Xavier Naidoo is the premier German R&B singer of his generation. Born October 2, 1971, in Mannheim, he spent the better part of his adolescence performing in school glee clubs, church choirs, and amateur musicals, beginning his professional career singing advertising jingles. In 1993, Naidoo issued his debut LP, Seeing Is Believing, but it attracted scant attention and he spent the next three years out of the public eye. A 1997 duet with singer Sabrina Setlur scored Naidoo his first German Top 40 hit, and the subsequent success of "20,000 Meilen" and "Führ Mich ans Licht" ultimately propelled him to the top of the album charts. ~ Jason Ankeny