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

Life and Career

Shirin David was born in Hamburg to a Lithuanian mother and an

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father. She started her

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channel in March 2014. As of July 2021, she was the 63rd most subscribed channel in Germany with over 2.7 million subscribers. In 2015, she reached the top 10 of the

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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

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. In February 2016, it was reported that David had cancelled her contract with YouTube network TubeOne Networks, who had made her famous. In 2017, she was one of four judges at ''

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'', the German version of ''

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''. She moved to

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in 2018, having lived in

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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''. 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

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, which was followed by the single "Brillis" in August. On 20 September 2019, she released both the single "Nur mit dir" featuring German singer

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and her album '' Supersize'', which peaked at number one on the German Album Charts. She became the first national female solo

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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. 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. The newest fragrance is a collaboration with

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and a first sample of it is found in the limited content box to her album ''Supersize''. After David had already released two merchandising collections in November 2016 and June 2017 in collaboration with Holymesh, 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 which became 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. Later in 2020, she released her song "Hoe's Up G's Down". Later, she released the song "Never Know" with German rapper

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, which debuted in the top 10 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Her second studio album, ''

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'', was released on 19 November 2021. In 2023, David was featured as a coach on ''

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''. She will return to the coaching panel in the latter half of 2025, after a one-season hiatus. In July 2024, David released her single "Bauch Beine Po" and reached number one in the German charts. It was her 7th number one hit in Germany, making her the first female artist worldwide with 7 number one singles in the German charts.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Perfume line

In 2017, Shirin 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. For her second perfume, "''Shirin David — Created by Shirin''", she cooperated with

. * 2017: Shirin David — ''Created by the Community'' (in cooperation with dm-drogerie) * 2019: Shirin David — ''Created by Shirin'' (in cooperation with

)

DirTea

In late summer 2021, Shirin David brought her own ice tea line called ''DirTea'' (

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of ''dirty'') out. Three different tastes called ''Candy Shop'' (

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), ''Wet Peach'' (

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) and ''Busty Blueberry'' (

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) came out. Following her release of her second album ''Bitches brauchen Rap'', Shirin David released a sparkling edition (with

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), including the two flavors ''Juicy Mango'' (

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) and ''Candy Shop''. In 2022, a zero-sugar edition was made available. The drinks are available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including

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and in specific-chosen

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ers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Tours

* 2023: ''Shirin David Live Tour'' * 2025: ''Schlau aber Blond Tour''

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:David, ShirinS 1995 births Living people German people of Iranian descent German people of Lithuanian descent German women rappers 21st-century German women singers Singers from Hamburg German YouTubers