Aidan (singer)

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Aidan
Birth nameAidan Cassar
Born (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24)
Żejtun, Malta
Genres Pop, reggaeton
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2018–present
Website aidanofficial.com

Aidan Cassar (born 17 December 1999 [1] ), known professionally as Aidan, is a Maltese singer and songwriter.

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Career

In 2018 he competed in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with Dai Laga. Following reports that the song, originally described as an original composition, had used a publicly available production beat and could have potentially violated Eurovision rules, it was revamped and re-released. [2] [3] The song placed fourth in the contest. [4] Afterwards, he participated in the X Factor Malta . [5]

In 2019 he represented Malta in the OGAE Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Feeling". [6] [7]

His single "Naħseb Fik" has been compared with "Tick Tock" by Clean Bandit and Mabel and was said to have a similar cord progression. He denied the beat and melody were plagiarised. [8] [9] The song was entered in the Mużika Mużika competition in 2021, it was the first time he has written a song in Maltese and performed in Maltese. [10] The music video won music video of the year at Lovin Malta Social Media Awards in 2021. [5]

He entered the Malta Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 with the song "Ritmu", placing second. [11] [12] The song went on to top the Maltese Radio airplay charts for three weeks, and performed at a Eurovision pre-party in London. [13]

He announced the jury results for Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

On July 24, 2022, he performed live with the songs "Naħseb Fik" and "Ritmu" [14] during Isle Of MTV 2022 in Floriana. [15]

In 2023 he entered the Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest again with the song Reġina. He was disqualified from the contest allegedly due to social media posts about his song which were not allowed by Public Broadcasting Services. He threatened PBS with legal action [16] but went on to perform a medley of his songs in the interval. [17] [18]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleDetails
This is Aidan

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
MLT
[20]
"Rule the World" [21] 2015—Non-album singles
"Bon Bon" [22] 2017—
"Drums" [23] —
"Dai Laga" [24] 2018—
"Mine" [25] 5
"The Feeling" [26] 20191
"Somebody Like You" [27] 20201
"Heart Emoji" [28] 2021—
"Naħseb Fik" [29] 1This is Aidan
"24/7" [30]
(with Carlo Gerarda)		1Non-album single
"Ritmu" [31] 20221This is Aidan
"Madam" [32] 2Non-album single
"Rip (Rest in Peace)" [33]
(with Ira Losco)		20231This is Aidan
"Reġina" [34] 2
"Strawberry" [35] 1Non-album singles
"Head & Mind" [36]
(with NaBBoo)		1
"Juliette" [37] 20241
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
MLT
[20]
"Pupa"20231This is Aidan
"Juliette" (A cappella version)20249Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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References

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  2. ↑ Adams, William Lee (19 January 2018). "Aidan publishes "Dai Laga" revamp following rule breach controversy in Malta". wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "PBS looking into possible breach of Eurovision rules by MESC song entry - The Malta Independent". Malta Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Malta: MESC 2018". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 Diacono, Tim (15 December 2021). "Exclusive: Aidan Submits Upbeat Song Entirely In Maltese For Eurovision". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "OGAE Song Contest 2019 - Malta". OGAE UK. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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  19. ↑ AIDAN - This is Aidan (Album Tracklist), 17 March 2023, retrieved 17 March 2023
  20. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in Malta:
  21. ↑ "AIDAN - Rule The World (Audio)". YouTube . 21 December 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Aidan - Bon Bon (Official Audio) by Aidan Cassar | ReverbNation". ReverbNation . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  29. ↑ "Naħseb Fik - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 19 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  30. ↑ "24/7 - Single by Carlo Gerada, AIDAN | Listen on Spotify". Spotify . 16 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  31. ↑ "Ritmu - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  32. ↑ "Madam - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 21 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  33. ↑ "Rip (Rest in Peace) - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 1 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  34. ↑ "AIDAN 👑 🇲🇹 on Twitter: "Reġina is my entry for Malta #Eurovision 2023, based on a true story and dedicated to my mother 👑 The song is in Maltese, Spanish and English 🇲🇹🇪🇸🇬🇧"". Twitter . 27 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  35. ↑ "AIDAN releases music video for new single 'Strawberry'". Newsbook. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  36. ↑ "Head & Mind - Single - Album by naBBoo & AIDAN". Apple Music . 27 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  37. ↑ "Juliette - Song by AIDAN". Apple Music . 9 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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