Carlprit

Carlprit
Carlprit in 2022
Carlprit in 2022
Background information
Birth nameRudi Schwamborn[1]
Born (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36)
Harare, Zimbabwe
OriginGermany
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • DJ
  • music manager

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]

  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.