German actor and rapper Eko Fresh was born Ekrem Bora on September 3, 1983 in Cologne. He comes from a Turkish family. The artist started rapping at the age of 15. After meeting Kool Savas, he released his debut EP Jetzt kommen wir auf die Sachen at the end of 2001. The following year, the rapper can be heard on several of Kool Savas' tracks on the album Der beste Tag meines Lebens . In the summer of 2003, his single "König von Deutschland" reached 15th place in the German charts. A few months later, the debut album Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld is released. The album reached number 16 in Germany. 2013 saw the release of further albums, followed by the album Eksodus, which reached the top of the charts in Germany, number 2 in Switzerland and number 6 in Austria. eko Fresh receives the HipHop.de Award in 2007, 2009 and 2010. At the beginning of October 2021, the album Abi is released, which reaches number 19 in the German charts. Over the years, Eko Fresh has worked with various musicians such as Valezka, Bushido, Farid Bang and Azra. The rapper is also a regular actor. He can be seen in the series Blockbustaz,The Teacher and the film 3 Turks and a Baby, among others. In 2023, Eko Fresh returns to the studio and releases his 12th studio album, Ekscalibur. The next album, Elijah, followed just under a year later in August 2024. The album enters the German charts at number 22.
