Plavka Coleridge (
née Lonich; born March 25, 1974) is an American singer. She is best known for being the singer of the German trance act
Jam & Spoon
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worke ...
, whose classically infused trance sound dominated the international charts in the mid-1990s, as well as for her previous stint with
the Shamen
The Shamen ( ) were a Scottish psychedelic band, formed in 1985 in Aberdeen, who became a chart-topping British electronic dance music act by the early 1990s. The founding members were Colin Angus, Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie. Peter St ...
.
Biography
Plavka is the daughter of a Peruvian mother and Croatian father. At age 21 she moved to London, where she provided female vocals for the seminal British acid house band
the Shamen
The Shamen ( ) were a Scottish psychedelic band, formed in 1985 in Aberdeen, who became a chart-topping British electronic dance music act by the early 1990s. The founding members were Colin Angus, Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie. Peter St ...
.
In the early to mid-1990s, Plavka worked with, and dated, Caspar Pound, producer, composer and owner of Rising High Records. They formed Rising High Collective with producer Peter Smith.
Personal life
Plavka now lives in Los Angeles. She married Christopher Coleridge in 2006 and they have a daughter. Her younger brother is guitarist Yogi Lonich, who was a member of
Buckcherry
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,
Fuel, and
Chris Cornell
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's live band.
Discography
Albums
* ''En-Tact'' (1990)
*''Tripomatic Fairytales 2001'' (1993)
*''Kaleidoscope'' (1997)
*''Tripomatic Fairytales 3003'' (2004)
*''Remixes & Club Classics'' (2006)
Singles
*"Chance Me" Plavka, (1988) Mainline Records
*"Hyperreal"
The Shamen
The Shamen ( ) were a Scottish psychedelic band, formed in 1985 in Aberdeen, who became a chart-topping British electronic dance music act by the early 1990s. The founding members were Colin Angus, Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie. Peter St ...
feat. Plavka (1990) One Little Indian
* "Fever Called Love" Rising High Collective (1991) R&S Records
*"Reach" Rising High Collective (1992) Rising High Records
*"Maximum Motion" Plavka (1993) Ascension Records
*"
Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)"
Jam & Spoon
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worke ...
feat. Plavka (1993) JAM! Sony Dance Pool
*"
Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)"
Jam & Spoon
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worke ...
feat. Plavka (1994) JAM! Sony Dance Pool
*"Liquid Thoughts" (EP feat Tangled in My Thoughts) Rising High Collective (1994) Rising High Records
*"Feel the Fire" RHC feat. Plavka (1995) Ascension Records
*"Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)"
Jam & Spoon
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worke ...
feat. Plavka (1995) JAM! Sony Dance Pool
*"
Kaleidoscope Skies" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1997) JAM! Sony Dance Pool
*"Don't Call It Love" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1998) JAM! Sony Dance Pool
*"Your Everything" Mistral feat. Plavka (2002) Black Hole
*"Butterfly Sign" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (2004) Universal Music
*"Razorblade" Ils feat. Plavka (2007) Distinctive Records
*"Love Sick" NUfrequency feat. Plavka (2007) Rebirth
*"Love Story" Rudenko feat. Plavka (2009) Be Yourself Music
*"Surrender" J Nitti feat. Plavka (2010) Armada Records
*"Redlight Town" Swagger feat. Plavka (2012) Housepital Records
*"Right in the Night 2013" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka Mixed by David May & Amfree (2013) Sony Columbia
*"Uh Oh" Plavka 2020 (2021) Plavka Music
*"Modern Tragedy" written & performed by Plavka. Produced by Zootrop (2021)
*"Underneath the Hollywood Sign" EP Plavka (2021) Plavka Music
*"On a High Frequency" Plavka (2022) Plavka Music
References
External links
Rising High Collective Discogs.com; accessed June 16, 2018.
Interview with Plavka soundcloud.com; accessed June 16, 2018.
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Living people
American dance musicians
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
American women singers
American people of Croatian descent
American people of Peruvian descent
Peruvian people of Croatian descent
Musicians from London
Musicians from Los Angeles
Singers from California
The Shamen members
1974 births