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Frenna

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Frenna, real name Francis Edusei, is a Dutch rapper and singer, born on 17 November 1991 in The Hague. His family comes from Ghana. Rap was at first a hobby. Together with three friends he formed the group Strictly Family Business, SFB for short. They often practised by rapping in the car about whatever came into their heads. Their first recording was based on Zieknieh, which they played at a friend's birthday party. Its success led to Flexen, the group's debut single, which became a club hit.

Music and breakthrough

Frenna then seriously chose to make music his career. For the album New Wave from 2015 he received, with other rappers, the Pop Prize (Popprijs) at Noorderslag. His solo albums are Geen oog dichtgedaan from 2016, Francis from 2018, Championships and Highest from 2021 and Pink Summer from 2024. In 2018 he broke the Dutch Spotify record for the most streams in one day after release with Verleden Tijd, and the song spent six weeks at the top of the Dutch Top 40. In February 2019 he received an Edison Pop Award for Francis for the first time. At the end of 2019 he was the most-streamed Dutch artist on Spotify.

Influence

Frenna raps and sings, and the choruses of his songs often arise from a freestyle. With Highest he also tried to win more listeners internationally. He belongs to the group of Dutch artists who used streaming platforms in the 2010s to reach large audiences.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Verleden Tijd and notice the difference between the verses and the chorus. Can you hear where the rapping turns into singing?

Discography

Studio albums

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