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Infobox musical artist | name = Sido| image = Sido17.07.2010.jpg|caption = Sido on the day of the opening of his own tattoo studio in Berlin. 2010| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Paul Hartmut Würdig| birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|11|30|df=y| death_date =| origin = Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg , Germany | instrument =| genre = Hip hop music|Hip-hop | occupation =| years_active = 1997 to present| label = Aggro Berlin (2001-2009) Sektenmuzik Universal Music Group (2009-present)| associated_acts = B-Tight ( A.i.d.S. ), Fler , Harris (rapper)|Harris (Deine Lieblings Rapper), Khia , Alpa Gun , Bushido (rapper)|Bushido , Tony D (rapper)|Tony D , Kitty Kat | website = http://www.sido.de/ www.sido.de Paul Hartmut Würdig (born 30 November 1980 http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/sido-ueber-sein-leben-im-osten-sozialistische-gruesse-vom-ex-gangsta-rapper-1519118.html Sido über sein Leben im Osten: Sozialistische Grüße vom Ex-Gangsta-Rapper - Kultur | STERN.DE), better known as Sido , is a germany|German rapper . The name "Sido" is an abbreviation which stands for "superintelligentes Drogenopfer " ("super intelligent drug victim"), or "Scheiße in dein Ohr " ("shit in your ear") in earlier times.
Würdig distinguishes himself by using provocative and aggressive lyrics. After his breakthrough with his debut album Maske in 2004, Würdig was always seen wearing a silver skull mask until 2005. Since then he made no use of the mask anymore and, as he has stated in various interviews, handed it to his former boss Specter.
Würdig's career began in 1997, as one half of duo Royal TS (now A.i.d.S ), with B-Tight and both got later signed to Berlin Hip hop music|hip hop label Royal Bunker and then to Aggro Berlin in 2001.
Biography
Early life
Paul Würdig was born to a Germans|German father and a Sinti mother. Würdig stated in an interview with the radio station BigFM that he's one-eighth Iranian peoples|Irani . Sido and his younger sister were brought up by their mother in East Berlin . In 1988, the family moved to West Berlin , where they first lived in emergency accommodation in Wedding along with many asylum seekers. They then moved into Märkisches Viertel , a high-rise residential area in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf . During his childhood and youth, Märkisches Viertel had a high proportion of migrants and low-income families. He attended the Bettina-von-Arnim-Oberschule there and afterwards started an apprenticeship as an educator, which he cancelled after some time.
Career
1997-2002: Early career
Sido has been active in the music business since 1997. Together with his best friend B-Tight he released several EPs and demos under the name A.i.d.S|Royal TS , which were never officially published, at the Berlin Underground music|underground hip hop label Royal Bunker . At a concert the duo got the attention of Halil, Specter and Spaiche, who decided to form a label and sign both rappers as the label's first artists.
2003-2004: First successes and Maske
Sido's solo career began 2002 with the "Arschficksong" ("Assfucksong") on the sampler Aggro Ansage Nr. 1 and the "Weihnachtssong" ("Chrismas song") on Aggro Ansage Nr. 3 .
In 2004, Sido's debut album Maske was released, which reached #3 on the German charts and sold more than 180,000 copies to this day. The album achieved gold status. The lead single "Mein Block" reached #13 on the German charts, the second single "Fuffies im Club" reached #18 and the third single "Mama ist stolz" reached #25. :de:Maske (Album)#Titelliste The original album was indexed because of the song "Endlich Wochenende" ("Finally weekend"), which glorifies the use of drugs according to the BPjM. The album was rereleased under the name "Maske X" with the song "Arschficksong" in replacement of "Endlich Wochenende". The song was also published (with the video slightly Censorship|censored ), for the first time as a single.
In September of the same year, he won a prestigious German music award for "Best Newcomer." The best-known song from that album, "Mein Block", describes life in the Märkisches Viertel , a low-income neighborhood of Berlin from a resident's perspective, detailing the narcotic s trade, alcoholism, problems with police, and poverty in Sido's Block , or building.
2005-2006: Other projects and Ich
After this debut album, he released together with his Label colleagues B-Tight and Fler , two label samplers: Aggro Ansage Nr. 4 and Aggro Ansage Nr. 5 (which featured the new label artists Tony D (rapper)|Tony D and G-Hot).
Later he collaborated with rapper Harris (rapper)|Harris , as the rap duo Deine Lieblings Rapper ("Your favourite rappers"). In 2005, they released their debut album Dein Lieblings Album ("Your favourite album"), with the only single "Steh wieder auf".
In December 2006, Sido released his second album Ich (album)|Ich , which reached #4 on the German album charts. Three singles: "Strassenjunge", "Ein Teil von mir" and "Schlechtes Vorbild" were released. The album achieved gold status.
