Hania Rani | |
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![]() Rani performing in 2021 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Hanna Raniszewska |
Born | 1990 Gdańsk, Poland |
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Years active | 2015–present |
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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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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GER [10] | UK [11] | |||
Esja |
| — | 65 | |
Home |
| — | — | |
Music for Film and Theatre |
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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. |