar won ten Amadeus Austrian Music Awards.
- 2012: Electronic/Dance [7]
- 2013: Electronic/Dance[8]
- 2013: Album of the Year for The Princess[9]
- 2013: Best Live Act[10]
- 2014: Best Live Act[11]
- 2015: Electronic/Dance[12]
- 2016: Electronic/Dance[13]
- 2019: Electronic/Dance[14]
- 2020: Electronic/Dance[15]
- 2021: Electronic/Dance [16]
Charts and sales
The track "Booty Swing" charted positions in the electronic US and Canadian iTunes charts.[17] "All Night" reached double platinum status for 100,000 tracks sold in Italy in May 2017. Both of Stelar's two most popular tracks All Night and Booty Swing come from his critically-acclaimed two-part 2012 release The Princess.[18] In May 2018, the song "The Sun" featuring Graham Candy and in April 2020, the release "Voodoo Sonic Part 2" reached the No. 1 chart position in the US iTunes Electronic Charts.[19][20]
Visual art
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.[21][22]
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.[23] Stelar and Bloom divorced in early 2020.[24]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [25] |
FRA [26] |
GER [27] |
GRE [28] |
NLD [29] |
SWI [30] | ||||
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| |
| 2015 | The Demon Diaries | 2x12" LP, CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 1 | 93 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 |
|
| 2016 | Live @ Pukkelpop | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 9 | — | 89 | — | — | 64 | |
| 2017 | The Burning Spider | 1 | 49 | 23 | — | — | 9 |
| |
| 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 | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [25] |
FRA [26] |
GER [27] |
GRE [32] |
SWI [30] | ||||
| 2009 | "Catgroove" | — | — | — | — | — | Coco, Pt.2 |
|
| 2010 | "The Phantom" | 69 | — | — | — | — | The Phantom EP | |
| "Booty Swing" | — | — | — | — | — | The Paris Swing Box |
| |
| 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 [33] |
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 [34] |
— | — | — | 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 | |
| "Pink Electric Shoes" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | ||
| "In Between"
(with Karafizi) |
— | — | — | — | — | Single | ||
| "Drum"
(with Alle Farben, featuring Lena Sue) |
— | — | — | — | — | Single | ||
References
- ^ Pilar, Sylvia (16 March 2017). "Kunst trifft Handwerk". Wohndesigners.
- ^ Seibold, Ulrike (2012). "Parov Stelar: Extravaganz ale Genuss". faz.net. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Parov Stelar Release New Single". Rhythm & Booze. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise (Parov Stelar Official Remix)". YouTube. 20 April 2013.
- ^ "I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Parov Stelar Mix". YouTube. 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Welcome, Elena Karafizi". Facebook. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Das war die Verleihung der Amadeus Music Awards 2012", Vienna Online, 2 May 2012
- ^ "Amadeus Austrian Music Award 2013". Music Austria Online. 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Amadeus Austrian Music Award 2013". Music Austria Online. 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Amadeus Austrian Music Award 2013". Music Austria Online. 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Amadeus-Verleihung 2014", Wikipedia (in German), 12 December 2018, retrieved 12 April 2019
- ^ "Amadeus: Parov Stelar ist bester Electronic/Dance-Act". MeinBezirk Online. 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2016: Die Gewinner im Überblick". Pressplay.at. 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner des Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2019". Music Austria Online. 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2020 - Winners". Austrian Music Export Online. 23 September 2020.
- ^ Zeidler, Thomas (9 September 2021). "Amadeus Awards 2021: Die Sieger". oe24.
- ^ "Parov Stelar - The Princess - DJ DemonAngel & Siouxxx aka DJ HighKik". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Dwek, Joel (29 June 2020). "AUSTRIA: The Princess Pts 1 & 2 - Parov Stelar". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "oe3.orf.at". Hitradio Ö3. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Parov Stelar wieder Nummer 1 in den USA". 8 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Parov Stelar. I'll be OK soon".
- ^ "Parov Stelar mischt mit seiner Kunst das Francisco Carolinum auf".
- ^ "Stelarbloom has been granted the celebrated Golden A' Design Award". 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Der Maler Parov Stelar". 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b
Parov Stelar in Austrian charts:
- Coco and The Princess: Discographie Parov Stelar (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- The Invisible Girl: Discographie Parov Stelar Trio (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b Discographie Parov Stelar (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Discographie von Parov Stelar". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Parov Stelar in Greek charts:
- Coco: Discography Parov Stelar Archived 7 September 2013 at archive.today. greekcharts.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- The Princess and The Invisible Girl: Parov Stelar – Chart history. Billboard.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Discografie Parov Stelar (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b Parov Stelar in Swiss charts:
- The Princess: Discographie Parov Stelar (in French). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- The Invisible Girl: Discographie Parov Stelar (in French). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Austrian certifications – Parov Stelar" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "IFPI Greece Digital Singles". Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 13, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 24, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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