Katharina Löwel (born 22 January 1982), better known under her stage name Kitty Kat or Kitten Ket, is a German rapper and singer. She became famous as an

Aggro Berlin Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin that existed from 1 January 2001 until 1 April 2009. Three artists ( Sido, Tony D and Kitty Kat) were signed with the label at the time of its closure. Since the end ...

member, where she was signed from 2006 to 2009.

Biography

Katharina Löwel was born in East Berlin. Her parents fled with her and her sister to

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

, where they continued their life in

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...

. After finishing secondary school, she started training as a bank clerk in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. She returned to Berlin in 2003, where she met Paul NZA, who contacted

, and in 2006 signed with Aggro Berlin, appearing as a guest artist on several releases. Her physical appearance remained a secret until the release of the sampler ''Aggro Anti Ansage Nr. 8.'' Since then, she has performed as a solo artist. In an interview with the magazine ''Bravo Hip Hop Special'', she announced that she was working on her first solo album ''Miyo!'', which was released in mid-2009, after the lead singles "Bitchfresse (L.M.S)" and "Braves Mädchen" had been released. In 2021, Löwel collaborated with german-rapper

Shirin David Barbara Shirin Davidavičius (born 11 April 1995), known professionally as Shirin David, is a German rapper, singer and former YouTuber. Early life Shirin David was born in Hamburg, Germany, to an Iranian father and Lithuanian mother and has ...

for their song ''Be a Hoe/Break a Hoe''. The song peaked at number one on the official german music charts.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other releases

Awards and nominations

Results

References

External links

''Aggro Ansage Nr. 8'' track list
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