Xavier Naidoo discography: Difference between revisions

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German singer and songwriter [[Xavier Naidoo]] began his music career in the early 1990s. His debut studio album, ''[[Seeing Is Believing (album)|Seeing Is Believing]]'', was released in 1994, consisting mostly of cover versions of traditional tracks and soul songs from the 1960s and 1970s. Released in the United States only, it failed to chart on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and thus, was never released in Europe.<ref name="sz">{{cite web | url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/xavier-naidoo-debuet-cd-kommt-doch-1.672358 | title=Debüt-CD kommt doch| work=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] |date=2010-05-10 May 2010|accessdate=2015-11access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> Following a fall-out with main producer Nicole Dürr, he signed with [[Frankfurt am Main]]-based Pelham Power Productions (3P) and began appearing as a background vocalist on several of his label-mates' albums.<ref name="sz"/> Naidoo's second studio album ''[[Nicht von dieser Welt]]'', produced unter the guidance of [[Moses Pelham]] and [[Glashaus|Martin Haas]], was released in May 1998. The album peaked at number one on the [[German Albums Chart]] and sold more than a million copies.<ref name="GER"/> Its singles included his debut single "20.000 Meilen", the top twenty entries "Nicht von dieser Welt" and "Seine Straßen" as well as top five hit "Sie sieht mich nicht", which served as the [[theme song]] for the feature film ''[[Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar]]'' (1999).<ref name="GER"/> A [[gold album|gold-certified]] live album of his first concert tour, simply titled ''Live'' (1999), reached the top ten in Germany the following year.<ref name="BVMI">{{cite web

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Naidoo's fourth album ''[[Telegramm für X]]'' was released in November 2005. It reached number-one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland was certified quadruple platinum by the BVMI.<ref name="BVMI"/> The album produced the top three singles "Dieser Weg" and "Was wir alleine nicht schaffen", while his second number-one hit "Danke", a song about the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], was included on a reissue of the album.<ref name="GER"/> In 2008, Naidoo was asked to take part in MTV's ''[[MTV Unplugged|Unplugged]]'' concert series. The accompanying live album ''Wettsingen in Schwetzingen'' became another chart topper for the singer and spawned the number-on hit "Das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen", a collaboration with [[Söhne Mannheims]].<ref name="GER"/> ''Alles kann besser werden'', his fifth studio album, was released in 2009. It became his fifth number-one album in Germany, and reached the three in Austria and Switzerland.<ref name="GER"/><ref name="AUT"/><ref name="SWI"/> "Alles kann besser werden", its lead single, reached number six on the [[German Singles Chart]] though subsequent singles were less successful.<ref name="GER"/>

A highly demanded producer, songwriter and guest vocalist, Naidoo has collaborated with several musicians and musical projects, including all-male vocal group [[Söhne Mannheims]], the [[Christian music]] project [[Zeichen der Zeit]], the [[transnationalism|transnational]] [[anti-racism]] project [[Brothers Keepers]], and the cast of the television series ''[[Sing meinen Song -– Das Tauschkonzert]]'', the German version of ''[[The Best Singers (series)|The Best Singers]]'' series. Among his most successful appearances rank Brothers Keepers's "Adriano (Letzte Warnung)".

* As Xavier Naidoo: {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-4017suche?artist_search=Xavier+Naidoo&do_search=do|title=Discographie Xavier Naidoo|publisher=GermanGfK ChartsEntertainment|access-date=26 Portal.April Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen2019}}

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* As Xavas: {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-203637suche?artist_search=Xavas&do_search=do|title=Discographie Xavas|publisher=GermanGfK ChartsEntertainment|access-date=26 Portal.April Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen2019}}

* GER: 2× Platinum<ref name="gercert">{{cite webcertification|titleregion=IFPI - Gold-/Platin-DatenbankGermany|publisherartist=BundesverbandXavier MusikindustrieNaidoo|urlaccess-date=10 http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch|accessdate=2011-05-28February 2023}}</ref>

! scope="row"| ''[[Für Dichdich. (Xavier Naidoo album)|Für Dichdich.]]''

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GermanyGfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="GER"/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="AUT"/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[SwitzerlandSwiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br/><ref name="SWI"/>

! scope="row"| ''Alles kann besser werden – liveLive''

! scope="row"| ''Nicht von dieser Welt 2 -– Allein mit Flügel live''

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Germany|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER"/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Austria|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT"/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI"/>

! scope="row"| "Eigentlich gut"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Illmat!c & Bruda Sven)</span>

! scope="row"| "Bis an die Sterne (Live)"

! scope="row"| "Wenn ich schon Kinder hätte"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Curse (rapper)|Curse]])</span>

! scope="row"| "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[RZA]])</span>

! scope="row"| "Bist du am Leben interessiert"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Tone)</span>

! scope="row"| "Wann"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Cassandra Steen]])</span>

| rowspan="2"| 2008

| rowspan="2"|''Wettsingen in Schwetzingen''

! scope="row"| "Wild vor Wut"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Naturally 7]])</span>

! scope="row"| "Bitte hör nicht auf zu träumen"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Naturally 7 & Cassandra Steen)</span>

! scope="row"| "Schau nicht mehr zurück"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Kool Savas]] as XAVAS)</span>

| rowspan="2" | ''Gespaltene Persöhnlichkeit''

! scope="row"| "Wage es zu glauben"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Kool Savas as XAVAS)</span>

| rowspan="3"| ''Bei meiner Seele''

| 2014

| | 2017

| rowspan="2"|''Für Dichdich.''

! scope="row"| "Über sieben Brücken musst Dudu gehen"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Erkan Aki]] & Xavier Naidoo)</span>

! scope="row"| "Über sieben Brücken musst Dudu gehen"

! scope="row"| "Ich kenne nichts (Dasdas so schön ist wie Dudu)"

| [[BapBAP (German band)|BAP]], Xavier Naidoo

! scope="row"| "Was Habhab ich Dirdir angetan?"

! scope="row"| "Schick mir ’nen'nen Engel"

! scope="row"| "Hörst Dudu mich?"

! scope="row"| "Ich gehör nicht Dirdir"

| [[Bass Sultan Hengzt]], Xavier Naidoo

! scope="row"| "People likeLike Them"

! scope="row"| "Stell Dirdir vor"

!scope="row"| "[[Nothing Else Matters]]"

| rowspan="2"| 2011

|''[[One Way (2006 film)|One Way]]''