Elai (rapper)

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Elai
Born (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer, songwriter
Years active2019 present
Musical career
Genres Hip hop
LabelsOTR

Elai (born 4 March 1999) is an Albanian rapper, producer and songwriter.

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Life and career

1999–present: Early life and career beginnings

Elai was born on 04 March 1999 into an Albanian family from Mitrovica. [1] [2] His singles, "Paranormal" and "Lale", occurred within the Albanian Top 100 in October 2021 and reached the top 10, respectively, although "Lale" continued its success abroad and peaked at number 88 in Switzerland. [3] [4] In the same year, Elai contributed credited songwriting to Albanian rapper Noizy's "Një herë e mirë". [5] As of September 2021, his upcoming debut studio album is under development. [6] Released in June 2021, "Nokia" peaked at number 32 on the native Top 100 after entering the chart in early November 2021. [7] Elai was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 2022 Grammis in Sweden. [8]

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ALB
[10]
AUT
[11]
GRE
[12]
SWI
[13]
"Money"2019Non-album single
"Bon"
"Kom"
"Babe"
"Tata"
"Latina"
"2"2020
"Hör av sig nu"
"Världen"
"Donna"
"Zlatan"
"Babo"
"Latina Pt. 2"2021
"Kuku"
"Nokia"32
"Paranormal"7
"Lale"488
"Pise"52
"Maradona"
(featuring Noizy)
202283
"Lovely"49
"Balenciaga"
"Ca doni?"
"Truni terr"40
"Teta"2023
"Un me ty"17
"Joti"345222
"Krenari"
"2003"38
"California"72
"Ika"92
"Tiki Taka"
(with Ashafar and RAF Camora)
5691
"Benzema"
"Mërzia"
(with Elgit Doda)
"Ghetto"202463
"TN"
"Pa To"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FRA
[14]
SWI
[13]
"Chocolata"
(Jul featuring Elai)
20222194Cœur blanc
"Europa"
(Jul featuring Rhove, Morad and Elai)
61
"Amigo"
(Baby Gang and Elai)
2023Innocente
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriter credits

List of songs credited as a songwriter
SongYearArtistAlbumRef.
"Një herë e mirë"2021NoizyNon-album single [5]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
YearAwardNominationWorkResultRef.
2022 Grammis Producer of the YearHimselfNominated
[8]

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References

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  2. "Elai #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. "Elai vjen në klasifikimin e javës me një tjetër këngë të tijën!" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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  8. 1 2 "Här Är Fulla Listan På Årets Grammis-Nominerade 2022" (in Swedish). Grammis. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. "Ensam EP by Elai on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
  11. "Discografie Elai" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. For peak positions in Greece:
  13. 1 2 "Discografie Elai" (in German). Swiss Hitparade . Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  14. "Discographie Elai" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.