Ski Aggu
Ski Aggu | |
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 Ski Aggu performing in 2023 | |
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| Born | 3 November 1997 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
August Jean Diederich (born 3 November 1997)[1][2][3] is a German musician, rapper, and singer. Diederich uses the stage name Ski Aggu. He is known for wearing ski goggles and a tracksuit in his performances and other public appearances.
Ski Aggu has released three albums: 2022 war film gewesen (2022), Denk mal drüber nach... (2023) and Wilmersdorfs Kind (2024).[4][5][6] Several of his singles have charted in multiple countries in Europe.[7]
Early life
[edit]August Jean Diederich grew up in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.[8] His grandfather is the SPD politician and political scientist Nils Diederich.[9]
In a 2022 interview with Der Tagesspiegel, Diederich's stated that he lived in Ireland for an undisclosed period of time. He maintained that in Ireland he intensively practiced the martial art Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and eventually became the national champion in his weight class.[10]
Music career
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Ski Aggu began releasing music on SoundCloud in 2018. His early work focused on partying, though the tone was darker and more melancholic. Many of these early songs made frequent reference to West Berlin hotspots and popular night clubs, with some critics interpreting his lyrics as prescient social commentary on the daily life of young Berliners.[10] Ritter Lean, a close childhood friend, has frequently collaborated on songs with him.[1][11]
He released his first single Weißwein & Pappbecher ("Wine and Paper Cups") in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] Since then, he has aimed to release new tracks on a recurring basis. His second song, Super Wavy (in collaboration with YFG Pave), remained his most streamed song on Spotify until the release of "Party Sahne" in 2022.[10]
After focusing on club performances in the summer of 2021, Ski Aggu prioritised appearances at outdoor festivals a year later, in Germany and Austria. Among his 2022 appearances were the Heroes Festival in Geiselwind,[13] splash!,[14] Poolbar Festival and Frequency.[15]
For the track "Hubba Bubba" released in September 2022, he collaborated with Berlin music producer Southstar.[16] One month later, he released "Party Sahne" ("Party Cream"), which featured producers Endzone and Ericson. The song, which samples the melody from the song "Jerk It Out" by the Swedish band Caesars, reached number 32 on the German Singles Chart.[17] It has retrospectively been characterised by entertainment media as his career breakthrough.[18] A June 2024 profile of Ski Aggu in Sleek Magazine noted that following the release of "Party Sahne" he began to perform in larger venues and receive greater exposure by artists for song collaborations.[11] In November and December 2022, Ski Aggu performed first tour, Aprés Ski, appearing in cities across German-speaking areas of Europe.[19]
On 2 December 2022, Ski Aggu released his debut album 2022 war Film gewesen (2022 was a film year) which included four new songs.[20] In his review of the album, Yannik Gölz from Laut.de wrote that Ski Aggu "has an ear for vibes and knows that he does not have to spell out the impact of his music." Gölz stated that while songs felt like filler tracks, the album contained "too much good music to ignore," and overall constituted "a quite interesting statement." The reviewer rated the album four out of five stars.[21]
On 25 May 2023, the single "Friesenjung" was released in collaboration with Dutch rapper Joost Klein and German comedian Otto Waalkes. The song is a reinterpretation of Waalkes' original and reached number one on the singles charts in Germany and Austria.[22][23] The single appeared on his second album Denk mal drüber nach (Think It Over) which he released later that year.[24]
Ski Aggu released his third studio album on 30 August 2024, Wilmersdorfs Kind (Child of Wilmersdorf) which consists of 17 tracks.[6] A number of singles featured on the album reached high positions on charts in Germany, including "Balla Balla", "DEUTSCHLAND 🇩🇪 (recorded in collaboration with German artist Ikkimel), and "Bye x3" (in collaboration with German pop group Jeremias).[25]
Influences and interests
[edit]Diederich's interest in martial arts is reflected on his social media platforms and in music videos, in which he frequently poses in fighting stances. Outside of music, Diederich follows the football clubs Hertha BSC, Napoli and Celtic FC, and has been seen wearing these teams' jerseys.[10]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [25] |
AUT [26] |
NLD [27] |
SWI [28] | |||
| 2022 war Film gewesen | 85 | — | — | — | ||
| Denk mal drüber nach... |
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1 | 3 | 60 | 8 | |
| Wilmersdorfs Kind |
