Jonas David Kröper (born 25 August 1990), also known by his stage name Jonasu, is a German DJ and music producer based in

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. His single "

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" charted in the top 5 in the UK and Ireland in July 2021.

Early life

Born in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

, he attended the Johann Sebastian Bach Gymnasium before studying

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drums at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.

Career

In 2020, Jonasu received two Buma Awards for co-writing the song "

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featuring

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. He produced the 2020 single "Pon It" by New Zealand rapper JessB. After being used in an episode of British dating game show '' Love Island'' in June 2021, his 2020 single "

" registered a 59% increase in daily

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streams and entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.

Discography

* ''Cutting Through Noise'' (2022)

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonasu 1990 births 21st-century German male musicians Living people Musicians from Mannheim German electronic dance music DJs German record producers German male songwriters