Killua | |
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 Demaj in 2018 | |
| Born | Aris Demaj |
| Other names | Sir-A |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Instruments | Vocal |
Aris Demaj (Albanian: [aˈɾisdɛˈmaj] ), known professionally as Killua, is an Albanian singer and songwriter.
Killua was born as Aris Demaj into an ethnic Albanian family. [1] [2] Demaj caught national attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans in late 2021, upon the release of "Bageti e Bujqësi" as the lead single from his upcoming debut album, Metamorfoza. [3] The single's title is derived from the poem of the same title written by Albanian poet Naim Frashëri in the 19th century. [4] [5] It peaked at number 2 on the Albanian Top 100 in early November 2021 and rose to number one a week later. [6] [7] Prior to its solo success, Demaj was featured on Albanian disc jockey Arnon's successful "Te molla" in August 2018. [8] The Albanian-language song became a top 15 single in Albania and reached number 13 in the Commonwealth of Independent States. [8]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [9] | ||||||||||
| "Ndjenja blu" | 2017 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Llastic" | 2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Jeni plak" | — | |||||||||
| "Kush je ti" | — | |||||||||
| "Kanget e pakendueme" | 2021 | — | ||||||||
| "Bageti e Bujqësi" | 1 | Metamorfoza | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [10] | CIS [11] | |||||||||
| "Hajde dalim" (Sheila Haxhiraj featuring Killua) | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Te molla" (Arnon featuring Killua) | 15 | 13 | ||||||||
| "Dhuratë prej saj" (Elgit Doda featuring Killua) | 2019 | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
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