EES
Background information
Birth nameEric Sell
Born (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40)
Windhoek, South West Africa
OriginWindhoek, Namibia
GenresHip hop, Kwaito
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2000–present
LabelsNAM FLAVA MUSIC / EES Records
Websiteeesy-ees.com

Eric Sell, better known as EES (also: eesy-ees/EeS/EeS, "Easy Eric Sell"), is a German Namibian Kwaito artist and rapper.[1][2]

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

Discography

Films and books

References

  1. ^ Mescoli, Felix (13 August 2012). ""Ich gehe nicht mehr auf Zebrajagd"". Die Welt.
  2. ^ Becker, Jürgen. "DNG – Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V. – DNG – Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V." Dngev.de. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ "EES ganz privat – Hier spricht der Nam-Boy". Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Eric Sell". Discogs. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ Schreiber, Irmgard (27 April 2007). "Ring frei für die Nam-Slang-Kontroverse" [Clear the ring for the Nam-Slang controversy]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Abräumer bei Musikpreis-Verleihung: EeS wurde zum Künstler des Jahres gekürt und hat im nächsten Jahr Großes vor". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  7. ^ "D'Banj dominates winner's list at 9th Annual Channel O MVAs! | Channel O TV Online". 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ "YES-JA!" die KWAITO Documentary - Blog | Museke". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Nix für Sprachpuristen: "Esisallesoreidt": Totaler Sittenverfall: EeS veröffentlich sein eigenes Namibia-Deutsch-Wörterbuch". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

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