Christian Lahodynsky, better known by his stage name Deliman, is an Austrian reggae singer/songwriter who was born in Doebling, Vienna, Austria.
Background
He was born in Nussdorf, suburbs in the 19th District of Vienna "Doebling". His father worked for an Austrian newspaper, Die Presse, as a journalist. Due to his father"s job, he spent the first six year of his life living in Belgium from 1989 - 1995.
Career
He is established as one of Austria"s best and most ambitious reggae artists. Afterwards, his family moved back to Austria, where he first encountered reggae music and developed his passion for the reggae culture. He grew up listening to famous artists including Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Ini Kamoze, Mighty Diamonds, Third World (band), Dennis Brown, Tony Tuff and Gregory Isaacs.
Early career
He met a backing band called The Fireman Crew from Linz, Austria and began working on live performances.
In February 2010, Deliman and The Fireman Crew were nominated for the Austrian Newcomer Award 2010. Rise to fame
His professional music career as a reggae singer-songwriter began in 2009, where his first song "King of Kings" was recorded by a producer named Sam Gilly, under the House of Riddim label.
Paul Krackowizer, the drummer from The Fireman Crew founded the Union World Music label with Deliman in order to release his first album. He released his debut album "Unconquerable" on September 23, 2011 and his first European Parliament "Still Blazing" on January 10, 2014, produced by a young Hip Hop producer, beatmaker and DJ "Philosophy Chronics", both under the Union World Music label.
He used social media including MySpace to get in touch with producers such as Bizzarri Records in order to release singles with other reggae artists.
This is also how contacted met the young reggae band The Fireman Crew.