# Parov Stelar

Marcus Füreder (born 27 November 1974), better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an Austrian musician, composer, producer, DJ and designer. He is one of the pioneers of Electro swing as well as a visual artist (including painting and screen printing). His musical style is based on a combination of jazz, house, electro and pop.

## Career

Marcus Füreder first appeared as a DJ at nightclubs during the mid-late 1990s. He became involved in producing and publishing in 2000. After his first releases under the pseudonym Plasma or his real name in 2001 and 2002 on Bushido Recordings, Füreder founded his own record label, Etage Noir Recordings in 2003. A year later, under the stage name Parov Stelar, the EP Kiss Kiss was released, followed by the LP Rough Cuts. Parov Stelar has worked with Lana Del Rey, Bryan Ferry, and Lady Gaga.
Cleo Panther was the lead singer for Parov Stelar from 2011 to 2019. She was replaced with Elena Karafizi, who "brings a versatile musical background" from her hometown of Chișinău, Moldova. Soul singer Anduze co-inhabits the lead singer position alongside Elena. He officially joined the band in 2018, but has been working with Parov Stelar since 2012 as a writer and featured artist.

## Awards

Parov Stelar won ten Amadeus Austrian Music Awards.
* 2012: Electronic/Dance
* 2013: Electronic/Dance
* 2013: Album of the Year for The Princess
* 2013: Best Live Act
* 2014: Best Live Act
* 2015: Electronic/Dance
* 2016: Electronic/Dance
* 2019: Electronic/Dance
* 2020: Electronic/Dance
* 2021: Electronic/Dance

## Charts and sales

The track "Booty Swing" charted positions in the electronic US and Canadian iTunes charts. "All Night" reached double platinum status for 100,000 tracks sold in Italy in May 2017. Both of Stelar's two most popular tracks All Night and Booty Swing come from his critically-acclaimed two-part 2012 release The Princess. In May 2018, the song "The Sun" featuring Graham Candy and in April 2020, the release "Voodoo Sonic Part 2" reached the No. 1 chart position in the US iTunes Electronic Charts.

## Visual art

The Upper Austria-born artist studied painting and graphic design at the University of Arts in Linz and in Berlin. In the summer of 2021 Parov Stelar gave a first insight into his work as a visual artist in his hometown Linz. The Francisco Carolinum Museum presented 25 large-format paintings such as "HELLO Mom" - a homage to his mother Margit Füreder, who is also active as an artist - "I'll be OK soon" as well as "Toxic Lover" in which he reflects on autobiographical events and fears, processing them artistically. Just like in his music, text plays a crucial role in his visual artworks.
Following his debut exhibition in 2021, Parov Stelar’s visual art was showcased in several exhibitions. In 2022, his solo exhibition danke, gut was presented at Galerie Schloss Parz. In 2023, his works were featured as part of the Music Lounge exhibition series at the Technisches Museum Vienna. In 2024, he continued with multiple solo exhibitions, including blind date at the Glascubus in Ursulinenhof, Linz, second date at Galerie Haas & Gschwandtner in Salzburg, and a presentation at Salon Bucherer in Vienna.

## Personal life

He was married to Barbara Lichtenauer (better known by her stage name Lilja Bloom), with whom he co-founded the design label Stelarbloom. Stelar and Bloom divorced in early 2020.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album | Details | AUT | FRA | GER | GRE | NLD | SWI | Certifications |
| 2001 | Shadow Kingdom | 2×12" Vinyl & CD, Bushido Recordings, as Plasma | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Rough Cuts | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Seven and Storm | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Charleston Butterfly | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Shine | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Daylight | CD, Rambling Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | That Swing – Best Of | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
| 2009 | Coco | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 65 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
| 2009 | Coco, Pt.1 | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Coco, Pt.2 | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Paris Swing Box | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | La Fete | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | The Princess | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 4 | — | 35 | 8 | 86 | 9 | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2012 | The Princess, Pt.2 | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | The Invisible Girl (Parov Stelar Trio) | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 18 | — | — | 4 | — | 40 | |
| 2013 | Parov Stelar & Peter Kreuzer Pres.: Klangwlke 2013 | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | The Art of Sampling | 2 CDs, 2 LPs, CD, DD Etage Noir Recordings, Island Records, Universal Music Germany | 6 | 117 | 35 | — | — | 27 | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2015 | The Demon Diaries | 2x12" LP, CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 1 | 93 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2016 | Live @ Pukkelpop | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 9 | — | 89 | — | — | 64 | |
| 2017 | The Burning Spider | CD, Etage Noir Recordings | 1 | 49 | 23 | — | — | 9 | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2019 | Voodoo Sonic Trilogy, Part 1 | Etage Noir Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Voodoo Sonic Trilogy, Part 2 | Etage Noir Recordings | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Voodoo Sonic Trilogy, Part 3 | Etage Noir Recordings | 45 | — | — | — | — | 80 | |
| 2022 | Moonlight Love Affair | Etage Noir Recordings | 4 | — | 83 | — | — | 20 | |

