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{{short description|German rapper}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Shindy
| name = Shindy
| image = Shindy Konzertauftritt (2020).jpg
|background = solo_singer
| caption = Shindy in 2020
|image = File:OZ, Shindy & Nico Chiara.jpg
| birth_name = Michael Schindler
|caption = OZ, Shindy & Nico Chiara
| alias =
|birth_name = Michael Schindler
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|7|df=y}}
|alias =
| birth_place = [[Bad-Canstadt-Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]]
|origin = Berlin, Germany
| genre = {{hlist||[[German rap]]|[[gangsta rap]]|[[Trap music|trap]]|{{nowrap|[[pop rap]]}}|[[Drill music|drill]]}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|7|df=y}}
| occupation = Rapper
|birth_place =[[Bietigheim-Bissingen]], Germany
| years_active = 2012–2017, 2019–present
|genre = [[Gangsta Rap]], [[Trap music|Trap]]
| label = Friends with Money, [[ersguterjunge]] (previously)
|occupation = Rapper
| associated_acts =
|years_active = 2012–2017, 2019–present
| website =
|label = Ersguterjunge, Friends with Money
|associated_acts =
|website =
}}
}}
'''Michael Schindler''' (born 7 September 1988), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Shindy''', is a German rapper. Shindy is currently signed to record label [[Friends with Money (label)|Friends with Money]]. He left [[ersguterjunge]], as '''Ali Bumaye, Laas, M.O.030'''
'''Michael Schindler''' (born 7 September 1988), better known by his stage name '''Shindy''', is a German rapper. He is currently signed to record label [[Sony Music|Sony Music Entertainment]] after leaving Friends with Money and [[ersguterjunge]]'''.'''


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
=== 1988: Early life ===
=== 1988: Early life ===
Schindler was born to a German father and a [[Greek people|Greek]] mother. He spent his childhood in the restaurant run by his Greek grandparents. He began rapping at age 14 and by 16 was noticed by Greek-German rapper [[Jaysus (rapper)|Jaysus]] who invited him to contribute some tracks with him.
Schindler was born to a German father and a Greek mother. He spent his childhood working in a restaurant run by his Greek grandparents. He began rapping at age 14 and by 16 was noticed by Greek-German rapper [[Jaysus (rapper)|Jaysus]] who invited him to contribute some tracks with him.


=== 2012: Collaborations ===
=== 2012: Collaborations ===
In 2012, Shindy was signed to [[Kay One (rapper)|Kay One]]'s label. He gained popular fame through Kay One's album ''Prince of Belvedair'' where Shindy was featured on some tracks. Shindy's big popularity came when featured on Kay One's chant in support of the [[German national football team]] titled "Finale wir kommen". After one more single together, he parted ways in unfriendly terms with Kay One allying himself with [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]] and Bushido's rap label [[ersguterjunge]],<ref>[http://www.hiphop.de/magazin/news/detail/2013/03/15/shindy-bei-ersguterjunge-gesignt-65712/ HipHop.de: Shindy offenbar bei Bushido / ersguterjunge gesignt] (in German)</ref> at the same time issuing a [[diss track]] against Kay One.
In 2012, Shindy was signed to [[Kay One (rapper)|Kay One]]'s label. He gained popular fame through Kay One's album ''Prince of Belvedair'' where Shindy was featured on some tracks. Shindy's big popularity came when featured on Kay One's chant in support of the [[Germany national football team]] titled "Finale wir kommen". After one more single together, he parted ways in unfriendly terms with Kay One allying himself with [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]] and Bushido's rap label [[ersguterjunge]],<ref>[http://www.hiphop.de/magazin/news/detail/2013/03/15/shindy-bei-ersguterjunge-gesignt-65712/ HipHop.de: Shindy offenbar bei Bushido / ersguterjunge gesignt] (in German)</ref> at the same time issuing a [[diss track]] against Kay One.


