Judith Wessendorf (born 20 November 1992[1]), better known under the stage name Juju, is a German rapper.
Juju | |
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.jpg) Juju performing in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Judith Wessendorf |
| Born | 20 November 1992 Berlin, Germany |
| Origin | Germany, Morocco |
| Genres | German hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015-present |
Life and career
Born in Berlin to a German mother and Moroccan father, Juju grew up with her mother in a poor area in the Berlin district Neukölln. She attended the Ernst-Abbe high school in Neukölln, which she left after ninth grade.[2][3] As a child, she listened to German gangsta rap (Bushido, Aggro Berlin, Sido, etc.) and since she was 14, Juju started rapping as a hobby in her free time.[4][5]
In 2010, she met Nura for the first time.[6] Later they formed the German rap crew SXTN. Their first song was Deine Mutter[7] and their most successful Von Party zu Party (which reached 30 million views on YouTube two years later)[8] and Bongzimmer.[9] In 2018, Nura and Juju separated and began their solo careers. Juju reached the top of the German single charts with the singles "Melodien" (with Capital Bra), "Vermissen" (with Henning May) and "Kein Wort" (with Loredana).
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [10] | AUT [11] | SWI [12] | ||
| Bling Bling |
| 3 | 5 | 15 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [14] | AUT [15] | SWI [16] | ||||
| "Berliner Schnauze" (with Said) | 2015 | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Winter in Berlin" | 2018 | — | — | — | ||
| "Heroin" (with Ali As) | 85 | — | — | |||
| "Intro" | 2019 | 66 | — | — | Bling Bling | |
| "Hardcore High" | 20 | 53 | — | |||
| "Bling Bling" | 63 | — | — | |||
| "Vermissen" (with Henning May) | 1 | 2 | 13 | |||
| "Live Bitch" | 45 | — | — | |||
| "Hi Babe" | 12 | 29 | 84 |
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| "Kein Wort" (with Loredana) | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Non-album singles | |
| "Vertrau mir" | 8 | 26 | 71 | |||
| "2012" (with Bausa) | 2 | 10 | 23 | 100 pro | ||
| "Nie wieder sehen" | 2022 | 11 | 39 | 65 | Non-album single | |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [14] | AUT [15] | SWI [16] | ||||
| "Alkohol fließt" (Karaz featuring Juju) | 2017 | — | — | — | Identität | |
| "Melodien" (Capital Bra featuring Juju) | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| non-album singles |
| "Lambo Diablo GT (Remix)" (Capo featuring Nimo and Juju) | 2019 | 21 | 39 | — | ||
| "Hype" (4Squad featuring Juju) | — | — | — | |||
| "Wenn du mich siehst" (RAF Camora featuring Juju) | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Zukunft II | |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT [11] | SWI [16] | |||
| "Sommer in Berlin" | 2019 | 60 | — | — | Bling Bling |
| "Ich müsste lügen" | 62 | — | — | ||
| "Freisein" (featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 91 | — | — | ||
| "Coco Chanel" | 94 | — | — | ||
| "Bye Bye" | 99 | — | — | ||
SXTN
Awards and nominations
Results
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1Live Krone Awards | Best Single | Vermissen (with Henning May) | Won | [19] |
| Best Female Artist | Herself | Won | |||
| Bravo Otto Awards | Hip-Hop national | Silver | [20] | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best German Act | Won | [21] | ||
| HipHop.de Awards | Best Album national | Bling Bling | Won | [22] | |
| Best Song national | Vermissen (with Henning May) | Won | |||
| Lyricist Of The Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
| Best Line | Live Bitch | Nominated | |||
| Best Rap-Solo-Act national | Herself | Nominated | |||
| Hype Awards | Female Artist | Nominated | [23] | ||
| Instagram Account | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | 1Live Krone Awards | Best Female Artist | Nominated | [24] | |
| Best Hip-Hop Act | Nominated | ||||
| Bravo Otto Awards | Hip-Hop national | Gold | [25] | ||
| HipHop.de Awards | Best Song National | Kein Wort (with Loredana) | Nominated | [26] | |
| 2012 (with Bausa) | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | Erkläre mir die Liebe (with Chapo102, Phillip Poisel) | Pending | [27] | ||
| Best Live-Act National | Herself | Pending | |||
| Best Line | for Fick dein Insta | Pending |
Tours
Headlining
- 2019: Bling Bling Tour
- 2020-2022: Juju Live (cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2022: Fick Dein Insta Tour
References
External links
Media related to Juju (rapper) at Wikimedia Commons
