Jadu (artist)

Jadu
Jadu at Rock im Park 2019
Jadu at Rock im Park 2019
Background information
Birth nameJadula Freydank
Also known asJadula Laciny
Born (1988-08-26) August 26, 1988 (age 36)
Bissendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany
Websitejadu.berlin

Jadu (full name Jadula Laciny, name at birth Jadula Freydank) is a German singer, musician and songwriter living in Berlin.[1]

Biography

Jadu was born in August 26, 1988 in Bissendorf and grew up in Bad Essen. She moved to Osnabrück in 2007 and in 2013 she met Marten Laciny, better known as the rapper Marteria (and his alter ego Marsimoto), who she married in 2015 and was married to for five years.[2][3][4]

Jadu is a singer, drummer and guitarist. In 2013 she toured with the rapper Chefket as his guitarist, playing e.g. at the Splash Festival.[5] In 2017 she wrote the title track of Die Toten Hosen's album Laune der Natur, together with her husband and with Campino, singer in Die Toten Hosen.

In 2019 she released the album Nachricht vom Feind which was noticed for its strong symbolism. Jadu sometimes describes her musical style as Darkpop, but more typically as "Military Dream Pop",[6][7][8] and she has been compared to a female version of Rammstein due to the symbolism.[8] The debut album contains musical elements from pop as well as from Neue Deutsche Härte and classical music. The German lyrics are provocative and full of military language and BDSM references. The theme of her songs is the deep and dark aspects of love. For example, one of her songs describes the relationship between Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler.[9]

In 2020 she was the support act on Lindemann's European tour.[10]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • 2017: Treibjagd (Staatsakt / Caroline / Universal Music)
  • 2018: Uniform (Deserteur)
  • 2019: Todesstreifen (Deserteur)
  • 2019: Friedliche Armee (feat. Nessi; Deserteur)
  • 2019: Der Feind/Frühling in Schwerin/Die Erlösung (Jadu & das Metropolis Orchester Berlin) (Deserteur)
  • 2020: Auf drei[13]
  • 2021: Der goldene Schluss[1]
  • 2021 Stockholm

Guest artist/Songwriter

  • 2015: Illegalize It and Usain Bolt (guitar) on Ring der Nebelungen by Marsimoto
  • 2017: El Presidente (lyrics) and Blue Marlin (backing vocals) on Roswell by Marteria
  • 2017: Laune der Natur (songwriter) on Laune der Natur by Die Toten Hosen

Music videos

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References

  1. ^ a b "Jadu: Neue Single "Der Goldene Schluss"" (in German). medienkonverter.de. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ "Marteria: Heimliche Heirat in Las Vegas mit seiner Verlobten Jadu Freydank?" (in German). vip.de. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ^ "OMG! Heimliche Hochzeit bei Marteria und Jadu?" (in German). Promiflash.de. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. ^ a b "JADU_Album-Bio_Modus Operandi" (in German). jadu.berlin. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ Funky Funk (2014-07-16). "Chefket Live @ Splash 2013 Intro+Identitäter". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. ^ Volker Probst. "JADU: I had an idea to write in the military lyrical language". mesmika.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ^ a b Kause, Philipp. "Modus Operandi"" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b Volker Probst (2019-02-13). "Jadu rockt in Uniform" (in German). n-TV. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ Vivian Alterauge (2019-02-08). "Im Kampfmodus: Marterias Ehefrau Jadu fährt auf ihrem neuen Album schwere Geschütze auf" (in German). Stern. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  10. ^ "Till Lindemann: Support-Act Jadu mit martialischen Worten zum Tourauftakt" (in German). RollingStone Germany. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Jadu - Nachricht Vom Feind" (in German). discogs.com. 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Jadu Laciny – Modus Operandi" (in German). discogs.com. 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Jadu - neue Single "Auf Drei" erscheint" (in German). medienkonverter.de. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-14.