=== 2013: ''NWA'' and breakthrough ===
=== 2013: ''NWA'' and breakthrough ===
On 21 June 2013, he released the single "Immer immer mehr" with [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]] and [[Sido (rapper)|Sido]], followed on 12 July 2013 with the debut album ''NWA''<ref>[http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/die-bundespruefstelle,did=177180.html Bundespruefstelle.de Vorläufige Indizierung der Musik-CD "NWA" des Interpreten "Shindy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720010959/http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/die-bundespruefstelle,did=177180.html |date=2013-07-20 }} (in German)</ref> with the initials denoting "Nie wieder arbeiten" (meaning "never work again"). The album topped the German and Austrian charts and reaching Top 3 in Switzerland.
On 21 June 2013, he released the single "Immer immer mehr" with [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]] and [[Sido (rapper)|Sido]], which was followed by the release of his debut album ''NWA''<ref>[http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/die-bundespruefstelle,did=177180.html Bundespruefstelle.de Vorläufige Indizierung der Musik-CD "NWA" des Interpreten "Shindy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720010959/http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/die-bundespruefstelle,did=177180.html |date=20 July 2013 }} (in German)</ref> on July 12, 2013, with the initials denoting "Nie wieder arbeiten" (meaning "never work again"). The album topped the German and Austrian charts and reaching Top 3 in Switzerland.


=== 2019: ''Drama'' and mainstream popularity ===
He disappeared for two years before returning with a song named "DODI". Soon after, the release of the songs "Road2Goat" and "Affalterbach" were announced.
After two years of absence from the media, mainly due to disputes with his old record label, Shindy came back with the lead single ''DODI'' from his album ''Drama'' released later that year. Shortly after he released the songs ''Road2Goat'' and ''Affalterbach''. With the release of the single ''Nautilus'' on 11 May 2019, Shindy gained much more mainstream recognition. The song officially entered the charts on 17 May 2019 and reached number 2 on the German charts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shindy: Nautilus|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1870976|access-date=6 June 2019|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts}}</ref> In 2021, he announced the release of his next studio album ''In meiner Blüte'' for November, but delayed the release because he had problems with his label.


=== 2022: Release of ''In meiner Blüte'' ===
'''2019: ''Nautilus'' & mainstream popularity'''
In 2022, Shindy signed with [[Sony Music|Sony Music Entertainment]] and again announced the release of ''In meiner Blüte'', this time for of September 2022. He released the two singles ''Mami Freestyle'' and ''Hot Summer'', but the album was delayed again and later released on 16 July 2023. Between March and May 2023 he released the three singles ''Geld machen Jung'', ''Bayern Freestyle'' and ''Cent'anni''. The album debuted at fourth place on the German charts. It also had an guest appearance from [[Nate Dogg]] on the track ''How Come?''. The posthumous feature came about through Sony Music's contacts with rapper [[Daz Dillinger]], who was a companion of Nate Dogg.<ref>{{cite web |lang=de |url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/wie-es-zu-shindys-nate-dogg-feature-kam-407332 |title=Wie es zu Shindys Nate Dogg-Feature kam |website=hiphop.de |date=2023-06-20 |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref>

With the release of ''Nautilus'' on May 11, 2019, Shindy gained much more mainstream recognition. It officially entered the charts on May 17, 2019. The song was number 2 on the ''Offizielle Deutsche Charts'' for a week, sitting at number 9 as of May 31, 2019.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
* ''NWA'' (2013)
* ''NWA 2.0'' (2013)
* ''NWA 2.0'' (2013)
* ''FvckB!tche$GetMone¥'' (2014)
* ''FVCKB!TCHES$GETMONE¥'' (2014)
* ''Dreams'' (2016)
* ''Dreams'' (2016)
* ''Drama'' (2019)
* ''Drama'' (2019)
* ''In meiner Blüte'' (2023)


===Collaborations===
===Collaborations===
* ''Cla$$ic'' <small>(with [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]]) </small> (2015)
* ''CLA$$IC'' <small>(with [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]]) </small> (2015)

