Princess Superstar
Concetta Kirschner (born February 25, 1971), better known as Princess Superstar, is an American rapper and DJ. She is best known for her hit songs "Bad Babysitter" (2001) and "Perfect" (2005).
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| Birth name | Concetta Kirschner |
| Born | February 25, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | princesssuperstar |
She calls her music "flip-flop" which is a mixture of hip hop and electronica.[1] In summer 2014 she had her reality television show "I Love Princess Superstar" on her YouTube account.[2]
Background
Concetta Kirschner was born on February 25, 1971 in Spanish Harlem, New York City, New York[3] to a Jewish father whose parental background is from Russia and Poland, and a Sicilian-American mother who converted to Judaism. Kirschner calls herself a "spiritual Jew".[4]
Career
In 1994, Kirschner made a demo tape called, Mitch Better Get My Bunny, using her stage name "Princess Superstar". She sent the tape to the labels College Music Journal and to the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal Records.[5] Both labels were interested in the song and she went on to sign a contract with Dark Beloved Cloud Records, who released her song "I'm White" on their Sympathy for Count Pococurante album.
In 1996, she released her debut album Strictly Platinum and was released by 5th Beetle Records.[5]
In 1997 she then found her own record label, which was first called "A Big Rich Major Label" and then changed the name to "Corrupt Conglomerate" and then released her second album CEO but when she released the album the label was still called "A Big Rich Major Label".
In 2000, she released her third album Last of the Great 20th Century Composers which was released on her label "Corrupt Conglomerate".
In 2001, she released her fourth album Princess Superstar Is which was released by Ruthless Records/Studio !K7. One of her biggest songs to date, "Bad Babysitter" reached number eleven on the UK Singles chart.
In 2005, after taking a break, she released her fifth album My Machine, which was very futuristic sounding, and featured music that was mainly a mixture of hip hop and electronica.[6] One of the songs from the album called "Perfect", was remixed in 2007 and called "Perfect (Exceeder)", which was nominated as nominated for "Best Breaks/Electro Track," but lost to "Love Is Gone" by David Guetta.[7]
In 2013, She released her sixth album The New Evolution, she created a page on Pledge Music for her fans to purchase the album off of it.[8]
Discography
Albums
- Strictly Platinum (1996) (5th Beetle)
- CEO (1997) (A Big Rich Major Label)
- Last of the Great 20th Century Composers (2000) (Corrupt Conglomerate)
- Princess Superstar Is (2001) (Studio !K7/Rapster)
- My Machine (2005) (Studio !K7)
- The Best of Princess Superstar (2007) (Studio !K7)
- The New Evolution (2013)
EPs/singles
- 1994 "Mitch Better Get My Bunny" (cassette EP)
- 1999 "Come Up to My Room"
- 1999 "I Hope I Sell a Lot of Records at Christmastime"
- 2001 "Wet!Wet!Wet!/Keith n' Me"
- 2002 "Bad Babysitter" (#11 UK)[9]
- 2002 "Keith N' Me" (feat. Kool Keith) (Rerelease)
- 2003 "Do It Like a Robot"
- 2003 "Jam for the Ladies (Moby vs. Princess Superstar, original version on the Moby album 18)
- 2004 "Memphis Bells" (The Prodigy featuring Princess Superstar)
- 2005 "Coochie Coo"
- 2005 "Perfect"
- 2007 "Perfect (Exceeder)" (Mason vs. Princess Superstar) (#3 UK, #1 UK Dance Chart, #17 NL)
- 2008 "Licky" (Larry Tee featuring Princess Superstar)
- 2009 "Life Is But a Dream"
- 2010 "Ground Control"
- 2011 "Xmas Swagger"
- 2014 "I'm a Firecracker"
Music videos
- 1996 "Smooth"
- 2002 "Bad Babysitter"
- 2002 "Keith n' Me"
- 2003 "Jam for the Ladies"
- 2005 "Perfect"
- 2007 "Perfect (Exceeder)"
- 2008 "Licky (Herve Radio edit)"
- 2011 "Xmas Swagger"
- 2014 "I'm A Firecracker"
DJ albums
- 2002 Princess Is a DJ
- 2005 Now Is The Winter Of Our Discothèque
- 2005 Now Is The Winter Of Our Discothèque Pt. 2
- 2007 American Gigolo III
References
- ↑ Blackman, Guy."Flip Flop Pop", "The Age, June 1, 2008"
- ↑ Hendrickson, Tad (August 1, 2014). "Princess Superstar, Inspired by 'I Love Lucy,' Lands on YouTube". The Wall Street Journal. https://online.wsj.com/articles/princess-superstar-inspired-by-i-love-lucy-lands-on-youtube-1406859424.
- ↑ Kagen, Wendy (September 13, 2005). "Biography". Musician Guide. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
- ↑ Westbrook, Caroline. Interview with a Jewish Princess Archived 2018-08-17 at the Wayback Machine June 2, 2002, accessdate=2008-09-30
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kagan, Wendy.Princess Superstar biography
- ↑ Princess Superstar at Discogs.com
- ↑ "The Top 10 Trance DJs". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Princess Superstar: The New Evolution!". PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 440. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.