Hania Rani Hanna Raniszewska | |
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 Rani performing in 2021 | |
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| Born | 5 September 1990 Gdańsk, Poland |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | haniarani |
Hania Rani (born Hanna Raniszewska; 5 September 1990) is a Polish pianist, composer and singer. [1]
Rani was born in Gdańsk. She studied music at the Feliks Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. [2] [3]
Trained as a classical pianist, Rani began incorporating jazz into her work during music school. [4] 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. [5] She has blurred traditional distinctions between jazz, classical and house music. [6]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| GER [7] | UK [8] | |||
| Esja |
| — | 65 | |
| Home |
| — | — | |
| Music for Film and Theatre |
| — | — | |
| Inner Symphonies (with Dobrawa Czocher) |
| 68 | — | |
| On Giacometti |
| — | — | |
| Ghosts |
| 52 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
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