Ilira

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Ilira
Ilira in 2019
Ilira in 2019
Background information
Birth nameIlira Gashi
Born (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 26)
Brienz, Switzerland
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011, 2017–present
LabelsFour Music[1]
Websiteiliramusic.com

Ilira Gashi (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾaˈ gaʃi]; born 29 October 1994), known mononymously as Ilira, is a Swiss singer and songwriter.

Life and career[]

Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 to a Kosovo Albanian father from Pristina and an Albanian mother from Tirana in the town of Brienz in Switzerland.[2][3]

In 2011, Ilira and her old 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 deal and publishing contract 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), and "Easy".

Discography[]

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWI
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		CIS
[12] 		GER
[13] 		CZR
[14] 		FR
[15] 		POL
[16] 		SVK
[17]
"Whisper My Name" 2018 — — — — — — — — None Non-album singles
"Fading"
(with Alle Farben) 		17 16 61 16 1 — 2 2
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[18]
  • ZPAV POL: Platinum[19]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
 Sticker on My Suitcase
"Get Off My D!ck" — — — — — — 47 — None 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 29 —
"Easy" — — — — �� — — —
"Happiness"
(with Moguai and Tomcraft) 		— — — — — — — —
"Anytime"
(with Phil The Beat) 		2021 — — — — — — — —
"See You in Tears"
(with Amber Van Day) 		— — — — — — — —
"Dynamite"
(with VIZE) 		— — — 82 — — — —
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
(with Crispie)[20] 		— — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[21] 		US
Dance/Elec.
[22] 		US
Dance/Mix
[23] 		SWI
[24]
"Wasted" 2017 — — — — Non-album single
"Wasted"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA) 		— — — —
"Afterglow"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA) 		— — — —
"Ain't Growing Up"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA) 		— — — —
"Level Up"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA) 		2018 — — — —
"Lose You"
(Tiesto featuring ILIRA) 		2020 44 17 7 17 The London Sessions

Awards[]

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Swiss Act Herself Nominated [25][26]
New Faces Awards Music Won [27]
BreakTudo Awards International Debut Music Video Whisper My Name Nominated [28]

Notes[]

a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References[]

  1. ^ "ILIRA–Four music". fourmusic.com (in German). Four Music.
  2. ^ ""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.
  3. ^ "Ilira Gashi, a rising star, once sang at 'Top Fest' and 'Magic Song'". anabelmagazine.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Emerging Artist: ILIRA". Auguszt 29, 2018. EQ Music Blog.
  5. ^ "Midline Network: ILIRA is Pop's Next Voice".
  6. ^ "Alle Farben e Ilira: fiesta y baile desde el Nº1 de LOS40". Los 40. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Discographie Ilira". offizellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ "ILIRA on Instagram: 4th Week #1 Airplay Charts Germany".
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Discographie Ilira" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Diskografie Ilira" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Ilira – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
  13. ^ "Suche Nach "Ilira"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Discographie Ilira". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  16. ^ For peak positions in Poland: "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 11 October 2020. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 11 October 2020. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 11 October 2020. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Ilira". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Polish single certifications – Ilira – Fading". bestsellery.zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Can't Get You out of My Head - Single by Crispie & Ilira". Apple Music (New Zeland). 4 June 2021.
  21. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  22. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  23. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  24. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  25. ^ "DAS 2019 EMA VOTING IST LIVE! DIESE DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN ACTS SIND NOMINIERT". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  26. ^ "TROMMELWIRBEL, BITTE... DIE 2019 MTV EMA NOMINIERTEN STEHEN FEST!". mtvema.com (in German). MTV EMA. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  27. ^ Online, FOCUS. "Sängerin Ilira wird als beste Newcomerin mit dem New Faces Award ausgezeichnet". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  28. ^ "EXO, BTS, BlackPink, TXT and Jackson Wang: Here Are The Winners Of The BreakTudo Awards 2019". allkpop. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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