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August Jean Diederich (born 3 November 1997),[1][2][3] is a German musician, rapper, and singer. Diederich uses the stage name Ski Aggu. He is known for wearing ski goggles.
Ski Aggu | |
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 Ski Aggu performing in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 November 1997 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
Ski Aggu has released three albums: 2022 war film gewesen (2022), denk mal drüber nach... (2023) and Wilmersdorfs Kind (2024).[4][5][6] A number of his singles have reached music charts in numerous countries in Europe.[7]
Early life
editAugust Jean Diederich grew up in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.[8] His grandfather is the SPD politician and political scientist Nils Diederich.[9]
According to himself, he lived in Ireland for a while, where he intensively pursued the martial art Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and eventually became the Irish champion in his weight class. Martial arts also feature in his online presence and music videos in the form of poses. Outside of music, Diederich follows the football clubs Hertha BSC and Celtic FC, and has been seen in these teams jerseys. [10]
Music career
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Ski Aggu began releasing music on SoundCloud in 2018. His early work already focused on partying, though the tone was darker and more melancholic. Ritter Lean frequently appeared on his tracks.[1]
He released his first single Weißwein & Pappbecher in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Since then, he has been releasing new tracks regularly. His second song, Super Wavy, a collaboration with YFG Pave, remained his most streamed song on Spotify until the release of Party Sahne in 2022.[10]
After some club concerts from summer 2021, Ski Aggu performed at several festivals in the German-speaking region a year later, such as the Heroes Festival in Geiselwind,[12] splash!,[13] Poolbar Festival and Frequency.[14] For the track Hubba Bubba released in 2022, he collaborated with Berlin music producer Southstar.[15]
He achieved his breakthrough in October 2022 with the song Party Sahne, featuring producers Endzone and Ericson. The song, which samples the melody from Jerk It Out by the Swedish band Caesars, reached number 32 on the German Singles Chart.[16] In November and December 2022, Ski Aggu played his first tour, Aprés Ski, in many major cities in the German-speaking region.[17]
On 2 December 2022, Ski Aggu released his debut album 2022 war Film gewesen, which includes four new songs.[18] Yannik Gölz from Laut.de wrote that Ski Aggu has an ear for vibes and knows that he does not have to spell out the impact of his music. Some songs seemed sketchy, but overall, there is "too much good music to ignore," making 2022 war Film gewesen "a quite interesting statement." The reviewer gave it four out of five stars.[19]
On 25 May 2023, the single Friesenjung was released in collaboration with Dutch rapper Joost Klein and comedian Otto Waalkes. The song is a reinterpretation of Waalkes' original and reached number one on the singles charts in Germany and Austria.[20][21] The single appeared on his second album Denk mal drüber nach... which he released later that year.[22]
Ski Aggu released his third studio album on 30 August 2024, Wilmersdorfs Kind, which consists of 17 tracks.[6] A number of singles featured on the album reached charts in Germany, including "Balla Balla", "DEUTSCHLAND 🇩🇪" in collaboration with German artist Ikkimel, as well as "Bye x3" with German pop group Jeremias.[23]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [23] |
AUT [24] |
NLD [25] |
SWI [26] | |||
| 2022 war Film gewesen | 85 | — | — | — | ||
| Denk mal drüber nach... |
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1 | 3 | 60 | 8 | |
| Wilmersdorfs Kind |
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1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Singles
editCharted singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [23] |
AUT [24] |
LAT [31] |
LTU [32] |
NLD [25] |
POL Str. [33] |
SWE [34] |
SWI [26] |
WW Excl. US [35] | ||||||
| "Party Sahne" (with Endzone and Ericson) |
2022 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 war Film gewesen | |||
| "Tour de Berlin" (with Domiziana and Replay Okay) |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Broker" (with Dauner) |
2023 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Denk mal drüber nach... | |||
| "Mandala" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Friesenjung" (with Joost Klein and Otto Waalkes) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 84 | 100 | 7 | 115 | |||||
| "Mietfrei" (with Sira) |
5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
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| "Theater★" (with Soho Bani) |
5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | |||||
| "Gensehaut" | 24 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | |||||
| "Maximum Rizz" | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | |||||
| "Nicht nachmachen!!" (with Monk and Longus Mongus) |
14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | |||||
| "Z0rnig" | 2024 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | Wilmersdorfs Kind | |||
| "Balla Balla" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Deutschland 🇩🇪" (with Ikkimel) |
18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Abgelenkt" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Flasche kreist" (with 01099) |
23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | Kinder der Nacht | ||||
| "Bye x3" (with Jeremias) |
40 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wilmersdorfs Kind | ||||
