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Barbara Shirin Davidavičius (born 11 April 1995), known professionally as Shirin David, is a German rapper, singer and former YouTuber.

Shirin David
David in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Barbara Shirin Davidavičius
Born	(1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 27) Hamburg, Germany
Genres	German hip hop R&B pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer YouTuber
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Juicy Money Universal Vertigo Capitol

Early life

Shirin David was born in Hamburg, Germany, to an Iranian father and Lithuanian mother[1] and has one younger sister. She graduated from a school of opera singing, dancing and acting in Hamburg. David currently lives in Berlin. She was raised by a single mother after her father abandoned the family.

Career

David started her YouTube channel in March 2014. As of July 2021, she was the 63rd most subscribed channel in Germany with over 2.7 million subscribers.[2] In 2015, she reached the top 10 of the German Charts as a feature on German R&B singer Ado Kojo's song "Du liebst mich nicht", a cover of the song with the same name by German rapper Sabrina Setlur. In February 2016, it was reported that David had cancelled her contract with YouTube network TubeOne Networks, who had made her famous.[3] In 2017, she was one of four judges at Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of American Idol.[4] She moved to Berlin in 2018, having lived in Cologne for more than three years previously.

In January 2019, David released her first official single, "Orbit", which was later one of the tracks of her debut album Supersize.[5] In February, her second single, "Gib ihm", was released, reaching number one in the German Charts. Five weeks after the release of "Gib ihm", David was featured on the track "Affalterbach" by German rapper Shindy. About two weeks later, David released the song "ICE", which was followed by "Fliegst du mit" in May. At the end of June 2019, she published the single "On Off" featuring Maître Gims,[6] which was followed by the single "Brillis" in August. On 20 September 2019, she released both the single "Nur mit dir" featuring German singer Xavier Naidoo and her album Supersize, which peaked at number one on the German Album Charts. She became the first national female solo hip-hop artist to reach number one with an album as well as the first female hip hop act to top the charts with her debut album.[7]

In a YouTube video released in September 2019, David announced her second perfume was set to come out in October 2019, after she had already sold a perfume as part of a collaboration with dm-drogerie since 2014.[8] The newest fragrance is a collaboration with Douglas and a first sample of it is found in the limited content box to her album Supersize.[9]

After David had already released two merchandising collections in November 2016 and June 2017 in collaboration with Holymesh,[10] she released a pair of slippers with "GIB IHM" printed on in April 2020.

David released the single "90-60-111" on 24 April 2020[11] which turned being her second number one-hit in Germany, as well as her first number one-single in Austria. She also released a limited merchandise collection for the single. Two weeks after the release of "90-60-111", David was featured on the track "Conan x Xenia" by German rapper Haftbefehl.[12] Later in 2020, she released her song "Hoe's Up G's Down". Later, she released the song "Never Know" with German rapper Luciano, which debuted in the top 10 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Her second studio album, Bitches brauchen Rap, was released on 19 November 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		GER [13]	AUT [14]	SWI [15]
Supersize	Released: 19 September 2019 Label: Vertigo Berlin, Universal Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, box set	1	2	3
Bitches brauchen Rap	Released: 19 November 2021[16] Label: Juicy Money Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, box set	3	3	4

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER [13]	AUT [14]	SWI [15]
"Orbit"	2019	5	9	14		Supersize
"Gib ihm"		1	3	9	BVMI: Platinum[17] IFPI AUT: Platinum[18]
"Ice"		8	8	28
"Fliegst du mit"		8	9	15
"On Off" (featuring Maître Gims)		3	5	6	BVMI: Gold[17] IFPI AUT: Gold[18]
"Brillis"		4	14	15
"Nur mit dir" (featuring Xavier Naidoo)		8	13	11
"90-60-111"	2020	1	1	10	BVMI: Gold[17] IFPI AUT: Gold[18]	Non-album singles
"Hoes Up G's Down"		6	9	13
"Ich darf das"	2021	1	2	3	BVMI: Gold[17] IFPI AUT: Gold[18]	Bitches brauchen Rap
"Lieben wir"		1	6	6	BVMI: Gold[17]
"Be a Hoe/Break a Hoe" (featuring Kitty Kat)		1	7	16
"Schlechtes Vorbild"		13	19	16

