Ski Aggu

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Ski Aggu
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Ski Aggu performing in 2023
Background information
Born (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27)
Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • rapper
  • singer
Years active2018–present
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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.

Contents

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

August 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

Ski Aggu performing (2023) Ski-Aggu-2.jpg
Ski Aggu performing (2023)

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  [ de ] 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  [ de ] 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  [ de ]. [23]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
GER
[23]
AUT
[24]
NLD
[25]
SWI
[26]
2022 war Film gewesen
  • Released: 1 December 2022 [27]
  • Label: Jungeratze
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
85
Denk mal drüber nach...
  • Released: 12 October 2023 [28]
  • Label: Jungeratze
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
13608
Wilmersdorfs Kind
  • Released: 29 August 2024 [30]
  • Label: Jungeratze
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
112
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Charted singles

List of charting singles, with selected peak chart positions
TitleYearPeak 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  [ de ]"
(with Endzone  [ de ] and Ericson)
202232472022 war Film gewesen
"Tour de Berlin"
(with Domiziana  [ de ] and Replay Okay)
58
"Broker"
(with Dauner)
202350Denk mal drüber nach...
"Mandala"45
"Friesenjung"
(with Joost Klein and Otto Waalkes)
111118841007115
"Mietfrei"
(with Sira)
52236
"Theater★"
(with Soho Bani  [ de ])
5720
"Gensehaut"244181
"Maximum Rizz"183471
"Nicht nachmachen!!"
(with Monk  [ de ] and Longus Mongus  [ de ])
141944
"Z0rnig"202411252Wilmersdorfs Kind
"Balla Balla"55
"Deutschland 🇩🇪"
(with Ikkimel)
1826
"Abgelenkt"44
"Flasche kreist"
(with 01099)
235051Kinder der Nacht
"Bye x3"
(with Jeremias  [ de ])
4051Wilmersdorfs Kind
"Immer"
(with Makko  [ de ])
5934
"Belohnen"
(with Filly, Bausa, and Bunt.)
4460Non-album singles
"Kein DJ"88
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
GER
[23]
AUT
[24]
SWI
[26]
"Kosmonauten"
(Bibiza  [ de ] featuring Ski Aggu)
2021Zwei Zöpfe auf dem Kopf
"Blau"
(OMG featuring Ski Aggu)
2022Non-album single
"Ghetto Tekkno"
(Endzone  [ de ] featuring Ski Aggu)
202388Welcome to the Endzone
"Anders"
(01099 featuring Ski Aggu)
91825Blaue Stunden
"Liebe Grüsse"
(RAF Camora featuring Ski Aggu)
112XV RR Edition
"Huso"
(Ritter Lean featuring Ski Aggu)
51Ob ein Atze fliegen kann
"Schwarzer Toyota  [ de ]"
(Skrt Cobain  [ de ] featuring Ski Aggu and Mark Forster)
202491155Non-album single
"Wie du manchmal fehlst"
(Zartmann featuring Ski Aggu and Dauner)
61331
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [36]
Dafür bin ich frei
"Junge Baller"
(6PM Records  [ de ] featuring Ski Aggu, Haaland936  [ de ], and Sira)
4821Non-album singles
"Pa aufs Maul  [ de ]"
(Stefan Raab featuring Sido and Ski Aggu)
84
"Atzen & Barbies"
(Shirin David featuring Ski Aggu)
20253620Schlau aber blond
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other singles

TitleYearAlbum or EP
"Weißwein & Pappbecher"2020Non-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"20222022 war Film gewesen
"Makrodosis"
(with Dj Schinkensuppe)
"Acid Kotti"
"Hubba Bubba"
"Besoffen in den Spiegel schauen"
(with Drumla)

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum or EP
GER
[23]
AUT
[24]
SWI
[26]
"Nicht nachmachen!!"
(featuring Longus Mongus  [ de ] and Monk  [ de ])
2023141944Denk mal drüber nach...
"Kappies im Slip"
(featuring DBBD and Shoki)
[A]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Kappies im Slip" did not enter the official German Top 100 Singles chart, but peaked at No. 5 on the German Single Trending Charts. [40]

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