He is 21 years old, has german and tunisian roots and a voice making even Stevie Wonder show respect. This was discovered years
ago by Toni Cottura and since then he kept DAIZZ under his musical wings. On September 9th the Debut-Single "Didn't I" by DAIZZ is
going to be released. A groovy R&B / Reggea track with hit-potential that won't leave your ears anytime soon. A catchy song with a first
class chorus and extra ordinary trumpet arrangements.

DAIZZ was born on November 6th 1983 in Cologne (Germany) and was raised in Ehrenfeld, a part of Cologne, under humble circumstances. He had to adjust to a rough social life very early and learned how to get things done his ways:
"I don't want to compare my childhood with those from american ghettos but there is definately no doubt about certain similarities. I spent
more time on the streets than at home or in school."On the streets, DAIZZ got in touch with the growing HipHop- and R&B-Subculture
very fast and fell in love with it even faster. He knew - this is it:
"I saw a lot of my friends going the "wrong way", that's why I'm happy that music gave me strength and comfort. This experience helped me a lot, 'cause I had to deal with a lot of pain. At the same time, it made as strong as I am today."

Since he has been infected by the "music virus", he took the tapes from his two older brother's without leeting them know and listened to them in his walkman for hours and tried to sing along."Actually, I was ashamed to sing for other people so at first I sang only for
myself until my brother walked in on me singing when I was 11." He was so surprised and impressed by his little brother's voice that he started to support young DAIZZ.

DAIZZ' older brother, who was some kind of role-model since he was a singer and dancer, took him to local events and newcomer-contests.
"From the moment I was on stage and could convince the crowd with my skills I knew that's what I wanna do: to be on stage and to sing."

DAIZZ got to know various producers, worked a lot in studios and tried many things. But "somehow, most of them tried to turn me into something like a german Aaron Carter, who was very famous back then", remembers DAIZZ. Today he knows
what he wants and where he wants to go, "I'm glad it didn't work out for me before."

One day, DAIZZ accidently ran into a professional Management (PMC) that finally introduced him to the well known producer Toni Cottura. He felt that Toni Cottura understood him from the first moment.

At first, DAIZZ tried to start his career with the artistname ZEE. He concentrated on german songs, because DAIZZ was inspired by many german artists at that time."We recorded a lot of songs in that time - english and german, but right now I prefer
kicking my lyrics in english. I don't know how I'm gonna develope in the future, therefore I don't want to stick to one thing, both musically and lyrically.

DAIZZ came to the conclusion that the language you sing in is not important but in the end, the song and the feeling counts. "The name DAIZZ is my birthname read reversed; originally I'm called Ziad, meaning something like ´more, higher, farer´ in arabic. That's the way I am: I always try to give everything I got."

Toni Cottura says about DAIZZ: "I've never worked with such a young, extra-ordinary talent like DAIZZ before. He has a fascinating voice and he doesn't belong to the group of artists who come into the studio and record ready-made songs, he is
absolutely involved in the creative process. We inspire each other musically and lyrically. I think with this kind of talent you can turn your calling into a job."

Even though he gets lots of compliments, DAIZZ stays decent: "I don't think about the things that might happen in the future. The most important thing for me right now is that I can make the music I love and feel, that my music can carry people along - that would be the greatest success for me."

original text by: eastwest press department / July 2002
translated by: D-e-f- (DCF Productions) for T-Music/ April 2004

Daizz if for us eurorap fans most known for the songs "Have you seen her", "Didn't I" & "Gangsta Girl". On "Have you seen her", he is co-working with Anthony "Ski" Freeman and Sayon "Say-on" aka Lincoln XL from 2 Ruff. And what a song that is! These songs were released in 2002-2003. Later on, he moved further and released some songs in German. After that, it's been quiet.

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T-Music artists/groups related to Daizz:
	Toni Cottura
	Say-On aka DJ Lincoln XL
	Ski "Da Don Dada" Freeman