### Singles & EPs

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album / EP | Certifications |
| Year | Single | AUT | FRA | GER | GRE | SWI | Album / EP | Certifications |
| 2009 | "Catgroove" | — | — | — | — | — | Coco, Pt.2 | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2010 | "The Phantom" | 69 | — | — | — | — | The Phantom EP | |
| 2010 | "Booty Swing" | — | — | — | — | — | The Paris Swing Box | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2012 | "Jimmy's Gang" | 43 | — | — | — | — | Jimmy's Gang EP | |
| 2012 | "Nobody's Fool" (featuring Cleo Panther) | 60 | — | — | — | — | The Princess | |
| 2013 | "The Mojo Radio Gang" | — | 72 | — | — | — | Coco | |
| 2013 | "Keep on Dancing" (featuring Marvin Gaye) | 45 | — | — | — | — | The Art of Sampling | |
| 2014 | "All Night" | 42 | 46 | 35 | — | 57 | The Princess | IFPI AUT: Platin |
| 2014 | "Clap Your Hands" | 52 | — | — | — | — | Clap Your Hands | |
| 2014 | "The Sun" (featuring Graham Candy) | 31 | 110 | — | 2 | — | The Sun EP | IFPI AUT: Gold |
| 2015 | "Hooked on You" (featuring Timothy Auld) | — | 126 | — | — | — | The Demon Diaries | |
| 2015 | "Six Feet Underground" (featuring Claudia Kane) | — | — | — | — | — | The Demon Diaries | |
| 2015 | "When I Find My Love" (as Stelartronic and Anduze) | — | 97 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2016 | "Grandpa's Groove" (with AronChupa) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2017 | "Step Two" (featuring Lilja Bloom) | — | 90 | — | — | — | The Burning Spider | |
| 2018 | "Taking Over" (featuring Krysta Youngs) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2018 | "Mambo Rap" (featuring Claudia Kane) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2018 | "TROUBLE" (featuring Nikki Williams) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2019 | "Gringo" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2019 | "Snake Charmer" (with Kovacs) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2019 | "Go Wake Up" (with Lilja Bloom) | — | — | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 1) EP | |
| 2020 | "Brass Devil" | — | — | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 2) EP | |
| 2020 | "Don't You Forget" (featuring Anduze & Lilja Bloom) | — | — | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 2) EP | |
| 2020 | "Go Wake Up" (with Lilja Bloom) | — | — | — | — | — | Voodoo Sonic (The Trilogy, Pt. 1) EP | |
| 2020 | "Tango Del Fuego" (with Georgia Gibbs) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2020 | "Pink Dragon" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2020 | "Silver Line" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2021 | "Keine Melodien...1,2,3,4,5" with Jens Team) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2021 | "Chambermaid Mash Up Swing" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2022 | "Candy Girl" (featuring Vallemarie) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2022 | "AKH Odessa" (with The Russian Gentlemen Club) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2022 | "Toxic Lover" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2022 | "FIRE" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2022 | "Gringos Revenge" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2023 | "Future" (featuring James Deacon) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2023 | "Breathe" (with Stelartronic) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2024 | "Boy Met Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2024 | "Pink Electric Shoes" | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2024 | "In Between" (with Karafizi) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| 2024 | "Drum" (with Alle Farben, featuring Lena Sue) | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |