Shirin David

Shirin David is a German rapper and singer born in Hamburg who first rose to prominence as a YouTuber before transitioning into a music career. Trained in classical piano, ballet, and vocal performance from a young age, she built a strong online following through video content in the mid-2010s before releasing her early singles and gaining wider recognition as a judge on Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2017.

Her music blends rap, pop, and R&B with polished, hook-driven production, and she has become known for openly feminist, sexually assertive lyrics that challenge conventional expectations placed on women in rap and in German pop culture more broadly, often summarized by her own defiant motto, ich darf das (I'm allowed to). This provocative, confident persona has made her one of the most commercially successful and closely watched artists in contemporary German-language hip-hop and pop.

Songs such as «90-60-111», «Gib Ihm», and «bauch beine po» showcase her catchy, radio-friendly sound and sharp pop sensibility, while tracks like «Ich darf das» distill her broader artistic statement. Since breaking through, Shirin David has released multiple successful studio albums and become a fixture of German charts, recognized for pairing bold visual branding with consistently strong commercial performance.