Miss Platnum
Encyclopedia
Miss Platnum formerly known as Platnum, is a Romanian-German singer, songwriter
and musician
, currently signed to Four Music.
, Romania
in 1980. At the age of eight her family relocated to Berlin
where she went to school in Berlin-Lichterfelde. Later on she took lessons in singing with Jocelyn B. Smith and worked as a background singer for Moabeat.
which was released on January 31, 2005 on the Berlin
-based Indie label Sonar Kollektiv, Platnum released her second album Chefa in May 2007, under her new artist name Miss Platnum. Produced by Die Krauts, it distinguished itself through a mixture of hip-hop, soul
, R&B, pop
and Romanian Musical elements. Its lead single, "Give Me the Food" reached the top 20 of the Romanian single charts, and debuted at #63 on the German Media Control chart
.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, currently signed to Four Music.
Early life
Platnum was born in TimişoaraTimisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 1980. At the age of eight her family relocated to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
where she went to school in Berlin-Lichterfelde. Later on she took lessons in singing with Jocelyn B. Smith and worked as a background singer for Moabeat.
Works
After her minorly successful debut album Rock MeRock Me (Platnum album)
Rock Me is the debut album of Romanian born German singer Platnum , released with the Indie label Sonar Kollektiv. Unlike her second album Chefa, it did not appear at the German or Romanian charts.-Track listing:#"Rock Me"...
which was released on January 31, 2005 on the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-based Indie label Sonar Kollektiv, Platnum released her second album Chefa in May 2007, under her new artist name Miss Platnum. Produced by Die Krauts, it distinguished itself through a mixture of hip-hop, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, R&B, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and Romanian Musical elements. Its lead single, "Give Me the Food" reached the top 20 of the Romanian single charts, and debuted at #63 on the German Media Control chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2005 | "Rock Me Rock Me (Platnum album) Rock Me is the debut album of Romanian born German singer Platnum , released with the Indie label Sonar Kollektiv. Unlike her second album Chefa, it did not appear at the German or Romanian charts.-Track listing:#"Rock Me"... " |
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| 2007 | "Chefa Chefa Chefa is the second studio album by German musician Miss Platnum. It was released on May 25, 2008 under the label Four Music. The album's first single Give Me The Food reached #11 of the Romanian charts. The album's second single Come Marry Me was released on August 24, 2007 and features German... " |
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| 2009 | "The Sweetest Hangover The Sweetest Hangover 1Cover version of the 1980 Kate Bush's Babooshka song.-Album:-Singles:... " |
27 | - | 72 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
ROU Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
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| 2007 | "Give Me the Food" Chefa |
63 | - | 11 | |
| "Come Marry Me" (feat. Peter Fox) Chefa |
90 | - | 57 | ||
| "Mercedez Benz" Chefa |
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| 2008 | "Why Did You Do It?" The Sweetest Hangover |
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| 2009 | "She Moved In!" The Sweetest Hangover |
51 | 72 | - | Director:Peter Fox |
| "Babooshka Babooshka (song) "Babooshka" is a song by British singer Kate Bush, taken from her album Never for Ever. Released as a single in June 1980, it spent 10 weeks in the UK chart, peaking at number five... " The Sweetest Hangover |
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