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 27)
Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
GenresPop[1]
Years active2011, 2017–present
LabelsFour Music,[2] Virgin Records, Universal Music Group

Ilira Gashi (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾaˈ gaʃi]; born 29 October 1994), known professionally as Ilira, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. In 2018, she signed to Four Music and released her debut single "Whisper My Name".

Early life[edit]

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.[3][4] She uploaded videos of herself singing on Instagram, which led to a record label deal.[1]

Career[edit]

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,[5] followed by her second single "Get Off My D!ck" that same year which entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in the U.S.[1] 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. In 2022, she released the single "Another Heart".[11]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWI
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		CIS
[14] 		GER
[15] 		CZR
[16] 		FRA
[17] 		POL
[18] 		SVK
[19]
"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)[22] 		— — — — — — — —
"Flowers" — — — — — — — — TBA
"Alien"
(with Galantis and Lucas & Steve)[23] 		— — 78 — — — 10 — Non-album singles
"Another Heart" 2022 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[24] 		US
Dance/Elec.
[25] 		US
Dance/Mix
[26] 		SWI
[27]
"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?"[28]
(Yves V and Dubdogz featuring Ilira) 		2021 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Swiss Act Herself Nominated [29][30]
New Faces Awards Music Won [31]
BreakTudo Awards International Debut Music Video Whisper My Name Nominated [32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "ILIRA is Pop's Next Voice". Midline Network. 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "ILIRA–Four music". Four Music (in German). Four Music.
  3. ^ ""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.
  4. ^ "Ilira Gashi, a rising star, once sang at 'Top Fest' and 'Magic Song'". anabelmagazine.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Emerging Artist: ILIRA". Auguszt 29, 2018. EQ Music Blog.
  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". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  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. ^ Medwedeff, Frank (14 December 2021). "Virgin Records verpflichtet Ilira". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 18 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "ILIRA Releases New Single "Another Heart"". The Music Essentials. 2 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Discographie Ilira" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Diskografie Ilira" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Ilira – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
  15. ^ "Suche Nach "Ilira"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Discographie Ilira". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  18. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  19. ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Ilira". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Can't Get You out of My Head - Single by Crispie & Ilira". Apple Music (New Zealand). 4 June 2021.
  23. ^ Dancing Astronaut Staff (10 December 2021). "Galantis presents otherworldly new single alongside Lucas & Steve and ILIRA". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  24. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  25. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  26. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  27. ^ "ILIRA". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Are You OK? (feat. ILIRA) - Single by Yves V & Dubdogz on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  29. ^ "DAS 2019 EMA VOTING IST LIVE! DIESE DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN ACTS SIND NOMINIERT". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  30. ^ "TROMMELWIRBEL, BITTE... DIE 2019 MTV EMA NOMINIERTEN STEHEN FEST!". mtvema.com (in German). MTV EMA. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  31. ^ Online, FOCUS. "Sängerin Ilira wird als beste Newcomerin mit dem New Faces Award ausgezeichnet". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  32. ^ "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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