== Awards and nominations ==

=== Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Nomination
!Work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2013
|HipHop.de Awards
|Best Newcomer National
|Himself
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=HHRedaktion|title=Hiphop.de Awards 2013 - Die Gewinner|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/hiphopde-awards-2013-die-preisverleihung-262395|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Hiphop.de|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|[[Echo Music Prize|Echo Awards]]
|Hip-Hop / Urban National
|''FVCKB!TCHE$GETMONE¥''
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=ECHO 2014: Die Gewinner und ihre Awards|url=https://www.schlagerplanet.com/news/wissenswertes/kreuz-und-quer/echo-2014-die-gewinner-und-ihre-awards-5625.html|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.schlagerplanet.com|date=2 April 2014 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |HipHop.de Awards
|Best Producer National
|Himself & [[Bushido (rapper)|Bushido]], Beatzarre, Djorkaeff
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meister|first=Saskia|title=Hiphop.de Awards 2015: Die Gewinner!|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/hiphopde-awards-2015-gewinner-287641|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Hiphop.de|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|Best Punchline
|''G$D''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|2016
|Best Producer National
|Himself & OZ
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meister|first=Saskia|title=Hiphop.de Awards 2016: Die Gewinner!|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/hiphopde-awards-2016-gewinner-298351|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Hiphop.de|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[Echo Music Prize|Echo Awards]]
|Hip-Hop / Urban National
|''Dreams''
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2017-04-06|title=Echo 2017: alle Gewinner auf einen Blick|url=https://www.rollingstone.de/echo-2017-alle-gewinner-auf-einen-blick-1226971/|access-date=2021-11-14|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" |2019
| rowspan="4" |HipHop.de Awards
|Best Song National
|''DODI''
| {{Nominated}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=HHRedaktion|title=Hiphop.de Awards 2019: Alle Gewinner auf einen Blick!|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/hiphopde-awards-2019-gewinner|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Hiphop.de|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|Lyricist of the Year
|Himself
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Album National
|''Drama''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Line
|''DODI''
| {{Won}}
|-
|[[Bravo Otto Awards]]
|Hip-Hop National
|Himself
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star! {{!}} BRAVO|url=https://www.bravo.de/bravo-otto-wahl-2019-vote-fuer-deinen-star-382841.html|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Bravo.de|date=23 October 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |Hype Awards
|Hype Video
| rowspan="2" |''DODI''
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=HYPEAWARDS 2019 – in Berlin|url=https://www.hypeawards.de/|access-date=2021-11-14|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|Best Line
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| rowspan="4" |HipHop.de Awards
|Best Live-Act National
|Himself
| {{Nominated}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=HHRedaktion|title=Hiphop.de Awards 2020: Alle Gewinner*innen auf einen Blick|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/hiphopde-awards-2020-gewinnerinnen|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Hiphop.de|language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|Best Line
|''554''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Best Song National
|''Hot Summer''
|{{Pending}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Senger |first=Clark |title=Das Voting - Hiphop.de Awards 2022 |url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/voting-hiphopde-awards-2022-405163 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Hiphop.de |language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|Beat of the Year
|''Mami Freestyle'' <small>(prod. by Efro)</small>
|{{Pending}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1870976|title=Shindy: Nautilus|last=|first=|date=|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:People from Bietigheim-Bissingen]]
[[Category:People from Bietigheim-Bissingen]]

Latest revision as of 19:20, 14 October 2024

For Scottish stick and ball sport, see Shinty.
Shindy
Shindy in 2020
Shindy in 2020
Background information
Birth nameMichael Schindler
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 36)
Bad-Canstadt-Stuttgart, West Germany
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active2012–2017, 2019–present
LabelsFriends with Money, ersguterjunge (previously)

Michael Schindler (born 7 September 1988), better known by his stage name Shindy, is a German rapper. He is currently signed to record label Sony Music Entertainment after leaving Friends with Money and ersguterjunge.

Life and career

[edit]

1988: Early life

[edit]

Schindler was born to a German father and a Greek mother. He spent his childhood working in a restaurant run by his Greek grandparents. He began rapping at age 14 and by 16 was noticed by Greek-German rapper Jaysus who invited him to contribute some tracks with him.

2012: Collaborations

[edit]

In 2012, Shindy was signed to Kay One's label. He gained popular fame through Kay One's album Prince of Belvedair where Shindy was featured on some tracks. Shindy's big popularity came when featured on Kay One's chant in support of the Germany national football team titled "Finale wir kommen". After one more single together, he parted ways in unfriendly terms with Kay One allying himself with Bushido and Bushido's rap label ersguterjunge,[1] at the same time issuing a diss track against Kay One.

