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Birth name | Aidan Cassar |
Born | Żejtun, Malta | 17 December 1999
Genres | Pop, reggaeton |
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Years active | 2018–present |
Website | aidanofficial |
Aidan Cassar (born 17 December 1999 [1] ), known professionally as Aidan, is a Maltese singer and songwriter.
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]
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This is Aidan |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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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] | 2019 | 1 | |
"Somebody Like You" [27] | 2020 | 1 | |
"Heart Emoji" [28] | 2021 | — | |
"Naħseb Fik" [29] | 1 | This is Aidan | |
"24/7" [30] (with Carlo Gerarda) | 1 | Non-album single | |
"Ritmu" [31] | 2022 | 1 | This is Aidan |
"Madam" [32] | 2 | Non-album single | |
"Rip (Rest in Peace)" [33] (with Ira Losco) | 2023 | 1 | This is Aidan |
"Reġina" [34] | 2 | ||
"Strawberry" [35] | 1 | Non-album singles | |
"Head & Mind" [36] (with NaBBoo) | 1 | ||
"Juliette" [37] | 2024 | 1 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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MLT [20] | |||
"Pupa" | 2023 | 1 | This is Aidan |
"Juliette" (A cappella version) | 2024 | 9 | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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