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Background information | |
Birth name | Ilira Gashi |
Born | Brienz, Bern, Switzerland | 29 October 1994
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2011, 2017–present |
Labels | Four Music,[1] Virgin Records, Universal Music Group |
Ilira Gashi (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾaˈ gaʃi]; born 29 October 1994), known mononymously as Ilira, is a Swiss singer and songwriter.
Early life
Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 in Brienz, Switzerland, to a Kosovo Albanian father from Pristina, Kosovo and an Albanian mother from Tirana, Albania.[2][3]
Career
In 2011, Ilira and her band The Colors competed in the Swiss show Die grosse Entscheidungs Show, the pre-selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Their song "Home" came in third. Ilira later moved to Berlin, Germany, and signed a management and publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
In 2018, Ilira signed a label deal with Four Music, and released her debut track "Whisper My Name" on 24 August 2018,[4] followed by her second single "Get Off My D!ck" that same year which entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in the U.S.[5] Her first chart placement was achieved together with Alle Farben and the song "Fading",[6] which reached number 16 on the German Single Charts and number 1 on the German Airplay Charts for four consecutive weeks.[7][8]
In 2019, Ilira released four singles, "Do It Yourself", "Diablo" (with Spanish producer and recording artist Juan Magán),[9] "Pay Me Back!", and "Extra Fr!es".
In 2020, she released the singles "Royalty", "Fuck It, I Love It!", "Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)" (together with Crispie), "Easy", and "Eat My Brain".
On December 14, 2021 Ilira announced that she had signed a joint deal with Virgin Records and Universal Music Group.[10] She released the single "Flowers" on December 17, 2021 as her first solo single of 2021, and her first single under Virgin Records.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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SWI [11] |
AUT [12] |
CIS [13] |
GER [14] |
CZR [15] |
FRA [16] |
POL [17] |
SVK [18] | |||||||
"Whisper My Name" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
"Fading" (with Alle Farben) |
17 | 16 | 61 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | Sticker on My Suitcase | |||||
"Get Off My D!ck" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"Do It Yourself" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Diablo" (with Juan Magán) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Pay Me Back!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | ||||||
"Extra Fr!es" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Royalty" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Fuck It, I Love It!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)" (with Crispie) |
— | — | 244 | — | — | 156 | 5 | — | ||||||
"Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Happiness" (with Moguai and Tomcraft) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Eat My Brain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Anytime" (with Phil The Beat) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"See You in Tears" (with Amber Van Day) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Dynamite" (with Vize) |
— | 71 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" (with Crispie)[21] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Flowers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||||
"Alien" (with Galantis and Lucas & Steve)[22] |
— | — | 78 | — | — | — | 10 | — | Non-album single | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Dance [23] |
US Dance/Elec. [24] |
US Dance/Mix [25] |
SWI [26] | |||
"Stay High" (Jumpa and Bad Paris featuring Ilira) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Wasted" (Jumpa featuring Ilira) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | |
"Afterglow" (Jumpa featuring Ilira) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Lost Without You" (James Carter featuring Ilira) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Ain't Growing Up" (Jumpa featuring Ilira) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Level Up" (Jumpa featuring Ilira) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | |
"Growing Up" (Funcc. and Tee Peters featuring Ilira and Epifania) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | |
"Lose You" (Tiësto featuring Ilira) |
2020 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 17 | The London Sessions |
"Are You OK?"[27] (Yves V and Dubdogz featuring Ilira) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Swiss Act | Herself | Nominated | [28][29] |
New Faces Awards | Music | Won | [30] | ||
BreakTudo Awards | International Debut Music Video | Whisper My Name | Nominated | [31] |
References
- ^ "ILIRA–Four music". Four Music (in German). Four Music.
- ^ ""Am Ende geht es doch darum, was man im Hirn hat"". zeit.de (in German). Die Zeit. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
Iliras Mutter wuchs in der albanischen Hauptstadt Tirana auf, studierte Medizin und lernte bei einem Badeurlaub ihren Vater, einen Kosovaren aus Prishtinë, kennen.
- ^ "Ilira Gashi, a rising star, once sang at 'Top Fest' and 'Magic Song'". anabelmagazine.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Emerging Artist: ILIRA". Auguszt 29, 2018. EQ Music Blog.
- ^ "Midline Network: ILIRA is Pop's Next Voice".
- ^ "Alle Farben e Ilira: fiesta y baile desde el Nº1 de LOS40". Los 40. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Ilira". offizellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "ILIRA on Instagram: 4th Week #1 Airplay Charts Germany". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
- ^ "DIABLO - dropping this Friday! Happy to reveal that Spanish legend @JuanMagan joins me on the track!". 29 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Medwedeff, Frank (14 December 2021). "Virgin Records verpflichtet Ilira". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Discographie Ilira" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Diskografie Ilira" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Ilira – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
- ^ "Suche Nach "Ilira"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Discographie Ilira". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Fading": "AirPlay Top: 02.03. – 08.03.2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Get Off My D!ck": "AirPlay Top: 26.01. – 01.02.2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Pay Me Back!": "AirPlay Top: 12.10. – 18.10.2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)": "AirPlay Top: 14.11. – 20.11.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Alien": "AirPlay Top: 26.02. – 04.03.2022" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Ilira". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Can't Get You out of My Head - Single by Crispie & Ilira". Apple Music (New Zeland). 4 June 2021.
- ^ Dancing Astronaut Staff (10 December 2021). "Galantis presents otherworldly new single alongside Lucas & Steve and ILIRA". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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- ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Are You OK? (feat. ILIRA) - Single by Yves V & Dubdogz on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "DAS 2019 EMA VOTING IST LIVE! DIESE DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN ACTS SIND NOMINIERT". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "TROMMELWIRBEL, BITTE... DIE 2019 MTV EMA NOMINIERTEN STEHEN FEST!". mtvema.com (in German). MTV EMA. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Online, FOCUS. "Sängerin Ilira wird als beste Newcomerin mit dem New Faces Award ausgezeichnet". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "EXO, BTS, BlackPink, TXT and Jackson Wang: Here Are The Winners Of The BreakTudo Awards 2019". allkpop. Retrieved 30 January 2021.