Parov Stelar


Marcus Füreder 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, Fuereder 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 since 2011. In 2019 Cleo Panther left the Parov Stelar Band. 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 popular culture

Parov Stelar won 8 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards: Electronic/Dance, Album of the Year for The Princess, and Best Live Act. The track Booty Swing charted positions in the electronic US and Canadian iTunes charts. All Night reached double platinum status for 100,000 tracks sold in Italy in May 2017. 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.

Personal life

He is married to Barbara Lichtenauer, with whom he co-founded the design label Stelarbloom.

Discography

Albums

Singles