Jonasu

Jonasu
Jonasu in 2021
Background information
Birth nameJonas David Kröper
Born (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 34)
Mannheim, Germany
Occupations
  • DJ
  • music producer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
Labels3 Beat
Websitejonasu.com

Jonas David Kröper (born 25 August 1990), also known by his stage name Jonasu, is a German DJ and music producer based in Berlin.[1] His single "Black Magic" charted in the top 5 in the UK and Ireland in July 2021.[2]

Early life

Born in Mannheim, he attended the Johann Sebastian Bach Gymnasium before studying jazz drums at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.[1]

Career

In 2020, Jonasu received two Buma Awards for co-writing the song "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt featuring Rani. [3] He produced the 2020 single "Pon It" by New Zealand rapper JessB.[4] After being used in an episode of British dating game show Love Island in June 2021, his 2020 single "Black Magic" registered a 59% increase in daily Spotify streams and entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.[5][2]

Discography

  • Cutting Through Noise (2022)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with chart positions and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRL
[6] 		SVK
[7] 		UK
[8] 		UK Dance
[9]
"Let It Be Me"[10]
(featuring Naum) 		2018 — — — — Non-album singles
"LA City Limits"[11]
(featuring Emy Perez) 		2019 — — — —
"Lost in Amsterdam"[12]
(with Möwe featuring Eskeemo) 		— — — —
"Wannabe"[13] — — — —
"I Hate Goodbyes"[14]
(with Maggie Szabo) 		— — — —
"Thinkin Bout You"[15]
(with Jantine) 		— — — —
"Top of the World"[16]
(featuring Duncan Townsend) 		2020 — — — —
"Everywhere"[17]
(featuring Eskeemo) 		— — — —
"Habits (Stay High)"[18]
(with Felix Samuel) 		— — — — Cutting Through Noise
"Black Magic" 4 76 3 1
"Bad Gyal"[20]
(with Busy Signal) 		2021 — — — — Non-album single
"My Love for You"[21] — — — — Cutting Through Noise
"Make My Mind Go"[22]
(with Martin Jensen, Rompasso, and Faulhaber) 		— — — — Non-album single
"On My Mind"
(with JC Stewart) 		— — — — Cutting Through Noise
"All Night & Every Day"
(with Rêve) 		2022 — — — —
"Why Don't We"
(with Koolkid) 		— — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ^ a b "About". Jonasu.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Copsey, Rob (2 July 2021). "Ed Sheeran scores 10th UK Number 1 single with Bad Habits: 'This is an amazing thing'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Buma Awards 2019". Buma. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Rose, Anna (1 May 2020). "JessB releases new single 'Pon It' from forthcoming mixtape". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sherwin, Adam (1 July 2021). "Love Island: How a spot on the soundtrack has become the new fast track to chart success". i. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Discography Jonasu". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Slovakia:
  8. ^ "Jonasu | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Let it Be Me by Jonasu feat. Naum". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "LA City Limits by Jonasu feat. Emy Perez". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Lost In Amsterdam by Möwe & Jonasu feat. Eskeemo". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Wannabe by Jonasu". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "I Hate Goodbyes by Jonasu & Maggie Szabo". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Thinkin Bout You by Jonasu & Jantine". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Top of the World by Jonasu feat. Duncan Townsend". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Everywhere by Jonasu feat. Eskeemo". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Habits (Stay High) by Jonasu & Felix Samuel". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  19. ^ "British certifications – Jonasu". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 September 2021. Type Jonasu in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ "Bad Gyal by Busy Signal & Jonasu". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  21. ^ "My Love For You by Jonasu". Amazon Music. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Make My Mind Go (with Jonasu) - Single by Martin Jensen, Rompasso & Faulhaber on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 July 2021.