Chimaobinna Enyiakanwanne Onyele (born 6 November 1972,[1] in Frankfurt, Germany[1][2]), known by the stagename Chima ([t͡ʃiːma]) is a German singer based in Frankfurt. A member of Brothers Keepers, since 2012 he has recorded as a solo artist for Universal Music.[3]
Life
editChima's parents moved in the 1960th from Nigeria to Germany.[2] He was born in 1972 in Frankfurt,[2] where he graduated from the Ernst-Reuter-School.[4] Afterwards he has studied Sociology.[5]
Discography
editAlbums:
- 2002: Reine Glaubenssache
- 2005: Im Rahmen der Möglichkeiten
- 2012: Stille
- 2014: Von Steinen und Elefanten
Singles:
- 2001: Ich leb das
- 2002: Lass los
- 2005: Wundervoll
- 2006: Immer noch
- 2012: Morgen
- 2012: Ausflug ins Blaue
- 2012: Fliegen
- 2014: 100 Elefanten
- 2014: Das große Schweigen (exclusive on Spotify)
References
edit- ^ a b "Ep. 62: Chima (NGA): Vater-Befreiung, Klischee-Korsett & Schwarzer deutscher Popsänger". Halbe Katoffl (in German). Frank Joung. 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Freddy Langer: Weißer Hai zwischen hundert Elefanten, in: FAZ Nr. 224, 26. September 2015, S. B2.
- ^ Bild Klaute „Chima“ seinen Hit bei Berliner Band? Schummel-Vorwürfe gegen Frankfurter Rapper 2012
- ^ "Chima steht vor dem Durchbruch". 31 May 2012.
- ^ Kathrin Rosendorff: Ein Gespräch mit … Chima Archived 7 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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