Miss Platnum
| Miss Platnum | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ruth Maria Renner |
| Born |
1980 Timişoara, Romania |
| Genres | Pop, Soul, R&B, Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | Four Music |
| Associated acts | Seeed |
| Website | missplatnum.com |
Miss Platnum (born Ruth Maria Renner in 1980), formerly known as Platnum, is a Romanian-German singer, songwriter and musician, currently signed to Virgin Records Germany.
Biography
Early life
Platnum was born in Timişoara, Romania in 1980. At the age of eight her family relocated to West 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.[1][2]
Works
After her minorly successful debut album Rock Me 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 Singles Chart, and debuted at #63 on the German Singles Chart.[3][4]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||
| 2005 | Rock Me | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Chefa | — | — | — |
| 2009 | The Sweetest Hangover | 27 | 69 | 72 |
| 2014 | Glück und Benzin | 34 | — | — |
| 2015 | Ich war hier | — | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Title | Positions | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ROU | |||
| 2007 | "Give Me the Food" Chefa |
63 | — | — | 11 | |
| "Come Marry Me" (feat. Peter Fox) Chefa |
90 | — | — | 57 | ||
| "Mercedez Benz" Chefa |
— | — | — | 79 | ||
| 2008 | "Why Did You Do It?" The Sweetest Hangover |
— | — | — | — | Promotional single |
| 2009 | "She Moved In!" The Sweetest Hangover |
51 | 72 | — | — | Director: Peter Fox |
| "Babooshka" The Sweetest Hangover |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Lila Wolken" | 1 | 22 | 11 | — | Marteria, Yasha & Miss Platnum |
References
- ↑ "Artist Biography by David Jeffries". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Miss Platnum". apple.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Miss Platnum – Give Me the Food". youtube.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Miss Platnum". last.fm. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
External links
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