Nina Chuba

Biography

Nina Katrin Kaiser (born 14 October 1998), known professionally as Nina Chuba, is a German singer and actress. She was born in Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein and rose to prominence in 2022 with her single "Wildberry Lillet×Wildberry Lillet12 August 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wildberry Lillet2:11", reaching number one on both the Austrian and German charts.
At the age of seven, she began her acting career in the children's television series Die Pfefferkörner. Following a move to Berlin in 2018, Chuba began releasing music, with the English-language EPs Power and Average. In October 2021, she released her first German-language single "Neben mir×Neben mir1 October 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Neben mir2:47". Her debut album Glas was released on 24 February 2023. It reached sixth place in the global album debut charts on Spotify and topped the album charts of Germany and Austria. Following a 13-month hiatus, she returned with the self-titled single "Nina" on 12 April 2024.

2018–2021: Power and Average

Following a move to Berlin in 2018, Nina Chuba began to release music. Initially performing in English, she expressed her reluctance to sing in German as "everything sounds cheesy more quickly", whereas in English, "you can have whack lyrics and a nice melody, and it's fine". Her first single "White Shirt×White Shirt26 July 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1White Shirt2:53" was released in July 2019, and was followed by a further five singles over the next year. These six singles were released as the Power extended play on 31 July 2020.
On 27 November 2020, Chuba released the single "Babylon Fall×Babylon Fall27 November 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Babylon Fall2:02", her first since Power. The track saw her leaning further into a hip hop sound. It was included on the Average EP, released on 4 June 2021.

2021–2023: Glas

On 1 October 2021, Nina Chuba released her first German-language single, "Neben mir×Neben mir1 October 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Neben mir2:47" about a toxic love affair. On 12 August 2022, Chuba released the single "Wildberry Lillet×Wildberry Lillet12 August 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wildberry Lillet2:11". On the track, she raps about her desire to get rich and gain further commercial success. The song quickly achieved virality on TikTok. Debuting at number two in Germany, the song became her first single to chart in her home country. The following week, it rose to number one, where it would spend four non-consecutive weeks. A remix was released of the song with rapper Juju, for which a music video was released on 16 September 2022. The singles "Ich hass dich×Ich hass dich27 September 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ich hass dich0:30", "Glatteis" and "Mangos mit Chili×Mangos mit Chili3 February 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Mangos mit Chili2:15" were also released in promotion of her debut studio album Glas, released via Jive Records on 24 February 2023. The album topped the charts in Germany and Austria, and was certified gold in Germany for shipments exceeding 300,000 copies.

2024–present: Ich lieb mich, ich lieb mich nicht

Following the release of Glas, Chuba took a 13-month break, before releasing the self-titled single "Nina" on 12 April 2024. In April and May 2024, she embarked on the Glas Tour, with 16 sold-out arena dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On 24 May 2024, she released the single "80qm". A music video for the track was released on the same day. It is a break-up song, with the title referring to her reclamation of the 80 square metres of apartment space she previously shared with her partner. On 8 November 2024, she released the single "Fata Morgana×Fata Morgana8 November 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Fata Morgana2:45" ahead of the release of the Farbenblind EP on 6 December 2024.
In 2025, Chuba released the singles "Ende", "Unsicher×Unsicher11 April 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Unsicher2:182Unsicher - Garden Session2:28", "Wenn das Liebe ist×Wenn das Liebe ist30 May 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wenn das Liebe ist2:44" and "Rage Girl×RAGE GIRL27 June 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1RAGE GIRL2:25". During a concert at Berlin's Parkbühne Wuhlheide on 18 July 2025, she announced her second studio album Ich lieb mich, ich lieb mich nicht×Ich lieb mich, ich lieb mich nicht18 September 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1NINA2:262Wenn das Liebe ist2:453Jung, Dumm & Frei2:524Jeeep1:545RAGE GIRL2:256Überdosis2:467Unsicher2:1883 Uhr Nachts2:129Lululemonsqueezy2:4310Fucked Up2:5311Malediven2:0412Mama Shoot2:1613Kilimanjaro2:4614Vergessen2:3315Ende2:4816Rückspiegel2:1617Fahr zur Hölle3:2018ILMILMN (Skit)1:5119So lange her2:33 which was released on 19 September 2025. Following the album's release, she will embark on her first large-scale arena tour with dates in Germany and Switzerland.
In Fortnite, she was the first German artist to get her own island, where fans can recreate the virtual musician's studio and tour stage and watch an exclusive performance.

Berlin Music Video Awards

2023: Best Art Director for 'Wildberry Lillet Remix' feat. Juju
2025: Nominated for Best Art Director for "80QM"
2026: Nominated for Best Cinematography for "Rage Girl×RAGE GIRL27 June 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1RAGE GIRL2:25"
2026: Nominated for Best Art Direction for "Wenn das Liebe ist×Wenn das Liebe ist30 May 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wenn das Liebe ist2:44"