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Wikipedia / Marusha

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, when she was also a member of the jury in the German version of Popstars.

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", during which lead singer H. P. Baxxter reads out the name of numerous DJs.

Personal life

Marusha converted from Protestantism to Greek Orthodoxy.

Discography

SinglesAlbums

  • 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

Other singles

  • "Jumpstart" (September 2000)

  • "Touch Base" (as Maru; January 2001)

  • "Chimes" (as Maru; January 2001)

  • "We're Here" (as Maru; September 2001)

  • "Snow in July" (October 2002)

  • "Cha Cha Maharadsha" (May 2003)

  • "Summertime" (with Tom Wax; 2012)

Remixes (select)

References