Aidan (singer)

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

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

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Career

In 2018, he competed in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with the song "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 with the song "The Feeling". [6] [7]

His single "Naħseb Fik" has been compared to "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 into the Mużika Mużika song festival 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 Aidan was later invited to perform it at the London Eurovision Party. [13] He was also the Maltese jury spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. [14]

On 24 July 2022, he performed the songs "Naħseb Fik" and "Ritmu" during the Isle of MTV 2022 festival in Floriana. [15] [16]

In 2023, he entered the Malta 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 (PBS). He threatened PBS with legal action [17] but went on to perform a medley of his songs in the interval. [18] [19]

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
Air.
[21]
"Rule the World" [22] 2015—Non-album singles
"Bon Bon" [23] 2017—
"Drums" [24] —
"Dai Laga" [25] 2018—
"Mine" [26] 5
"The Feeling" [27] 20191
"Somebody Like You" [28] 20201
"Heart Emoji" [29] 2021—
"Naħseb Fik" [30] 1This Is Aidan
"24/7" [31]
(with Carlo Gerarda)		1Non-album single
"Ritmu" [32] 20221This Is Aidan
"Madam" [33] 2Non-album single
"Rip (Rest in Peace)" [34]
(with Ira Losco)		20231This Is Aidan
"Reġina" [35] 2
"Head & Mind" [36]
(with NaBBoo)		1Non-album single
"Juliette" [37] 20241Non-album singles
"Hero" [38] 1
"Sorry" [39] 1
"—" 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
Air.
[21]
"Pupa"20231This Is Aidan
"Strawberry" [40] 1
"Juliette" (a cappella version)20249Non-album single

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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. ↑ Bonnici, Julian (10 January 2018). "PBS looking into possible breach of Eurovision rules by MESC song entry". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 8 July 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.
  7. ↑ Azzopardi, Jean Paul (20 May 2021). "WATCH: Malta's Summer Anthem? Aidan Explains Unlikely Success Of His Latest Hit Single Sung Entirely In Maltese". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Cilia, Johnathan (27 May 2021). "Aidan Responds To Allegations That Hit Single 'Naħseb Fik' Was Lifted From A Clean Bandit Track". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Arena, Jessica. "Musicians raise plagiarism concerns over Aidan Cassar's hit song". Times of Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mużika Mużika, a prestigious launch pad for up and coming artists". Festivals Malta 2022. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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  17. ↑ "Aidan Cassar backs out of Eurovision legal challenge". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Singer Aidan Cassar disqualified from Malta Eurovision Song Contest". Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Aidan to return as guest singer in Eurovision final show". Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  20. ↑ AIDAN - This is Aidan (Album Tracklist), 17 March 2023, retrieved 17 March 2023
  21. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in Maltese Airplay:
  22. ↑ "AIDAN - Rule The World (Audio)". YouTube . 21 December 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "Aidan - Bon Bon (Official Audio) by Aidan Cassar | ReverbNation". ReverbNation . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Aidan - Drums | Listen on Spotify". Spotify . 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  27. ↑ "AIDAN - The Feeling | Listen on Spotify". Spotify . 16 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  28. ↑ "Somebody Like You - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  29. ↑ "Heart Emoji - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 12 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  30. ↑ "Naħseb Fik - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 19 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  31. ↑ "24/7 - Single by Carlo Gerada, AIDAN | Listen on Spotify". Spotify . 16 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  32. ↑ "Ritmu - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  33. ↑ "Madam - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 21 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  34. ↑ "Rip (Rest in Peace) - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music . 1 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  35. ↑ "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.
  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.
  38. ↑ AIDAN - Hero (Official Lyric Video) . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  39. ↑ AIDAN - Sorry (Official Music Video) . Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  40. ↑ "AIDAN releases music video for new single 'Strawberry'". Newsbook. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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