Masha Qrella (real name Mariana Kurella,[1] born 1975 in East Berlin)[2] is a German singer-songwriter.[3] Her music has been described as belonging to the genres of indie pop[4] and "a mixture of electronics and indie rock."[2]
Biography
editQrella's father was a Russian physicist and her mother was a German somnologist. Her musical career began with her playing with German bands Mina and Contriva.[5]
Solo career
editQrella's solo debut album, Luck, was released in 2004.[6] It was followed by Unsolved Remained, released in 2005. Patrick Sisson, writing for XLR8R, compared this album's sound to the music of Aimee Mann.[7] In 2009, Qrella released "Speak Low: Loewe and Weill in Exile", a covers album consisting of Qrella's performances of songs originally by Kurt Weill and Frederick Loewe. Qrella had been commissioned to produce the album by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in celebration of its 50th anniversary.[8] Eric Hill wrote in Exclaim! that on this album, Qrella's tone "manages to capture both the hope and loneliness at the heart of the songs."[9] Her fourth album, Analogies, was released in 2012.[10]
Discography
edit- Luck (Monika Enterprise, 2002)
- Unsolved Remained (Morr, 2005)
- Speak Low: Loewe and Weill in Exile (Morr, 2009)
- Analogies (Morr, 2012)
- Keys (Morr, 2016)
- Woanders (2021)
References
edit- ^ "VERTICAL". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Masha Qrella". Visit Berlin. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (25 May 2012). "Exclusive Premiere: Masha Qrella "Take Me Out"". IFC. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Whibbs, Chris (1 March 2005). "Unsolved Remained Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Masha Qrella Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Luck Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Sisson, Patrick (10 May 2005). "Masha Qrella Unsolved Remained Review". XLR8R. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Hart, Ron (18 November 2009). "Masha Qrella: Speak Low: Loewe and Weill in Exile". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Hill, Eric (22 June 2009). "Speak Low: Loewe and Weill in Exile Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Cohn, Jonny (11 June 2012). "Analogies Review". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved 3 February 2015.