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
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
. 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. In 2007 she was also a member of the jury in the German version of
Popstars
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Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Realit ...
.
From 1993 to 1996 Marusha presented a television dance music show called "Feuerreiter" for regional broadcaster
ORB, which later aired nationally via
ARD.
Scooter mentions Marusha in their 1994 song
Hyper Hyper
"Hyper Hyper" is a song by German band Scooter, released in May 1994 as the first single from their debut album, '' ... and the Beat Goes On!'' (1995). It was sold in three versions: two of the versions had the same track listings, but different ...
, during which lead singer
H.P. Baxxter
Hans Peter Geerdes (born 16 March 1964), professionally known by his stage name H.P. Baxxter, is a German musician who is best known as the lead vocalist of the German techno band Scooter. He founded Scooter with his friend Rick J. Jordan in 1 ...
reads out the name of numerous DJs.
Discography
Singles
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
Tom Novy (born Thomas Reichold) is a DJ and producer from Munich, Germany.
Biography
Tom Novy lived in Munich in his youth and attended the Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich. In the mid-1980s he started to DJ and got his first residency at the B ...
– I House You 1997
*
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees
were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...
– World 1998
*
Söhne Mannheims
Söhne Mannheims (German: zøːnə ˈmanhaɪms ''Sons of Mannheim'') is a German pop and soul band founded 1995 in Mannheim by Xavier Naidoo and others.
History
The Group was founded in 1995 by Xavier Naidoo, Claus Eisenmann, Robbee Maria ...
– Dein Glück 2001 Trip To Asia (Movie) – Temple Remix 2007
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
1966 births
Club DJs
Electronic dance music DJs
Women DJs
German dance musicians
German DJs
German house musicians
German people of Greek descent
German techno musicians
Eurodance musicians
Echo (music award) winners
German trance musicians
Happy hardcore musicians
Hardcore techno musicians
Women in electronic music
Living people
Musicians from Nuremberg