Julian Otto, better known by his stage name Bausa (born in Saarbrücken, Germany in 1989), is a German rapper and singer known for his many collaborations and hits. Bausa also plays the guitar and piano, and composes his own songs in a Bietigheim-Bissingen recording studio. He came into contact with hip-hop and R&B for the first time when he moved to Bietigheim, where rap was omnipresent, according to Bausa's own statements. At the age of sixteen he recorded his first completely own song. Above all, personal problems prevent him from a first correct release. As a teenager, Bausa was out on riot and ended up in the educational home. But there, too, he had adjustment problems and is put back in the fresh air after about a year. Even without a school leaving certificate, Bausa turns away from music and provides training on a second path. It was only when he was nineteen that he turned his inspirations back into his own music, and in 2014 his first mixtape called Seelenmanover (Soul maneuvers). Bausa then combines classic german rap with elements of trap and soul to create a modern kicking sound. In 2014, Bausa released his EP Seelenmanöver on Capo's label Hitmonks. His 2017 album Dreifarbenhaus reached number 10 on the German Albums Chart also charting in Austria and Switzerland. His single "Was du Liebe nennst" peaked at number one on German Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks. It was certified 7× Gold in Germany. The song also topped the Austrian Singles Chart.