Carlprit

German-Zimbabwean rapper, songwriter DJ and music manager

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  • EDM
  • hip hop
  • Eurodance
  • electro hop
  • Pop rap
  • electropop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • DJ
  • music manager
Musical artist

Rudi Schwamborn (German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːdiː ˈʃvamˌbɔʁn]; born 20 May 1988 in Avenues, Harare, Zimbabwe), professionally known as Carlprit, is a German-Zimbabwean rapper, songwriter, DJ and music manager. He has performed and written for acts such as Cascada, Alexandra Stan and Laurent Wolf. Schwamborn is best known for his song "Fiesta" as well as his appearance in Cascada's 2009 hit single "Evacuate the Dancefloor". The title sold over three million copies worldwide and reached the top 20 on Billboard charts, making Carlprit the first person of Zimbabwean origin to have a song on the top U.S. Billboard charts.[2][3][4]

Early life

Carlprit was born in Avenues, Harare, to a Zimbabwean mother and a German father. He grew up on Tom Ward Ave. by Cotswold Hills in Mabelreign, Harare. He attended North Park Primary School and Ellis Robins Boys High School before leaving Harare to live with one of his older brothers in Germany. The youngest of five siblings, Carlprit is the younger brother of rapper Metaphysics of Söhne Mannheims. At the age of 14 he moved to Germany with his brother Metaphysics where he first started releasing music.

Music career

Carlprit first started releasing music after moving to Germany. He started off doing hip hop music but soon switched genre to EDM after being offered paying jobs for his vocal performances by German producers. He first gained recognition through his participation in the song "The Universe" by his brother Metaphysics. "The Universe" was released on August 25, 2003 on Metaphysics first studio album "Digitale Garten".

In 2006 he founded his own label with a friend, which later on was dissolved due to creative differences. He started releasing songs on YouTube, followed by a debut single called "What Up Girl" under the label Gandanga Music. The song was produced by DJ and producer KMX Musik, who also collaborated on songs such as "That's The Way I Am" or "All My Life".

"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (2009)
Evacuate the Dancefloor was Schwamborn's first performance with a major label
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Carlprit's first major release was on the song "Evacuate the Dancefloor" by Cascada which topped charts internationally. The song went Platinum in the US, and reached number #1 in the UK and the Netherlands.[5]

After that Carlprit began working with pop acts including Mike Candys, Michael Mind Project, Alexandra Stan, Laurent Wolf, Darius & Finlay, Shaun Baker, R.I.O., U-Jean, DJ Manian, Whigfield, Tony T, Yanou, Nicco, ItaloBrothers and Raffaella Fico just to mention a few.

First single

Carlprit's first official solo single "See You At The Top" features the UK brother duo Bkay and Kazz. The song was released independently on Gandanga Records and Pyramid Music and was featured on the hit German television show Model WG and reached first position in South Africa on Channel O's request show.

Zooland Records and Universal Records released Carlprit's second solo single, "1234". The video was directed by Dany Wild and featured Miss Victoria Kern as the female acting vocalist.

"Fiesta" smash hit and solo success

His third solo single, "Fiesta", is widely considered his most successful, reaching number one in the French air play charts, the top 100 in Germany, France and Switzerland's single sales charts and over 5 million YouTube views. Fiesta was produced by The Michael Mind Project and Markus Shultz and features vocals recorded and written by CVB. The single was signed mainly to Kontor Records (Germany), Scorpio Music (France) and Blanco y Negro Music (Spain) and it also has an exclusive version for NRG radio.

Present

Since then, Carlprit has toured around the world and continues to release music.

Discography

Carlprit solo

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		SWI
[8] 		FR
[9]
Fiesta 2012 53 – 45 39 Non-Album Singles
Here We Go (Allez Allez) 2013 59 43 — —
Remember to Forget (feat. Jaicko) 2014 46 64 61 —

Guest appearance

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		SWI
[8] 		UK
[10] 		US
[11] 		FR
[9]
Evacuate the Dancefloor (with Cascada) 2009 5 6 7 1 25 5 Evacuate the Dancefloor
One More Time (with Bodybangers & Linda Teodosiu) 2011 – – – – – 161 Non-Album Singles
Do What You Do (with Klaas) 2012 – 65 — — — —
Do It All Night 2k12 (with Darius & Finlay & Nicco) 34 21 11 — — — Summer Is Here
Club Go Mad (with Modana) – 43 – – – – Non-Album Singles
Don't Stop the Dancing (mit Manian) – 48 55 – – 75 Hands Up Forever
Saturday Night 2013 (with Whigfield) 2013 83 — — — — — Single only
Brand New Day (with Mike Candys & Evelyn) – 68 42 — — — Smile Together...In the Mix

Full discography

Albums

As lead artist

Other collaborations

References

  1. ^ "Carlprit discography at Discogs". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Zim Carlprit takes US by storm". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 21 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Rudi Schwamborn is the Biggest Carlprit of them All". The Zimbo Jam. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  4. ^ "Carlprit". Last.fm. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  5. ^ Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA. Retrieved on 2011-10-15.
  6. ^ a b "Chartverfolgung / Carlprit". musicline.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Discografie Carlprit". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  8. ^ a b "Diskografie Carlprit". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original (select "Charts" tab) on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  9. ^ a b "Diskografie Carlprit" (select "Charts" tab). lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Discography Carlprit" (select "Singles" tab). The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Discography Carlprit" (select "Charts" tab). Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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  • Everytime We Touch (2007)
  • Perfect Day (2007)
  • Evacuate the Dancefloor (2009)
  • Original Me (2011)
  • Studio 24 (2024)
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