# 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. In 2007 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.

## Discography

Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
| Year | Single | GER | AUT | BEL (Vl) | FIN | NED | SUI | SWE | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
| 1992 | "Ravechannel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Raveland |
| 1993 | "Whatever Turns You On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Single only |
| 1993 | "Go Ahead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Raveland |
| 1994 | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | 3 | 13 | 34 | — | 6 | 2 | — | GER: Platinum | Raveland |
| 1994 | "It Takes Me Away" | 3 | 21 | — | 9 | 12 | 18 | — | | Raveland |
| 1994 | "Trip to Raveland" | 29 | — | — | 14 | 30 | 34 | 18 | | Raveland |
| 1995 | "Deep" | 11 | 26 | — | 10 | — | 20 | — | | Wir |
| 1995 | "Unique" | 35 | 38 | — | 8 | — | — | — | | Wir |
| 1996 | "Secret" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wir |
| 1997 | "Ur Life" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | No Hide No Run |
| 1997 | "My Best Friend" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | No Hide No Run |
| 1998 | "Free Love" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | No Hide No Run |
| 1998 | "Ultimate Sound" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Single only |
| 2007 | "Kick It (Heat)" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heat |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart. |||||||||||
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
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* 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
* WestBam – Liberation 1994
* Yves de Ruyter – Yvesday 1995
* Tom Novy – I House You 1997
* Bee Gees – World 1998
* Söhne Mannheims – Dein Glück 2001 Trip To Asia (Movie) – Temple Remix 2007