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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Sell |
| Born | 5 October 1983 Windhoek, South West Africa |
| Origin | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Genres | Hip hop, Kwaito |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | NAM FLAVA MUSIC / EES Records |
| Website | eesy-ees |
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 [update] 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] .
On 7 November 2024, Sell released the song One, which he submitted to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. [6]
| Title | Year |
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| Nam Flava | 2006 |
| Sharp, Sharp! | 2007 |
| Awee'! | 2008 |
| Megaphone Ghazzie | 2011 |
| The Remixes (Raw & Unmastered) | 2012 |
| If Not, Why Not! | 2013 |
| Authentic Rebel | 2014 |
| Game Changer | 2021 |
| Instrumentals | 2023 |
| Good Vibes Only |
| Title | Year |
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| Your Sister | 2021 |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Salutation - The Vuvuzela-Song" | 2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Again 'N Again" | ||
| "Satisfaction" | 2012 | If Not, Why Not! |
| "Feel the Sun" (with Matthias Baer) | ||
| "10 Backz" (with T-Zon) | Non-album single | |
| "I Don't Care" (with Jack Parow) | If Not, Why Not! | |
| "Meine Cherrie" (with T-Zon and LIONT) | Non-album single | |
| "Woza December" (with M-Poser) | Authentic Rebel | |
| "Bafana Soul" (with Milanic) | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Yeye" (with HanSolo) | 2015 | |
| "Nu Day (Remix)" (with Ktk) | ||
| "Just Do It" | ||
| "On The Road Again" | 2016 | |
| "Deise Nam Boys" (with Manni$) | ||
| "Here Right Now" | ||
| "Sundowner" (with The Hunta) | 2017 | |
| "Original" | ||
| "Roadtrip" (with Famaz Attak) | ||
| "Feeling Alright" | 2018 | |
| "Gimme That" (with Amazonkies) | ||
| "Oldschool" (with Luxus Lütte) | ||
| "Try Try Try" | ||
| "Lass uns Chillen" | 2019 | Good Vibes Only |
| "Mama" (with Franz Funke and Gideon Glock) | Non-album singles | |
| "You Know Me" (with Syndicate and Jericho) | 2020 | |
| "The One" (with ML) | ||
| "Bad Neighbours" (with House Guru Gang) | Game Changer | |
| "Magic" | Non-album singles | |
| "Relax - Remix" (with Amazonkies) | ||
| "Chooser" | 2021 | |
| "Ok!" (with Crew10) | ||
| "Hunt Like a Lion" (with Lioness) | Game Changer | |
| "100" | ||
| "1 X 1" | ||
| "Best Combination" | ||
| "Jagga Jagga" | ||
| "Chille Deine Guava" (with The Hunta) | Good Vibes Only | |
| "When We Unite" (with TopCheri) | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "Wenn der Beat dropped!" | Good Vibes Only | |
| "Eyo (Wake Up)" | Non-album singles | |
| "Girlfriend" (with Oteya) | 2023 | |
| "Hey Mami (Remix)" (with Space and ESB) | ||
| "Meine Songs" (with Pesh) | Good Vibes Only | |
| "Good Vibes Only" | ||
| "Nur Du!" (with Jazzy Gudd) | ||
| "One" | 2024 | Non-album single |
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