Pharao
| Company type | Music project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Alexander Hawking, DJ Stevie Steve |
| Headquarters | Munich , Germany |
| Products | Eurodance music, albums, singles |
Pharao is a German Eurodance project created by producers Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve, featuring Egyptian-Indian vocalist Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) as the lead singer, alongside original American rapper Deon Blue. They have released two studio albums: Pharao in 1994 and The Return in 1998.
Musical career
The group’s inaugural single, "I Show You Secrets", climbed to number 6 on the German Media Control Charts and was awarded a gold certification. It also charted in Austria and Switzerland. Their subsequent release, "There Is a Star", achieved number 8 in Germany, earning another gold record, and found chart success in Switzerland, Sweden, as well as reaching number 43 on the UK Singles Chart. Their first album peaked at number 23 on Germany’s album charts. The third single, "World of Magic", secured positions within the Top 30 in both Germany and Sweden.
Following a break, Pharao returned in 1997 with their sophomore album, this time without Deon Blue. The lead track "Temple of Love" reached number 36 in Germany and climbed to number 7 in Finland; however, the next single "Once Upon a Time" did not enter the charts. The Return did not achieve the same commercial impact as their initial release.
Pharao dissolved in 2001 but reassembled in 2014 featuring Kyra Pharao alongside new rapper Prince Damien, performing their well-known hits on tour. In 2015, they independently issued a digitally remastered compilation titled "Best Of 1994 - 1998," which was primarily sold during live performances.
At the start of 2016, Prince Damien departed to focus on his solo career—later winning season 13 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar—and was succeeded by Siam.
Albums
- 1994: Pharao
- 1998: The Return
- 2015: Best Of 1994 - 1998
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | CAN Dance |
FIN | GER | NED | SUI | SWE | UK | U.S. Dance | ||||
| 1994 | "I Show You Secrets" | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 14 | 85 | 35 |
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Pharao |
| "There Is a Star" | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 43 | — |
| ||
| 1995 | "World of Magic" | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 22 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Temple of Love" | — | — | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | The Return | |
| "Once Upon a Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||