Hania Rani | |
|---|---|
 Rani performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hanna Raniszewska |
| Born | 1990 (age 34–35) Gdańsk, Poland |
| Genres | |
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels |
|
| Website | haniarani |
Hania Rani (born Hanna Raniszewska in 1990) [1] is a Polish pianist, composer and singer. [2]
Rani was born in Gdańsk to parents who are a doctor and an architect. [2] [3] She studied music at the Feliks Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. [4] [5]
Trained as a classical pianist, Rani began incorporating jazz into her work during music school. [6] In 2015, she collaborated with Dobrawa Czocher on the album Biala Flaga, featuring their arrangements of music by Grzegorz Ciechowski. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rani started experimenting with improvisation and composing. [7] She has blurred traditional distinctions between jazz, classical and house music. [8]
In 2024, ITV, one of the UK's leading broadcasters, commissioned a piece by Rani for the opening credits of their football coverage for the England national football team on ITV Sport. [9]
Hania announced her first piano concerto 'Non Fiction' composed partially in response to the discovery in 2020 of the compositions of a young music prodigy, Josima Feldschuh, written during the horrors of World War II in the Warsaw Ghetto. It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and will be released on Decca Records. [10]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [11] | UK [12] | |||
| Esja |
| — | 65 | |
| Home |
| — | — | |
| Music for Film and Theatre |
| — | — | |
| Inner Symphonies (with Dobrawa Czocher) |
| 68 | — | |
| On Giacometti |
| — | — | |
| Ghosts |
| 52 | — | |
| Nostalgia |
| — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
