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. "Aggro" is Ger ...

member, where she was signed from 2006 to 2009.

Biography

Katharina Löwel was born in

East Berlin East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...

. Her parents fled with her and her sister to

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

, where they continued their life in

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

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

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

. 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 Davidavicius (born 11 April 1995), known professionally as Shirin David, is a German rapper, singer, songwriter and former YouTuber. Life and Career Shirin David was born in Hamburg to a Lithuania, Lithuanian mother and an Iran ...

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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