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1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Wir haben zwei geile songs gemacht (with Filow) |
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Singles
[edit]Charted singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [25] |
AUT [26] |
LAT Stream. [34] |
LTU [35] |
NLD [27] |
POL Stream. [36] |
SWE [37] |
SWI [28] |
WW Excl. US [38] | ||||||
| "Party Sahne" (with Endzone and Ericson) |
2022 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 war Film gewesen | |||
| "Tour de Berlin" (with Domiziana and Replay Okay) |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Broker" (with Dauner) |
2023 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Denk mal drüber nach... | |||
| "Mandala" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Friesenjung" (with Joost Klein and Otto Waalkes) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 84 | 100 | 7 | 115 | |||||
| "Mietfrei" (with Sira) |
5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
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| "Theater★" (with Soho Bani) |
5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | |||||
| "Gensehaut" | 24 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | |||||
| "Maximum Rizz" | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | |||||
| "Nicht nachmachen!!" (with Monk and Longus Mongus) |
14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | |||||
| "Z0rnig" | 2024 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | Wilmersdorfs Kind | |||
| "Balla Balla" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Deutschland 🇩🇪" (with Ikkimel) |
18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Abgelenkt" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Flasche kreist" (with 01099) |
23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | Kinder der Nacht | ||||
| "Bye x3" (with Jeremias) |
40 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wilmersdorfs Kind | ||||
| "Immer" (with Makko) |
5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | |||||
| "Belohnen" (with Filly, Bausa, and Bunt.) |
44 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Kein DJ" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "NPCs" (with Ritter Lean) |
2025 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stell dir vor | |||
| "Übersee freistil" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Germany" (with Dauner and Ikkimel featuring Barré) |
77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Palermo" | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Jung und laut" (with Badchieff and Sira) |
71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Sonne geht auf" (with Klangkuenstler) |
82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Geld" | 2026 | 51 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Spring" (with Mr. Polska and Natte Visstick) |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [25] |
AUT [26] |
LUX [43] |
SWI [28] | ||||
| "Kosmonauten" (Bibiza featuring Ski Aggu) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | Zwei Zöpfe auf dem Kopf | |
| "Blau" (OMG featuring Ski Aggu) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Ghetto Tekkno" (Endzone featuring Ski Aggu) |
2023 | 88 | — | — | — | Welcome to the Endzone | |
| "Anders" (01099 featuring Ski Aggu) |
9 | 18 | — | 25 | Blaue Stunden | ||
| "Liebe Grüsse" (RAF Camora featuring Ski Aggu) |
1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | XV RR Edition | ||
| "Huso" (Ritter Lean featuring Ski Aggu) |
51 | — | — | — | Ob ein Atze fliegen kann | ||
| "Schwarzer Toyota" (Skrt Cobain featuring Ski Aggu and Mark Forster) |
2024 | 9 | 11 | — | 55 | Non-album single | |
| "Wie du manchmal fehlst" (Zartmann featuring Ski Aggu and Dauner) |
6 | 13 | — | 31 | Dafür bin ich frei | ||
| "Junge Baller" (6PM Records featuring Ski Aggu, Haaland936, and Sira) |
4 | 8 | — | 21 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Pa aufs Maul" (Stefan Raab featuring Sido and Ski Aggu) |
84 | — | — | — | |||
| "Atzen & Barbies" (Shirin David featuring Ski Aggu) |
2025 | 3 | 6 | — | 20 | Schlau aber blond | |
| "Bissu dumm¿ Megalodon Remix" (Bonez MC featuring Ski Aggu and various artists) |
8 | 15 | — | 19 | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Other singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Weißwein & Pappbecher" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Super Wavy" (with YFG Pave) | ||
| "Ski Aggu Typebeat" | 2021 | |
| "Früchtetee (mit Honig)" | ||
| "Privnote" (with Seza) | ||
| "Float Away" (with GB Conte) | ||
| "Schachbrett" | ||
| "Skpaden" | ||
| "Gustav" (with Prodbypengg) | ||
| "Partyticker" | 2022 | 2022 war Film gewesen |
| "Makrodosis" (with Dj Schinkensuppe) | ||
| "Acid Kotti" | ||
| "Hubba Bubba" | ||
| "Besoffen in den Spiegel schauen" (with Drumla) | ||
| "Nein schatz" (with Miss Bashful and GDA) |
2025 | Non-album singles |
| "1 Adler" (with GDA) |
2026 |
Other charted songs
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [25] |
AUT [26] |
SWI [28] | ||||||||||||