2007: Sektenmuzik
2007 Sido and B-Tight (alias A.i.d.S. (= A lles i st d ie S ekte, engl. Everything is the sect ) formed their label Sektenmuzik and a own rap-crew named Die Sekte (with Rhymin Simon and Vokalmatador). Tony D (rapper)|Tony D later joined in.
2008: Ich und meine Maske and Popstars
His third album Ich und meine Maske was released at the end of May 2008. It reached #1 on the German album charts. Also the singles "Augen auf"/Halt dein Maul", "Carmen", "Herz", "Nein!" and "Beweg dein Arsch" were successful in the charts.
On August 2008, Sido joined the seventh season of Popstars (Germany)|Popstars , called "Just 4 Girls", as a jury member, along with Detlef Soost|Detlef D& #33; Soost and Loona . Many people were surprised, wondering why Sido, the Aggro-rapper with his provocative and aggressive lyrics, would join a TV show like Popstars? At the end of Popstars the band Queensberry was formed.
On April, 1st 2009 the label Aggro Berlin was closed. Sido then was signed up by Urban Records , a division of Universal Music Germany.
On October, 30th 2009 Sido released his fourth studio album Aggro Berlin (album)|Aggro Berlin . The lead single "Hey du!" ranked #4 in the German Charts. In the song Sido tells the truth of his childhood in the East Germany|GDR and later in West Berlin . He reported that he had made secret of his East Berlin origin for a long time, because he didn't want to be teased by his mates.
Personal life
Family
Würdig has a son, whose name and date of birth are not known publicly, but he referenced him in some songs, including "Aggro Gold", "Ein Teil von mir" and "2010".
He began dating former Nu Pagadi lead singer Doreen Steinert in mid-2005 and on 14 February 2010 they were engaged. http://www.welt.de/die-welt/lifestyle/article6997333/Sido-hat-sich-mit-seiner-Freundin-verlobt.html Sido hat sich mit seiner Freundin verlobt - Nachrichten welt_print - Lifestyle - WELT ONLINE In April 2012 they broke off their engagement. http://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/sido/ruepel-rapper-sido-liebe-kaputt-23990672.bild.html Sido und Doreen getrennt Just a few weeks later, in early May 2012, Würdig confirmed rumors that he started dating german TV moderator Charlotte Engelhardt. http://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/sido/interview-ueber-ihre-liebe-24030534.bild.html Sido und Charlotte Engelhardt sind ein Paar
Würdig is a second cousin of German DSDS participant Menowin Fröhlich . http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article7484760/Sido-und-DSDS-Vize-Menowin-sind-verwandt.html Musik: Sido und DSDS-Vize Menowin sind verwandt - Nachrichten Panorama - WELT ONLINE
Controversy
The perceived rebellious tendencies of Sido's label affiliates B-Tight , Fler , and G-Hot, whose persona emphasize embittered racial or class standpoints, have garnered additional discussion in widely-circulated publications. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,452883,00.html www.spiegel.com De icon
MTV HipHop Open
July 2004, Sido performend live in Stuttgart for the festival MTV HipHop Open. During his performances he insulted Frankfurt rapper Azad (rapper)|Azad 's mother saying: "If we had a bed right here, I'd bang Azad's mother". A week later Sido and Azad met each other backstage and after a short dispute it escalated into a brawl that involved the artists of Aggro Berlin and Bozz Music. http://www.telefon-treff.de/showthread.php? threadid=136496 Schlägerei unter Rappern: Sido vs. Azad (Pics + Videos inside) - Telefon-Treff The security and the police arrived to stop the conflict, but Azad and his crew had fled already. http://rap.de/news/529 Schlägerei beim HipHopOpen: Stellungnahmen von Bozz Music und Aggro Berlin
* 2012: for the album „Blutzbrüdaz - die Mukke zum Film“
Switzerland
* 2008: for the album "Ich und meine Maske"
Platinum-Record
Switzerland
* 2009: for the album „Ich und meine Maske“
Country
Gold
Platinum
Germany
5
0
Austria
3
0
Switzerland
1
1
total
9
1
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Literature
Literatur
| Autor=Lars Marcel Feige and Sido | Titel= Ich Will Mein Lied Zurück | Verlag=Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag | Ort=Berlin | Jahr=2006 | ISBN=978-3-89602-733-7
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External links
Commons category
http://www.sido.de/ www.sido.de Official WebsiteDe icon
http://www.facebook.com/sidomusik Sido on facebookDe icon
http://twitter.com/siggismallz Sido on twitterDe icon
Myspace|sidoDe icon
http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/s/Sido/biographie/index.htm Biography of Sido on laut.de De icon
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