Ilira

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Ilira
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Ilira in 2019
Background information
Birth nameIlira Gashi
Born (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 29)
Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
Genres Pop [1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011, 2017–present
Labels Four Music, [2] Virgin Records, Universal Music Group

Ilira Gashi (born 29 October 1994), known professionally as just Ilira, (stylized in all caps) is a Swiss singer and songwriter. In 2018, she signed to Four Music and released her debut single "Whisper My Name".

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Early life

Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 in Brienz, Switzerland, to father Ismet and mother Entela Gashi, the former a Kosovo Albanian from Pristina and the latter an Albanian from Tirana. [3] [4] She uploaded videos of herself singing on Instagram, which led to a record label deal. [1]

Career

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]

Ilira talking about Intellectual Property in Geneva in 2023 Ilira Gashi Launch of CLIP Creators Learn Intellectual Property (53338008301).jpg
Ilira talking about Intellectual Property in Geneva in 2023

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".[ citation needed ]

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".[ citation needed ]

On 14 December 2021 Ilira announced that she had signed a joint deal with Virgin Records and Universal Music Group. [10] She released the single "Flowers" on 17 December 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

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
SWI
[12]
AUT
[13]
BEL
(Wa)

[14]
CIS
[15]
CZR
[16]
FRA
[17]
GER
[18]
HUN
[19]
POL
[20]
RUS
[21]
SVK
[22]
UKR
[23]
"Whisper My Name"2018Non-album singles
"Fading"
(with Alle Farben)
1716 [upper-alpha 1] 61116127426Sticker on My Suitcase
"Get Off My D!ck"47Non-album singles
"Do It Yourself"2019
"Diablo"
(with Juan Magán)
"Pay Me Back!"64
"Extra Fr!es"
"Royalty"20209
"Fuck It, I Love It!"
"Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)"
(with Crispie)
33244156185
"Easy"
"Happiness"
(with Moguai and Tomcraft)
5191
"Eat My Brain"
"Anytime"
(with Phil The Beat)
2021
"See You in Tears"
(with Amber Van Day)
"Dynamite"
(with Vize)
7172
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [25]
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
(with Crispie) [28]
"Flowers"TBA
"Alien"
(with Galantis and Lucas & Steve) [29]
4101Non-album singles
"Another Heart"2022
"Clean Break"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Dance

[30]
US
Dance
Dig.

[31]
US
Dance/Mix

[32]
"Stay High"
(Jumpa and Bad Paris featuring Ilira)
2016Non-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)
202037172 The London Sessions
"Are You OK?" [33]
(Yves V and Dubdogz featuring Ilira)
2021Non-album single
"Infinity" [34]
(Wilkinson featuring Ilira, Iiola and Tom Cane)
2023TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  1. "Fading" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking. [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominationWorkResultRef.
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Swiss Act HerselfNominated [35] [36]
New Faces AwardsMusicWon [37]

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