EES (rapper)

EES
Background information
Birth name	Eric Sell
Born	(1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 41) 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.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]

Personal life and career

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]

Awards

Won

• 2008 Sanlam NBC Music Awards: Best Rock/Alternative Artist
• 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards: Listener Choice Award^[7]
• 2009 Namibian Music Awards: Artist of the Year
• 2011 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best international achievement
• 2012 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best Music Video & Best Collaboration
• 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards: Best Kwaito Video ("Ayoba" with Mandoza)^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Year
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

EPs

Title	Year
Your Sister	2021

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"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

Films and books

• The Kwaito-Documentary^[9]
• Esisallesoreidt (approximately: EverythingIsAllRight), a humorous dictionary Südwesterdeutsch–German^[10]

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. EES - "ONE" (official Eurovision candidate for Germany music video). EES. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via YouTube.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "YES-JA!" die KWAITO Documentary - Blog | Museke". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
10. "Nix für Sprachpuristen: "Esisallesoreidt": Totaler Sittenverfall: EeS veröffentlicht sein eigenes Namibia-Deutsch-Wörterbuch". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

External links

• EES | Afro Lifestyle Music Sound
• YES-JA!“ Die KWAITO Documentary - Blog | Museke
• Nix für Sprachpuristen: „Esisallesoreidt“