Dendemann, born Daniel Ebel in Wickede, Germany, on June 27, 1974, is a German rapper and musician. Raised in Menden, he relocated to Hamburg in 1996, launching his music career with the project Arme Ritter, contributing to Fettes Brot's 1996 album Außen Top Hits, innen Geschmack. He co-founded the hip-hop duo Eins Zwo alongside DJ Rabauke, releasing their 1999 studio album, Gefährliches Halbwissen, featuring the single “Hand aufs Herz”. Following the duo's 2003 dissolution, he launched his solo recording career with the extended play DasSchweigenDilemma in 2003 and his debut solo studio album, Die Pfütze des Eisbergs, in 2006, which contained the single “3 1/2 Minuten”. He released the extended play Endlich Nichtschwimmer in 2007, the live album Abersowasvonlive in 2008, and his second solo studio album, Vom Vintage verweht, in 2010, featuring the single “Stumpf ist Trumpf 3.0”. His third studio album, Da nich für!, reached Number 1 on the German Albums Chart in 2019, winning Favorite Solo Artist and Favorite Album at the Preis für Popkultur awards. From January 2015 to December 2016, he served as musical director and bandleader for the television comedy series Neo Magazin Royale.
