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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 "
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Career

Marusha was born in
Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...
. 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
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. 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.


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 *
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– Liberation 1994 * Yves de Ruyter – Yvesday 1995 *
Tom Novy Tom Novy (born Thomas Reichold; 10 March 1970) 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 resi ...
– I House You 1997 *
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– 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 German 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 Living people Musicians from Nuremberg German hardcore techno musicians