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TopCheri & EES

Artists

The multi-talented Monica Pinias is a musician, actress, director, authorand philanthropist, who performs under the stage name TopCheri. She was born and raised in Walvis Bay, Namibia. 

Not only does she give fantastic performances that captivate the viewers, but she has a pure and beautiful voice that suits all kinds of music genres such as afro pop, accented with dancehall influences reinforced by vocal style that merges with a passionate Namibian authentic and powerful sound. This placed her at the top of the list of artists that other artists want to invite to feature in their music. She has written music for brands like Topscore.

In 2019 TopCheri won Best newcomer and Album of the year with her first album titled “Fertile” at the Namibian Annual Music Awards. She had a roll in a local movie called Captain Kalola as Nangula and published two books that speak about the modern Namibian lifestyle. 

She has five studio albums to her name to date and appeared in numerous music videos including her own and commercials.

TopCheri music pushes boundaries and mesmerizes in a bold quest for both experimentation, fun and intimacy. She dominates the industry as one of the best female artist in Namibia. Her music is listened to by the Namibian citizens and across borders, where her actions  and decisions are watched and often emulated by a wide audiences.

From Namibia to South Africa to Germany, Eric Sell a.k.a. EES is moving up in the world and at a rapid pace. With 9 albums under his belt, he has ambition and is not about to slow down. His music style is a blend of Kwaito, African House, Afro Pop, Afro-Reggae, and has a really funky fresh spin to it. EES was born and bred in Namibia and started to slowly get into music in 2001, creating a unique African vocal singing style.

Ever since he has been making a massive impact on Kwaito music outside of Africa and has received several awards of recognition including the MTV Listeners Choice award, the Channel O Best Kwaito video in Africa & he won the Germany X-Factor in 2018 with his Band.

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