| "Immer" (with Makko) |
5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | |||||
| "Belohnen" (with Filly, Bausa, and Bunt.) |
44 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [23] |
AUT [24] |
SWI [26] | ||||
| "Kosmonauten" (Bibiza featuring Ski Aggu) |
2021 | — | — | — | Zwei Zöpfe auf dem Kopf | |
| "Blau" (OMG featuring Ski Aggu) |
2022 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Ghetto Tekkno" (Endzone featuring Ski Aggu) |
2023 | 88 | — | — | Welcome to the Endzone | |
| "Anders" (01099 featuring Ski Aggu) |
9 | 18 | 25 | Blaue Stunden | ||
| "Liebe Grüsse" (RAF Camora featuring Ski Aggu) |
1 | 1 | 2 |
|
XV RR Edition | |
| "Huso" (Ritter Lean featuring Ski Aggu) |
51 | — | — | Ob ein Atze fliegen kann | ||
| "Schwarzer Toyota" (Skrt Cobain featuring Ski Aggu and Mark Forster) |
2024 | 9 | 11 | 55 | Non-album single | |
| "Wie du manchmal fehlst" (Zartmann featuring Ski Aggu and Dauner) |
6 | 13 | 31 | Dafür bin ich frei | ||
| "Junge Baller" (6PM Records featuring Ski Aggu, Haaland936, and Sira) |
4 | 8 | 21 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Pa aufs Maul" (Stefan Raab featuring Sido and Ski Aggu) |
84 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other singles
edit| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Weißwein & Pappbecher" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Super Wavy" (with YFG Pave) | ||
| "Ski Aggu Typebeat" | 2021 | |
| "Früchtetee (mit Honig)" | ||
| "Privnote" (with Seza) | ||
| "Float Away" (with GB Conte) | ||
| "Schachbrett" | ||
| "Skpaden" | ||
| "Gustav" (with Prodbypengg) | ||
| "Partyticker" | 2022 | 2022 war Film gewesen |
| "Makrodosis" (with Dj Schinkensuppe) | ||
| "Acid Kotti" | ||
| "Hubba Bubba" | ||
| "Besoffen in den Spiegel schauen" (with Drumla) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Ski Aggu: Von der Afterhour zur Wahlparty || PULS Musikanalyse". YouTube (in German). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "August Jean Diederich, Berlin". Northdata (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Handelsregister.de, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 252515 B, Chronological Excerpt, Retrieved 12 August 2023
- ^ "Release "2022 war film gewesen" by Ski Aggu – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "denk mal drüber nach..." www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Wilmersdorfs Kind by Ski Aggu". Genius. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Ski Aggu – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "What Rapper Ski Aggu Plans to Do If He Becomes Chancellor". Berliner Morgenpost. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Moritz Kreimeier (February 2024). "What is Nils Diederich Doing Now? – How Ski Aggu's Grandfather Launched the Wahl-O-Mat" (PDF). OSI-Zeitung (in German). Förderverein OSI-Zeitung e. V. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b Alexander Kloß (27 November 2022). ""There is Also a Brash Guy in Me"– How the Berlin Neighbourhood Rapper Ski Aggu from Wilmersdorf Ticks". Der Tagesspiegel. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Interview with Ski Aggu (in German). Livria Club. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Heroes Festival (Geiselwind)". Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Till Hesterbrink. "Splash Festival Announces Line-Up for 2022" (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "FM4 Frequency Festival 2022: All the Information You Need" (in German). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Micha Wagner (10 September 2022). "With Production by Southstar: Ski Aggu Chews "Hubba Bubba"". DIFFUS (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Ski Aggu, Endzone & Ericson – Party Sahne" (in German). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Eventim. "Ski Aggu – Aprés Ski Tour 2022". Eventim (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Michael Herzog. "Ski Aggu – 2022 war film gewesen". hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Yannik Gölz. "Beats on Uppers, Rap on Downers". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Ski Aggu, Joost & Otto Waalkes – Friesenjung". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Ski Aggu, Joost & Otto Waalkes – Friesenjung". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Herzog, Michael (13 October 2023). "Ski Aggu - Denk mal drüber nach..." Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Discographie von Ski Aggu" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Ski Aggu" (in Austrian German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Discographie Ski Aggu" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Ski Aggu" (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 war film gewesen – Album by Ski Aggu". Spotify. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "denk mal drüber nach... – Album by Ski Aggu". Spotify. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ski Aggu)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Wilmersdorfs Kind – Album by Ski Aggu". Spotify. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 20. nedēļa" [Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 20] (in Latvian). LAIPA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuania:
- "Friesenjung": "2024 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 17.05.2024–23.05.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Ski Aggu | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Global Excl. US: Week of June 17, 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Austrian certifications – Ski Aggu" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ski Aggu)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ski Aggu)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Friesenjung in the search box.