Marten Laciny (born 4 December 1982), better known by his stage name Marteria, is a German

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. He has met with success in Germany (his 2012 collaboration with Yasha and

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, "Lila Wolken", reached Number 1 in the

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) and the single "Verstrahlt", featuring Yasha, was included in the video game ''

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''. His alternative stage name and alter ego is Marsimoto. Before his music career, he was a football player and model.

Early life

Laciny was born to a teacher (mother) and a sailor (father), and spent his childhood in the district of

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Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, c ...

. A talented footballer, he played for the youth team of

F.C. Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

, that he still maintains a close relationship with. He played under

Horst Hrubesch Horst Hrubesch (; born 17 April 1951) is a German professional football manager and former player who last managed Hamburger SV. As a player, Hrubesch won three West German championships with his club side, Hamburger SV, as well as the European C ...

up in the U-17 squad of the

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. When he was discovered in 1999 during a trip to New York City by a model scout, he got model assignments all over the world. He worked for

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and

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, among others, after which he discontinued his modeling and went back to Rostock to pursue his rap career. In 2003, he moved to

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. There, he trained as an actor at a drama school.

Music career

At the age of 16, Marteria was a member of the hip hop group 'Underdog Cru', signed to the label Posin music. At 18, Marteria then signed his first solo contract with Punchline/SPV, and released his debut album. In 2002 he went as part of the Underdog Cru on a European tour with other British and German groups. A year before, in 2001, he performed as part of the Underdog Cru in the largest hip hop and reggae festival in Europe, Splash!. Marteria's debut album, ''Halloziehnation'', was praised by the press, and the scene magazine ''

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'' awarded 4 1/2 of 6 stars. He then released his second album ''Base Ventura''. These two albums he released on the

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Magnum12, where he laid the foundations for his current career. In late 2007, he signed a contract with the music publisher Nesola. In December 2007, under his other pseudonym Marsimoto, he accompanied

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as tour support. In early 2008, he signed a label deal with

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(owned by

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). He also founded an own label called Green Berlin.

Marsimoto

In addition to his stage name Marteria, he is also known under the pseudonym Marsimoto.(German) Marsimoto originated as a tribute to

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– the alter ego of rapper

Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Fr ...

– with an altered high pitched voice. The sound differs considerably from the Marteria sound, as he uses more

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and

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elements as Marsimoto. This

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resulted from a jam session and was later used by Marten Laciny at performances. Due to the positive response, he decided to release albums as Marsimoto. As Marsimoto, he published his solo albums ''Halloziehnation'', ''Zu zweit allein'', ''Grüner Samt'', ''Ring der Nebelungen'' and ''Verde''. A common leitmotif of all Marsimoto albums is the exaggerative consumption of

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Personal life

Marteria has one son and currently lives in Berlin's

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district. He married the German musician Jadu in 2015.

Discography

Marteria

Albums * 2007: ''Base Ventura'' * 2010: ''Zum Glück in die Zukunft'' * 2014: ''Zum Glück in die Zukunft II'' * 2017: ''Roswell'' * 2018: ''1982'' (with

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) * 2018: ''Live im Ostseestadion'' * 2021: ''5. Dimension'' Singles * 2009: Zum König geboren (feat. Son of Dave) * 2010: Verstrahlt (feat. Yasha) * 2010: Marteria Girl * 2011: Sekundenschlaf (feat. Peter Fox) * 2012: Lila Wolken (Marteria, Yasha &

) * 2013: Blue Uganda (Marteria, Maeckes, Lady Slyke, Bris Jean, Abramz, Sylvester) * 2013: Big Bang * 2013: Bengalische Tiger * 2013: Kids (2 Finger an den Kopf) * 2014: OMG! * 2017: Aliens (feat. Teutilla) * 2017: Das Geld muss weg * 2017: Scotty beam mich hoch * 2018: Champion Sound (feat.

) * 2018: Supernova (feat.

) * 2018: Chardonnay & Purple Haze (feat.

) * 2021: Niemand bringt Marten um * 2021: Paradise Delay (feat.

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) * 2021: Marilyn (feat.

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) * 2021: Love, Peace & Happiness (feat. Ätna & Yasha) Free tracks * 2007: Hintergedanken * 2007: Remmi Demmi (Osten Powers Remix) * 2009: Neue Nikes * 2010: Maradona-Shirt * 2012: Feuer (Marteria, Yasha &

) Juice exclusives * 2002: Wer nicht wagt der nicht gewinnt (feat. Underdog Cru & DJ Lord Wax) (Juice-CD #16) * 2002: Geschichten (feat. Pussi & Gross A) (Juice-CD #18) * 2007: New Kids On the Block II - Flash Gordon (Juice-CD #75) * 2007: Rapper des Monats (feat. Marsimoto) (Juice-CD #77) * 2007: Was ihr redet (feat. Ercandize, Vega und Separate) (Juice-CD #80) * 2008: Der Penis deiner Frau (Juice-CD #83) * 2008: 2 Mann Armee (feat. Marsimoto) (Juice-CD #86) * 2009: MFG (Mit Füßen getreten) (feat. King Orgasmus One) (Juice-CD #100) * 2012: Lila Wolken (Stickles Krabbe Remix) (with

and Yasha) (Juice Exclusive! auf Juice-CD #113)

Marsimoto

Albums * 2006: ''Halloziehnation'' * 2008: ''Zu zweit allein'' * 2012: ''Grüner Samt'' * 2015: ''Ring der Nebelungen'' * 2018: ''Verde'' EPs * 2011: ''Green Juice EP'' (Juice exclusive EP) Free tracks * 2011: ''Barfuß durch den Park'' * 2012: ''Romeo & Julia'' * 2012: ''Wir sind Marsi'' (feat. Kid Simius) Juice exclusives * 2006: ''Alarmstufe Dope'' (Juice-CD #66) * 2007: ''Rapper des Monats'' (feat. Marteria) (Juice-CD #77) * 2007: ''Phantom der Opfer'' (feat. Maeckes & Plan B) (Juice-CD #78) * 2007: ''Grüne Brille (Juice Remix)'' (Juice-CD #82) * 2008: ''2 Mann Armee'' (feat. Marteria) (Juice-CD #86) * 2008: ''Todesliste'' (Juice-CD #91) * 2012: ''Mir ist kalt'' (Juice-CD #140)

References

External links

Official Marteria website

Official Marsimoto website
* {{Authority control German rappers People from Rostock 1982 births Living people Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest