Plavka Coleridge | |
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Birth name | Plavka Lonich |
Born | [1] San Jose, California, U.S. | March 25, 1968
Genres | Dance-pop, trance, electronic, trip hop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, performer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1989–present |
Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich;[2][3] born March 25, 1968) is an American singer. She is best known for being the singer of the German trance act Jam & Spoon, whose classically infused trance sound dominated the international charts in the mid-1990s, as well as for her previous stint with the Shamen.
Biography
Plavka is the daughter of a Peruvian mother and Croatian father (originally from the island of Ugljan), who left Croatia as a teenager. Plavka started her vocal training in 1985, and in 1989 sang as a soprano with Santa Monica Opera. Next year she moved from Los Angeles to London, where she joined the British band the Shamen as a vocalist. With the Shamen she toured European and Asian centers, including those in Moscow and Siberia.[1][3]
In 1990s, Plavka also worked with Caspar Pound, a producer, composer and owner of Rising High Records. They formed Rising High Collective with producer Peter Smith.[4] Around mid-1990s she also joined Jam & Spoon.[1][3]
Personal life
Plavka married Christopher Coleridge in 2006, they have a daughter.[2][1][3] Her younger brother is guitarist Yogi Lonich, who was a member of Buckcherry, Fuel, and Chris Cornell's live band.[5]
Discography
Albums
Singles
- "Chance Me" Plavka, (1988) Mainline Records
- "Hyperreal" The Shamen feat. Plavka (1990) One Little Indian
- "Fever Called Love" Rising High Collective (1991) R&S Records
- "Reach" Rising High Collective (1992) Rising High Records
- "Maximum Motion" Plavka (1993) Ascension Records
- "Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1993) JAM! Sony Dance Pool[3]
- "Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1994) JAM! Sony Dance Pool[3]
- "Liquid Thoughts" (EP feat Tangled in My Thoughts) Rising High Collective (1994) Rising High Records[1]
- "Feel the Fire" RHC feat. Plavka (1995) Ascension Records
- "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1995) JAM! Sony Dance Pool[3]
- "Kaleidoscope Skies" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1997) JAM! Sony Dance Pool[3]
- "Don't Call It Love" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (1998) JAM! Sony Dance Pool
- "Your Everything" Mistral feat. Plavka (2002) Black Hole
- "Butterfly Sign" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka (2004) Universal Music
- "Razorblade" Ils feat. Plavka (2007) Distinctive Records
- "Love Sick" NUfrequency feat. Plavka (2007) Rebirth
- "Love Story" Rudenko feat. Plavka (2009) Be Yourself Music
- "Surrender" J Nitti feat. Plavka (2010) Armada Records[1][3]
- "Redlight Town" Swagger feat. Plavka (2012) Housepital Records
- "Right in the Night 2013" Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka Mixed by David May & Amfree (2013) Sony Columbia
- "Uh Oh" Plavka 2020 (2021) Plavka Music
- "Modern Tragedy" written & performed by Plavka. Produced by Zootrop (2021)
- "Underneath the Hollywood Sign" EP Plavka (2021) Plavka Music
- "On a High Frequency" Plavka (2022) Plavka Music
References
External links
- Rising High Collective, Discogs.com; accessed June 16, 2018.
- Interview with Plavka, SoundCloud.com; accessed June 16, 2018.