EES (rapper)
| EES | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Sell |
| Born | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Origin | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Genres | hip hop, Kwaito |
| Occupation(s) | kwaito singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | NAM FLAVA MUSIC / EES Records |
| Associated acts | Sunny Boy, TeQuila |
| Website | official website |
EES (also: eesy-ees/EeS/EeS, "Easy Eric Sell"[1]) is the stage name of Eric Sell[2] a Namibian German Kwaito artist and rapper.
Sell was born in Windhoek on 5 October 1983. He currently lives both in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, and Cologne, Germany.[3][4] His texts are written in a mixture of Afrikaans and English. He also makes frequent use of Namlish and Namibian German (Südwesterdeutsch), the German dialect spoken in Namibia, and he popularised the term Nam-Slang for it.[5]
Awards
Won
- 2008 Sanlam NBC Music Awards: Best Rock/Alternative Artist
- 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards: Listener Choice Award [6]
- 2009 Namibian Music Awards: Artist of the Year
- 2011 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best international achievement
- 2012 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best Music Video & Best Collaboration
- 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards: Best Kwaito Video ("Ayoba" with Mandoza)[7]
Nominations
- 2006 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Music Video,
- 2007 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Music Video,
- 2008 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Reggae, Best Music Video, Best Afro Pop, Artist of the Year
- 2009 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Reggae, Best Music Video, Best Collabo
- 2010 African Music Awards: Best Southern African Artist
- 2012 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Reggae, Best Producer, Best Male Artist of the Year
Discography
- 2002 – Straight from NAM
- 2003 – Bio-Lyrical Warfare (only South Africa)
- 2003 – Yes-Ja (Das Album)
- 2004 – Odyssey Cru
- 2004 – 061 for LIFE!
- 2005 – Wo is die Coolbox?
- 2006 – NAM FlaVa!
- 2007 – Sharp, Sharp!
- 2008 – Awee!
- 2011 – Megaphone Ghazzie
- 2012 – The Remixes (Raw & Unmastered)
- 2012 – Da Gehn Wir (feat. T-zon)
- 2013 – IF Not, Why Not!
Films and Books
- The Kwaito-Documentary[8]
- Esisallesoreidt (approximately: EverythingIsAllRight), a humorous dictionary Südwesterdeutsch–German[9]
References
- ↑ "Ich gehe nicht mehr auf Zebrajagd", Die Welt, 13 August 2012
- ↑ http://www.dngev.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44:interview-mit-eric-sell-alias-ees-qesisallesoreidtq&catid=11:bezirk-berlin-brandenburg&Itemid=42
- ↑ http://www.az.com.na/ees-ganz-privat-hier-spricht-der-nam-boy.120600.php
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eric+Sell?anv=Eric+%22EES%22+Sell&filter_anv=1
- ↑ Schreiber, Irmgard (27 April 2007). "Ring frei für die Nam-Slang-Kontroverse" [Clear the ring for the Nam-Slang controversy]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
- ↑ http://www.az.com.na/kultur/abrumer-bei-musikpreis-verleihung.99356.php
- ↑ Channel O Music Video Awards Official website D’Banj dominates winner’s list at 9th Annual Channel O MVAs! 18 November 2012
- ↑ http://www.museke.com/node/6868
- ↑ http://www.az.com.na/kultur/nix-fr-sprachpuristen-esisallesoreidt.73744.php
External links
- http://www.eesy-ees.com/
- http://www.museke.com/node/6868
- http://www.az.com.na/kultur/nix-fr-sprachpuristen-esisallesoreidt.73744.php