Xavier Naidoo

Xavier Naidoo
Naidoo in 2012
Naidoo in 2012
Background information
Birth nameXavier Kurt Naidoo
Born (1971-10-02) 2 October 1971 (age 52)
Mannheim, West Germany
GenresSoul, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active1993–present
Labels3P Records, Naidoo Records
Websitexaviernaidoo.de

Xavier Kurt Naidoo (German: [ˈkseːviɐ naɪˈduː]; born 2 October 1971) is a German soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer.[1] He is a founding member of German band Söhne Mannheims, and started two record labels, Beats Around the Bush and Naidoo Records. Naidoo also has a successful solo career. His debut album Nicht von dieser Welt (1998) has sold over 1 million records, and all his next six albums Zwischenspiel – Alles für den Herrn (2002), Telegramm für X (2005), Alles kann besser werden (2009), Danke für's Zuhören (2012), Bei meiner Seele (2013) und Nicht von dieser Welt 2 (2016) reached number 1 on the German album charts. Most of his songs are in German, but he has also released a few English songs.

He has been the subject of multiple controversies due to the content of his songs, political statements, adherence to conspiracy theories, propagation of far-right talking points as well as his use of homophobic,[2] antisemitic,[3] and racist[4] tropes. Naidoo is also a climate change denier.[5]

  1. ^ Leber, Sebastian (22 December 2021). "Der Antisemit, der nicht Antisemit genannt werden wollte". Der Tagesspiegel Online.
  2. ^ "Die Akte Naidoo: Seine Skandale von Homophobie bis "Reichsbürger"". RedaktionsNetzwerkDeutschland (in German). 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Borcholte, Andreas (17 July 2018). "Xavier Naidoo und Antisemitismus: Denn er wusste nicht, was er tat? Kommentar". Der Spiegel (in German).
  4. ^ "Xavier Naidoo: Empörung über rechtspopulistisches Internet-Video". Der Spiegel (in German). 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Naidoo verteufelt Fridays for Future". ntv (in German). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.