Carlo Waibel better known 由 the stage name Cro (born January 31, 1990) is a German rapper, singer, producer and designer, who is represented 由 Chimperator Productions. He describes his 音乐 as a mixture between pop and rap, which he calls "Raop".
Born Carlo Waibel on January 31, 1990, he attended the Sonderschule on the Galgenberg in Aalen, Germany, and later Johannes-Gutenberg-Schule, a vocational school in Stuttgart, Germany. He began recording 音乐 at the age of 13. He learned to play the 钢琴 and the guitar. In 2009, he released his first mixtape Trash. On February 11, 2011, his 秒 mixtape Meine Musik was released. It was available for free download. Cro produced the entire mixtape 由 himself. Through the mixtape German hip-hop musician Kaas took notice of Cro. Besides his musical career, Cro is also active as a designer. Since 2010, he has been designing under his clothing label Vio Vio. After receiving his Mittlere Reife, he completed an apprenticeship as a media designer and worked for the Stuttgarter Zeitung as a cartoonist.
Through Kaas, Cro met Sebastian Andrej Schweizer, founder of the independent-label, Chimperator Productions, and Kodimey Awokou. At the end of September 2011, a "Making of" video for a new artist was published 由 the label leading to speculations about which artist had been actually signed. In October 2011, Schweizer announced that he had signed Cro.
In November 2011, the 音乐 video for Easy, which had been directed 由 Harris Hodovic and was announcing the upcoming mixtape, was released on tape.tv. A few days later, the video was released on YouTube, where it gained 更多 than 500,000 查看 in the first two weeks. In the beginning of 2012, it had gained 12,000,000 views, mid-May, the 查看 had risen to a number of 更多 than 16,000,000. The American blog hypetrak.com also reported about the video and Cro. German Hip-Hop and Funk musician Jan Delay 发布 the video on his 脸谱 page and said, Cro was the "future of German rap." Besides "Easy", "Hi Kids" and "Kein Benz" were also released prior to the release of the mixtape. On December 1, 2011, Cro was a guest on the 显示 NeoParadise 由 the channel ZDFneo, where he performed snippets of three songs from his mixtapes Meine Musik and Easy. One 日 later, Chimperator Productions released the mixtape Easy which is available for free download on their website.
In the beginning of 2012, Cro signed an author's contract with Universal 音乐 Publishing Group. On January 27, 2012, Cro embarked on a 音乐会 tour named "Pandas gone wild!", on which he was accompanied 由 Psaiko.Dino. In mid February 2012, the 音乐 video for "Easy" gained 1,000,000 查看 on YouTube. In mid May the number of the 查看 rose to 3,000,000. On March 23, 2012, the song "Easy" was released as a single. Besides the Standard version, the Limited Edition version included the songs "Hi Kids," "Lieblingssong," as well as "Konfetti," a collaboration with Ahzumjot and Rockstah. "Easy" entered the German Single-Charts on 秒 place.
In June 2012, Cro's single "Easy" was certified 金牌 in Germany. The 音乐 video for the single gained 20,000,000 查看 on YouTube. From June 29 until July 1, Cro released on Single each day, "Du," "King of Raop," and "Meine Zeit." 音乐 视频 were also filmed for every single. On July 6, Cro released his debut album, Raop. Mid-July, "Easy," "Hi Kids," "Du," "King of Raop," and "Meine Zeit," all of his five released singles were placed in the 最佳, 返回页首 100 in the German Single-Charts.
On September 7, 2012 Cro released a free mixtape called Maop which included 16 remixes of songs from his album Raop. On September 28, Cro competed in the Bundesvision Song Contest with his and Die Orsons' song "Horst & Monika" and took the fifth place. On October 19, 2012 Cro released the track "1 Millionen" through the iTunes and made it available for free download. He dedicated this track to having 更多 than 1 million 粉丝 on Facebook. On October 21, he released a 音乐 video to accompany the track.
Cro at Chiemsee Reggae Summer 2013
On October 27, 2012 Cro released the 音乐 video for his fifth single "Einmal um die Welt" which was released on November 2. In November, Cro's debut album, Raop and single "Easy" reached platinum status in Germany whereas "Du" was certified gold. In Austria, Raop and "Easy" and in Switzerland, "Easy" were also certified gold. He also won the Bambi award in the category "Pop National". On December 6, he won the 1LIVE Krone for "Beste Single" for his debut single, "Easy". He was also named Newcomer of the 年 2012 由 iTunes. His debut album, Raop was named "Album of the Year" 由 MTV.
In March 2013, Cro won a Swiss 音乐 Award in the category "Best Album Urban - International" for his album Raop. Cro has cooperated with H&M and has designed a collection of clothes for men and women which was released on April 4, 2013. On March 11, H&M and Cro released additional behind the scenes 图片 plus an interview.