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER [13]	AUT [14]	SWI [15]
"Du liebst mich nicht" (Ado Kojo featuring Shirin David)	2015	6	8	20	BVMI: Gold[17]	Reise X
"Affalterbach" (Shindy featuring Shirin David)	2019	3	3	10	BVMI: Gold[17]	Drama
"Conan × Xenia" (Haftbefehl featuring Shirin David)	2020	4	12	19		Das weisse Album
"Never Know" (Luciano featuring Shirin David)		3	4	7		Exot

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		GER [13]	AUT [14]	SWI [15]
"NDA's" (with Shindy)	2021	14	22	28	Bitches brauchen Rap
"Babsi Bars"		—	—	40

Perfume line

In 2017, David brought her own perfume out called "Shirin David — Created by the Community" in cooperation with dm-drogerie. Her fans had the chance to vote for their personal preferences during a specific time and created the perfume as a community.[19] For her second perfume, "Shirin David — Created by Shirin", she cooperated with Douglas.[20]

• 2017: Shirin David — Created by the Community (in cooperation with dm-drogerie)
• 2019: Shirin David — Created by Shirin (in cooperation with Douglas)

DirTea

In late summer 2021, David brought her own ice tea line called DirTea ("Dir" stands for dirty; "Tea" stands for tea) out. Three different tastes called Candy Shop (Cotton Candy), Wet Peach (Peach) and Busty Blueberry (Blueberry) came out.[21]

Following her release of her sophomore album Bitches brauchen Rap, David released a sparkling edition[22] (with alcohol), including the two sorts Juicy Mango (Mango) and Candy Shop. In 2022, there will also be a zero-sugar[23] edition coming out. The drinks are available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including online and in specific-choosen retailers.

Sorts	Type
	DirTea	Extra DirTea	DirTea ZERO
Busty Blueberry
Candy Shop
Wet Peach
Lemon From Heaven
Juicy Mango

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Fack ju Göhte 2	Girl on Tubing Station	Mini role
	Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen!	Heinke

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Deutschland sucht den Superstar	Judge (Herself)	Season 14
2021	Wer stiehlt mir die Show?	Participant (Herself)	Season 2

Awards and nominations

Results

Year	Award	Nomination	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	Place To B Awards	YouTube	Herself	Won	[24]
2018	Duftstars German Perfume Awards	Audience Award Women	Perfume "Created by the Community"	Won	[25]
2019	Place To B Awards	Special Honor	Herself	Won	[26]
	Bambi	Shootingstar		Won	[27]
	Hiphop.de Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[28]
		Best Song National	Gib ihm	Nominated
		Best Video National		Nominated
		Best Line		Nominated
2020	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best German Act	Herself	Nominated	[29]
	Bravo Otto Awards	Hip-Hop national		Bronze	[30]
	Hiphop.de Awards	Best Song National	90-60-111	Nominated	[31]
	Duftstars German Perfume Awards	Lifestyle Award Women	Perfume "Created by Shirin"	Nominated	[32]
2021	Price for Popculture	Favourite Female Artist	Herself	Nominated	[33]
	1LIVE Krone Awards	Best Female Artist		Nominated	[34]
	Bravo Otto Awards	Hip-Hop national		Silver	[35]
	Hiphop.de Awards	Best Album National	Bitches brauchen Rap	Nominated	[36]
		Best Song National	Be a Hoe/Break a Hoe (feat. Kitty Kat)	Nominated
		Best Beat of the Year		Nominated
		Best Line	Babsi Bars	Nominated
		Artist of the Year	Herself	Nominated
		Best Rap-Solo-Act National		Nominated

References

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