Chima
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Chima [t͡ʃiːma], (born November 10, 1972 in Nigeria , actually Chimaobinna Enyiakanwanne Onyele ) is a Frankfurt musician who has been with the Universal Music Group since 2012 . He is a member of Brothers Keepers .
Career
In the mid-1990s, Chima performed with siblings Aisha and Ismael Abdallah as part of the English-language rap group Otropic T (h) ree . Their first record failed commercially, the group later broke up. The singer achieved his first chart successes in 2000 as part of Brothers Keepers , with whom he became known throughout Germany through the success of the top 4 single Adriano (Last Warning) . This was followed by his solo debut Reine Glaubenssache , which was released on EMI in 2002 and from which the two singles Ich leb das and Lass los were extracted. At that time, he went on tour as a support act with Herbie Hancock and began preparing for his second album In the Framework of Possibilities , which was released in October 2005 after a label change at Pelham Power Productions . The first single from the album, Wundervoll , was also played on the radio and shows the change from rapper to German-speaking reggae / soul singer.
In 2012 he was signed by the Universal Music Group. With the first label release, the single Morgen , he had his first chart placement. Similarities with the song Morgen by Herr von Grau caused a sensation among fans of both parties on Facebook and the picture .
At morning there is also a remix of Deichkind . A few weeks after the single was released, the album Stille followed , on which the singer Lary participated in the piece Little Things .
In November 2012, Chima played his only own tour so far under the title Merkst du was Tour .
Chima at Bochum Total 2016
Discography
Albums
- 2002: It's a matter of faith
- 2005: Within the scope of the possibilities
- 2012: silence
- 2014: Of stones and elephants
Singles
- 2001: I live that
- 2002: let go
- 2005: wonderful
- 2006: Still
- 2012: Tomorrow
- 2012: excursion into the blue
- 2012: flying
- 2014: 100 elephants
- 2014: The Great Silence (exclusive to Spotify )
- 2019: We can be anything (with Namika )
swell
- ↑ a b Chima in the German charts
- ↑ Article at the picture
- ^ Review of the album Stille at Popshot.over-blog.de
- ↑ Article on Hotspot-HH.de
Web links
- Chima at laut.de
- Chima at Allesreal.de
- Chima at Brothers Keepers
- Biography at Universal Music
- Fabian Elsäßer: “The German language is a personal concern of mine” . Deutschlandfunk , July 14, 2012 (interview).
- Chima Onyele in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Chima |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Onyele, Chimaobinna Enyiakan tub |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian rapper and soul singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nigeria |