2013: NWA and breakthrough

[edit]

On 21 June 2013, he released the single "Immer immer mehr" with Bushido and Sido, which was followed by the release of his debut album NWA[2] on July 12, 2013, with the initials denoting "Nie wieder arbeiten" (meaning "never work again"). The album topped the German and Austrian charts and reaching Top 3 in Switzerland.

2019: Drama and mainstream popularity

[edit]

After two years of absence from the media, mainly due to disputes with his old record label, Shindy came back with the lead single DODI from his album Drama released later that year. Shortly after he released the songs Road2Goat and Affalterbach. With the release of the single Nautilus on 11 May 2019, Shindy gained much more mainstream recognition. The song officially entered the charts on 17 May 2019 and reached number 2 on the German charts.[3] In 2021, he announced the release of his next studio album In meiner Blüte for November, but delayed the release because he had problems with his label.

2022: Release of In meiner Blüte

[edit]

In 2022, Shindy signed with Sony Music Entertainment and again announced the release of In meiner Blüte, this time for of September 2022. He released the two singles Mami Freestyle and Hot Summer, but the album was delayed again and later released on 16 July 2023. Between March and May 2023 he released the three singles Geld machen Jung, Bayern Freestyle and Cent'anni. The album debuted at fourth place on the German charts. It also had an guest appearance from Nate Dogg on the track How Come?. The posthumous feature came about through Sony Music's contacts with rapper Daz Dillinger, who was a companion of Nate Dogg.[4]

Discography

[edit]
Main article: Shindy discography

Studio albums

[edit]
  • NWA (2013)
  • NWA 2.0 (2013)
  • FVCKB!TCHES$GETMONE¥ (2014)
  • Dreams (2016)
  • Drama (2019)
  • In meiner Blüte (2023)

Collaborations

[edit]

Awards and nominations

[edit]

Results

[edit]
Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2013 HipHop.de Awards Best Newcomer National Himself Won [5]
2015 Echo Awards Hip-Hop / Urban National FVCKB!TCHE$GETMONE¥ Nominated [6]
HipHop.de Awards Best Producer National Himself & Bushido, Beatzarre, Djorkaeff Won [7]
Best Punchline G$D Nominated
2016 Best Producer National Himself & OZ Nominated [8]
2017 Echo Awards Hip-Hop / Urban National Dreams Nominated [9]
2019 HipHop.de Awards Best Song National DODI Nominated [10]
Lyricist of the Year Himself Nominated
Best Album National Drama Nominated
Best Line DODI Won
Bravo Otto Awards Hip-Hop National Himself Nominated [11]
Hype Awards Hype Video DODI Won [12]
Best Line Won
2020 HipHop.de Awards Best Live-Act National Himself Nominated [13]
Best Line 554 Nominated
2022 Best Song National Hot Summer Pending [14]
Beat of the Year Mami Freestyle (prod. by Efro) Pending

References

[edit]
  1. ^ HipHop.de: Shindy offenbar bei Bushido / ersguterjunge gesignt (in German)
  2. ^ Bundespruefstelle.de Vorläufige Indizierung der Musik-CD "NWA" des Interpreten "Shindy" Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  3. ^ "Shindy: Nautilus". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Wie es zu Shindys Nate Dogg-Feature kam". hiphop.de (in German). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ HHRedaktion. "Hiphop.de Awards 2013 - Die Gewinner". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. ^ "ECHO 2014: Die Gewinner und ihre Awards". www.schlagerplanet.com (in German). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. ^ Meister, Saskia. "Hiphop.de Awards 2015: Die Gewinner!". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. ^ Meister, Saskia. "Hiphop.de Awards 2016: Die Gewinner!". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Echo 2017: alle Gewinner auf einen Blick". Rolling Stone (in German). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ HHRedaktion. "Hiphop.de Awards 2019: Alle Gewinner auf einen Blick!". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  11. ^ "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star! | BRAVO". Bravo.de. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  12. ^ "HYPEAWARDS 2019 – in Berlin" (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  13. ^ HHRedaktion. "Hiphop.de Awards 2020: Alle Gewinner*innen auf einen Blick". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  14. ^ Senger, Clark. "Das Voting - Hiphop.de Awards 2022". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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