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

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and songwriter based in

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, Germany. 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: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...

, Germany, 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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" by

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featuring

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. He produced the 2020 single "Pon It" by New Zealand rapper

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. 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

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Discography

* ''Cutting Through Noise'' (2022)

Singles

External links

References

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