| "Nicht nachmachen!!" (featuring Longus Mongus and Monk) |
2023 | 14 | 19 | 44 | Denk mal drüber nach... | |||||||||
| "Kappies im Slip" (featuring DBBD and Shoki) |
—[A] | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ski Aggu: Von der Afterhour zur Wahlparty || PULS Musikanalyse". YouTube (in German). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ↑ "August Jean Diederich, Berlin". Northdata (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Handelsregister.de, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 252515 B, Chronological Excerpt, Retrieved 12 August 2023
- ↑ "Release "2022 war film gewesen" by Ski Aggu – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "denk mal drüber nach..." www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Wilmersdorfs Kind by Ski Aggu". Genius. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Ski Aggu – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "What Rapper Ski Aggu Plans to Do If He Becomes Chancellor". Berliner Morgenpost. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Moritz Kreimeier (February 2024). "What is Nils Diederich Doing Now? – How Ski Aggu's Grandfather Launched the Wahl-O-Mat" (PDF). OSI-Zeitung (in German). Förderverein OSI-Zeitung e. V. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Alexander Kloß (27 November 2022). ""There is Also a Brash Guy in Me"– How the Berlin Neighbourhood Rapper Ski Aggu from Wilmersdorf Ticks". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Ski Aggu: Forever Berliner Kindl". www.sleek-mag.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ Interview with Ski Aggu (in German). Livria Club. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Heroes Festival (Geiselwind)". Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ Till Hesterbrink. "Splash Festival Announces Line-Up for 2022" (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ "FM4 Frequency Festival 2022: All the Information You Need" (in German). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ Micha Wagner (10 September 2022). "With Production by Southstar: Ski Aggu Chews "Hubba Bubba"". DIFFUS (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ "Ski Aggu, Endzone & Ericson – Party Sahne" (in German). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ Guillot, Jaime. "Ski Aggu to play at The Workman's Cellar in November". Hotpress. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ Eventim. "Ski Aggu – Aprés Ski Tour 2022". Eventim (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ Michael Herzog. "Ski Aggu – 2022 war film gewesen". hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ Yannik Gölz. "Beats on Uppers, Rap on Downers". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ski Aggu, Joost & Otto Waalkes – Friesenjung". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ski Aggu, Joost & Otto Waalkes – Friesenjung". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ Herzog, Michael (13 October 2023). "Ski Aggu - Denk mal drüber nach..." Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Discographie von Ski Aggu". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Gfk Entertainment. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Discographie Ski Aggu" (in Austrian German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Discographie Ski Aggu" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Discographie Ski Aggu" (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "2022 war film gewesen – Album by Ski Aggu". Spotify. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "denk mal drüber nach... – Album by Ski Aggu". Spotify. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ski Aggu)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ↑ "Wilmersdorfs Kind – Album by Ski Aggu". Spotify. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Dersch, Elena (12 September 2025). "Mini-EP von Ski Aggu und Filow: "wir haben zwei geile Songs gemacht"" [Mini-EP by Ski Aggu and Filow: “We made two awesome songs”]. Diffus (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 20. nedēļa" [Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 20] (in Latvian). LAIPA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuania:
- "Friesenjung": "2024 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 17.05.2024–23.05.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ski Aggu | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "Billboard Global Excl. US: Week of June 17, 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Austrian certifications – Ski Aggu" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ski Aggu)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- 1 2 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ski Aggu)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Friesenjung in the search box.
- ↑ "Luxembourg Songs: Week of November 11, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Offiziele Deutsche Charts – Single Trending Charts – Aktualisiert am: 03.11.2023". mtv.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.