Born Carlo Waibel on January 31, 1990, he attended the Sonderschule on the Galgenberg in Aalen, Germany, and later Johannes-Gutenberg-Schule, a vocational school in Stuttgart, Germany. He began recording 音乐 at the age of 13. He learned to play the 钢琴 and the guitar. In 2009, he released his first mixtape Trash. On February 11, 2011, his 秒 mixtape Meine Musik was released. It was available for free download. Cro produced the entire mixtape 由 himself. Through the mixtape German hip-hop musician Kaas took notice of Cro. Besides his musical career, Cro is also active as a designer. Since 2010, he has been designing under his clothing label Vio Vio. After receiving his Mittlere Reife, he completed an apprenticeship as a media designer and worked for the Stuttgarter Zeitung as a cartoonist.
Through Kaas, Cro met Sebastian Andrej Schweizer, founder of the independent-label, Chimperator Productions, and Kodimey Awokou. At the end of September 2011, a "Making of" video for a new artist was published 由 the label leading to speculations about which artist had been actually signed. In October 2011, Schweizer announced that he had signed Cro.
In November 2011, the 音乐 video for Easy, which had been directed 由 Harris Hodovic and was announcing the upcoming mixtape, was released on tape.tv. A few days later, the video was released on YouTube, where it gained 更多 than 500,000 查看 in the first two weeks. In the beginning of 2012, it had gained 12,000,000 views, mid-May, the 查看 had risen to a number of 更多 than 16,000,000. The American blog hypetrak.com also reported about the video and Cro. German Hip-Hop and Funk musician Jan Delay 发布 the video on his 脸谱 page and said, Cro was the "future of German rap." Besides "Easy", "Hi Kids" and "Kein Benz" were also released prior to the release of the mixtape. On December 1, 2011, Cro was a guest on the 显示 NeoParadise 由 the channel ZDFneo, where he performed snippets of three songs from his mixtapes Meine Musik and Easy. One 日 later, Chimperator Productions released the mixtape Easy which is available for free download on their website.
In the beginning of 2012, Cro signed an author's contract with Universal 音乐 Publishing Group. On January 27, 2012, Cro embarked on a 音乐会 tour named "Pandas gone wild!", on which he was accompanied 由 Psaiko.Dino. In mid February 2012, the 音乐 video for "Easy" gained 1,000,000 查看 on YouTube. In mid May the number of the 查看 rose to 3,000,000. On March 23, 2012, the song "Easy" was released as a single. Besides the Standard version, the Limited Edition version included the songs "Hi Kids," "Lieblingssong," as well as "Konfetti," a collaboration with Ahzumjot and Rockstah. "Easy" entered the German Single-Charts on 秒 place.
In June 2012, Cro's single "Easy" was certified 金牌 in Germany. The 音乐 video for the single gained 20,000,000 查看 on YouTube. From June 29 until July 1, Cro released on Single each day, "Du," "King of Raop," and "Meine Zeit." 音乐 视频 were also filmed for every single. On July 6, Cro released his debut album, Raop. Mid-July, "Easy," "Hi Kids," "Du," "King of Raop," and "Meine Zeit," all of his five released singles were placed in the 最佳, 返回页首 100 in the German Single-Charts.
On September 7, 2012 Cro released a free mixtape called Maop which included 16 remixes of songs from his album Raop. On September 28, Cro competed in the Bundesvision Song Contest with his and Die Orsons' song "Horst & Monika" and took the fifth place. On October 19, 2012 Cro released the track "1 Millionen" through the iTunes and made it available for free download. He dedicated this track to having 更多 than 1 million 粉丝 on Facebook. On October 21, he released a 音乐 video to accompany the track.
Cro at Chiemsee Reggae Summer 2013
On October 27, 2012 Cro released the 音乐 video for his fifth single "Einmal um die Welt" which was released on November 2. In November, Cro's debut album, Raop and single "Easy" reached platinum status in Germany whereas "Du" was certified gold. In Austria, Raop and "Easy" and in Switzerland, "Easy" were also certified gold. He also won the Bambi award in the category "Pop National". On December 6, he won the 1LIVE Krone for "Beste Single" for his debut single, "Easy". He was also named Newcomer of the 年 2012 由 iTunes. His debut album, Raop was named "Album of the Year" 由 MTV.
In March 2013, Cro won a Swiss 音乐 Award in the category "Best Album Urban - International" for his album Raop. Cro has cooperated with H&M and has designed a collection of clothes for men and women which was released on April 4, 2013. On March 11, H&M and Cro released additional behind the scenes 图片 plus an interview.