Stella Katsoudas (born November 3, 1971) is a Greek-American
pop
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Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
and
rock singer better known for stage names Stella Soleil and Sister Soleil as well as having been frontwoman for
Dirty Little Rabbits
Dirty Little Rabbits was an American alternative rock band formed in 2007 in Johnston, Iowa. They are often referred to as a side project of Shawn Crahan, a member and founder of heavy metal band Slipknot.
History
In 2008, fellow Slipknot ban ...
. Katsoudas most recently released the 2015 album ''Under a DubWitch Moon'' under the moniker DubWitch.
Biography
1997-2001: Universal Records
To gain inspiration for her next album, Stella took a two-year trek around the world, during which she read, wrote in journals, and practiced yoga while recording in five different countries.
"I spent two years by myself," she said. "
he labelwas really supportive that I needed to go across the Atlantic to reinvent myself and to find my voice and my writing muse."
The first single released was "
Kiss Kiss", the English version of "
Şımarık
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" originally sung by Turkish star
Tarkan. The song's popularity spread after first being played on Y-100, a South Floridian radio station. "Kiss Kiss" was one of Stella's biggest hits reaching #27 on the ''
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Top 40
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charts in the US.
On May 1, 2001, Stella released her 2nd album ''Dirty Little Secret''. Despite the success of 'Kiss Kiss' the album barely charted at #106 on Billboard though it did reach #2 on the Heatseekers chart.
DubWitch
In early 2015 Katsoudas self-released music under a new project entitled DubWitch with the release of "Under A DubWitch Moon". DubWitch is officially described as "dub step inspired, hip hop beats, ethereal vocals, down tempo, electronic music. creepy and cool."
Discography
Albums
*''Drown Me in You'' (EP released under the name Sister Soleil)
*''Soularium'' (released under the name Sister Soleil)
*''Dirty Little Secret'' (released under 'Stella Soleil')
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Breeding
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'' (EP released with Dirty Little Rabbits in 2007)
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Simon'' (Second EP released with Dirty Little Rabbits in 2009)
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Dirty Little Rabbits
Dirty Little Rabbits was an American alternative rock band formed in 2007 in Johnston, Iowa. They are often referred to as a side project of Shawn Crahan, a member and founder of heavy metal band Slipknot.
History
In 2008, fellow Slipknot ban ...
'' (Debut album with Dirty Little Rabbits in 2010)
*''Eskimo'' (2011)
*''Under A DubWitch Moon'' (Released under the name DubWitch 2015)
Singles
*"Torch"
*"
Kiss Kiss"
*"Pretty Young Thing"
References
External links
Official Site (MySpace fansite)Official Personal SiteDirty Little Rabbits' MySpace SiteStellaSoleil.net*
Allmusic Stella Soleil pageThe New Era of Stella Soleil Interview 2006(Stella Soleil, Sister Soleil Discography)(Live concert photos of WHORSE on Revenant Media)(Live photos of Dirty Little Rabbits on Revenant Media)
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Dirty Little Rabbits members
American people of Greek descent
American women pop singers
American women rock singers
Musicians from Chicago
1971 births
Living people
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers