EES (rapper)
Eric Sell, better known as EES, is a German Namibian Kwaito artist and rapper.
Personal life and career
Sell was born in Windhoek on 5 October 1983. He lives both in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, and Cologne, Germany. His texts are written in a mixture of Afrikaans and English. He also makes frequent use of Namlish and Namibian German, the German dialect spoken in Namibia, and he popularised the term "Nam-Slang" for it.On 7 November 2024, Sell released the song One, which he submitted to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Awards
Won
- 2008 Sanlam NBC Music Awards: Best Rock/Alternative Artist
- 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards: Listener Choice Award
- 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
Films and books
- The Kwaito-Documentary
- Esisallesoreidt, a humorous dictionary Südwesterdeutsch–German