Xavier Naidoo

Xavier Naidoo - 德國靈歌之聲 Xavier Naidoo 1971年出生於德國曼海姆，母親是南非人、父親有印度血統。上天賦予他一副對於德國歌手來說難得的靈歌嗓音。自從1998年專輯《不屬於這個世界》出版後，媒體將他譽爲德國靈歌新星。一份在德國音樂界無與倫比的事業就這樣開始了。 如此輝煌的成就會不會把他變成另一個人？要找到答案只需走一趟曼海姆。在曼海姆人的眼裏，靈歌巨星本色不改。自然、通情理、不自大。“曼海姆是我的家，我也願意爲它做事。我覺得給自己的家鄉撐腰很重要”， Xavier Naidoo這樣說。 在成功奠定獨唱歌手地位的同時，他創立了“曼海姆之子”樂隊，一支由在曼海姆生活、喜好音樂的朋友們組成的樂隊。 Xavier Naidoo或許算的上固執，因爲他的表現迥異於其他成名藝術家。但對他最貼切的描述是他對於自身價值觀公開的充分實施、對宗教的看法、有時還有小男孩的可愛。一派罵他是“瘋子”、另一派贊他是“魅力歌手”，不過兩派都認定他是“金嗓子”。 唱片目錄： 不屬於這個世界（Nicht von dieser Welt）（1998） Live album（1999） 插曲/一切爲了主（Zwischenspiel / Alles für den Herrn ）（2002） Live album我們面前的一切美好事物（Alles Gute vor uns）（2003）by Jason AnkenyXavier Naidoo was the premier German R&B singer of his generation. Born October 2, 1971, in Mannheim, he spent the better part of adolescence performing in school glee clubs, church choirs, and amateur musicals, beginning his professional career singing advertising jingles. In 1993, Naidoo issued his debut LP, Seeing Is Believing, but it attracted scant attention and he spent the next three years out of the public eye. With 1997's "Freisein," a duet with singer Sabrina Setlur, Naidoo scored his first German Top 40 hit, and the subsequent success of "20,000 Meilen" and "Führ Mich ans Licht" ultimately propelled his 3P label debut, Nicht von Dieser Welt, to the top of the album charts. A concert LP dubbed Live hastily followed, and in 2000 Naidoo sidelined his solo career in favor of recording Zion, an album with the 14-member collective Söhne Mannheims. Their single "Geh' Davon Aus" reached the German pop countdown, and anticipation for his next solo release reached a fever pitch. The two-disc Zwischenspiel/Alles für den Herm did not disappoint, debuting at number one and generating three Top Five singles: "Wo Willst Du Hin?," "Bevor Du Gehst," and "Abschied Nehmen." In 2003, Naidoo collaborated with the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA on the chart-topping "Ich Kenne Nichts (Das So Schön Ist Wie Du)"; the 2005 full-length Telegramm für X restored him to the top of the charts, buoyed by the smash "Dieser Weg." Naidoo scored his first number one solo single in 2006 with "Danke," a tribute to the German World Cup squad.