{{short description|Greek-American pop and rock singer (born 1971)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | alias = Sister Soleil | image = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Stella G. Katsoudas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|3}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rock music|rock]], [[Dance music|dance]] | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1996–present | label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] | website = {{URL|stellasoleilofficial.com}} | associated_acts = [[DubWitch]], [[Dirty Little Rabbits]], [[Geno Lenardo]], [[Whorse]], [[Nine Inch Nails|NIN]], [[Trent Reznor]], [[Juniper]], [[Stella Soleil]] }}
'''Stella Katsoudas''' (born November 3, 1971) is a Greek-American [[pop music|pop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] singer better known for stage names '''Stella Soleil''' and '''Sister Soleil''' as well as having been frontwoman for [[Dirty Little Rabbits]]. Katsoudas most recently released the 2015 album ''Under a DubWitch Moon'' under the moniker '''DubWitch'''.
==Biography==
===1997-2001: Universal Records=== To gain inspiration for her next album, Stella took a two-year trek around the world, during which she read, wrote in journals, and practiced yoga while recording in five countries. "I spent two years by myself," she said. "[The label] was really supportive that I needed to go across the Atlantic to reinvent myself and to find my voice and my writing muse."<ref>{{cite web |title=Stella Soleil Lip Works her 'Kiss Kiss' |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1443115/20010424/soleil_stella.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001104919/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1443115/20010424/soleil_stella.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |date=2001-04-24 |publisher=[[VH1]]}}</ref>
The first single released was "[[Şımarık#Stella Soleil version|Kiss Kiss]]", the English version of "[[Şımarık]]" originally sung by Turkish star [[Tarkan (singer)|Tarkan]]. The song's popularity spread after first being played on Y-100, a South Floridian radio station. "Kiss Kiss" was one of Stella's biggest hits reaching #27 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top 40]] charts in the US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiss Kiss Chart history |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r532417/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} |date=2001-04-24 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
On May 1, 2001, Stella released her 2nd album ''Dirty Little Secret''. Despite the success of 'Kiss Kiss' the album barely charted at #106 on Billboard though it did reach #2 on the Heatseekers chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dirty Little Secret Chart history |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r532417/charts-awards/billboard-album|pure_url=yes}} |date=2001-04-24 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
===DubWitch=== In early 2015 Katsoudas self-released music under a new project entitled DubWitch with the release of "Under A DubWitch Moon". DubWitch is officially described as "dub step inspired, hip hop beats, ethereal vocals, down tempo, electronic music. creepy and cool."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2015/08/13/sister-soleil-shape-shifts-dub-witch/31535405/ |title=Sister Soleil shape-shifts into Dub Witch |website=Des Moines Register |language=en |access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Drown Me in You'' (EP released under the name Sister Soleil) *''Soularium'' (released under the name Sister Soleil) *''Dirty Little Secret'' (released under 'Stella Soleil' in 2001) *''[[Breeding (EP)|Breeding]]'' (EP released with Dirty Little Rabbits in 2007) *''[[Simon (EP)|Simon]]'' (Second EP released with Dirty Little Rabbits in 2009) *''[[Dirty Little Rabbits (album)|Dirty Little Rabbits]]'' (Debut album with Dirty Little Rabbits in 2010) *''Eskimo'' (2011) *''Under A DubWitch Moon'' (Released under the name DubWitch 2015)
===Singles===
* "Hello"
*"Torch" *"[[Şımarık#Stella Soleil version|Kiss Kiss]]" *"Pretty Young Thing" *"Eyes" (Glaza/Глаза) feat. [[Dolphin_(musician)|Dolphin (Delfin/Дельфин)]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.myspace.com/sisterstellasoleil Official Site (MySpace fansite)] * [http://www.myspace.com/stellasoleil Official Personal Site] * [http://www.myspace.com/dirtylittlerabbits Dirty Little Rabbits' MySpace Site] * [http://www.stellasoleil.net/ StellaSoleil.net] * [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r532417|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Stella Soleil page] * [http://debonne.net/StellaSoleil/TheNewEraOfStellaSoleil.pdf The New Era of Stella Soleil Interview 2006] * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Stella+Soleil?anv=Stella (Stella Soleil, Sister Soleil Discography)] * [http://www.revenantmedia.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=2&catid=90 (Live concert photos of WHORSE on Revenant Media)] * [http://www.revenantmedia.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=2&catid=608 (Live photos of Dirty Little Rabbits on Revenant Media)] {{Dirty Little Rabbits}}
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