Nadia Ali discography | |
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Studio albums | 2 |
Music videos | 15 |
Singles | 36 |
Remix albums | 3 |
Other appearances | 6 |
The discography of Nadia Ali, a Pakistani American singer-songwriter, consists of two studio albums, three remix albums, thirty-six singles (including fifteen as a featured artist) and fourteen music videos. Ali began her career in 2001 as the frontwoman of New York-based house music act iiO, whose debut single "Rapture" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart and charted in several other countries. [1] [2] While with iiO, she released the 2005 studio album Poetica , which reached number 17 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [2] Apart from "Rapture", the album produced five other singles including the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single "Is It Love?". [2] Ali left iiO in 2005, while the band continued to release material featuring her on vocals, most notably the 2011 studio album Exit 110. [3]
Ali began her solo career in 2006 with a collaboration with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, appearing on his single "Who is Watching?", which reached number 19 in Finland. [4] She released her debut solo album Embers in 2009, which was praised for her songwriting and the blend of electronic, acoustic and Eastern music. [5] [6] The album spawned four singles, which included the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart-topper "Love Story", the top-ten "Fine Print" and "Crash and Burn" and the Grammy-nominated "Fantasy". [2] [7] She was also featured on Tocadisco's single "Better Run", which peaked at number 15 in Belgium. [8]
In 2010, Ali released a remix album series titled Queen of Clubs Trilogy consisting of three albums, Ruby Edition (August 2010), Onyx Edition (October 2010) and Diamond Edition (December 2010). [9] The trilogy produced one single: the re-released "Rapture", which charted in several countries in Europe and reached number three in Romania. [10] Ali's first release in 2011 was the single "Call My Name" with Sultan and Ned Shepard; the track was a club success peaking at number five on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. [2] Her second release was the track "Pressure", which became a club and festival anthem in summer 2011, while also charting in Belgium and Netherlands. [11] As of 2018, she has been working under the project HYLLS, releasing a new song every month culminating with the studio album Once in 2019. [12] [13]
Title | Album details | Ref(s) |
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Embers |
| [14] |
Once (as HYLLS) |
| [13] |
Title | Album details | Ref(s) |
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Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Ruby Edition |
| [9] |
Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition |
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Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Diamond Edition |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref(s) | |||||||
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US Dance [2] | BEL (Fla) [8] | BEL (Wal) [15] | FRA [16] | NLD [17] | ROU [10] | SWI [18] | UK [19] | ||||
"Crash and Burn" | 2008 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Embers | [20] |
"Love Story" | 2009 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [21] | |
"Fine Print" | 2010 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [22] | |
"Fantasy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [23] | ||
"Rapture" | — | 28 | 17 | 24 | 77 | 3 | 63 | 40 | Queen of Clubs Trilogy | [24] | |
"Pressure" (with Starkillers & Alex Kenji) | 2011 | 4 | 37 | 16 | — | 97 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | [25] |
"When It Rains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [26] | ||
"All in My Head" (with PANG!) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
"3, 2, 1" (with Michael Calfan) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Year | Album | Ref(s) |
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"All Over the Place" | 2018 | Once | [29] |
"Linger" | [12] | ||
"Chance | [30] | ||
"Wait for Me" | |||
"Timeless" | |||
"Petals" | |||
"Feathers" | |||
"Miracle" | |||
"Selfish Heart" | |||
"Maze" | |||
"Easy" | |||
"Why" |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref(s) | ||||||||||
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US Dance [2] | BEL (Fla) [8] | FIN [4] | GER [31] | |||||||||||
"Who Is Watching" (Armin van Buuren featuring Nadia Ali) | 2006 | — | — | 19 | — | Shivers | [32] | |||||||
"Something to Lose" (Creamer & K featuring Nadia Ali & Rosko) | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | [33] | ||||||||
"12 Wives in Tehran" (Serge Devant featuring Nadia Ali) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | Wanderer | [34] | |||||||
"Better Run" ( Tocadisco & Nadia Ali) | — | 15 | — | — | TOCA 128.0 FM | [35] | ||||||||
"Try" (Schiller with Nadia Ali) | 2010 | — | — | — | 58 | Atemlos | [36] | |||||||
"The Notice" (Chris Reece & Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | The Divine Circle | [37] | ||||||||
"Call My Name" (Sultan & Ned Shepard featuring Nadia Ali) | 2011 | 5 | — | — | — | Non-album single | [38] | |||||||
"Free to Go" (Alex Sayz featuring Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | Pulse: 128—130 | [39] | ||||||||
"Feels So Good" (Armin van Buuren featuring Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | Mirage | [40] | ||||||||
"Believe It" (Spencer & Hill & Nadia Ali) | 21 | 72 | — | — | Non-album single | [41] | ||||||||
"Keep It Coming" (Starkillers & Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | [42] | |||||||||
"This Is Your Life" (EDX & Nadia Ali) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | On the Edge | [43] | |||||||
"Must Be the Love" (Arty, Nadia Ali & BT) | — | — | — | — | A Song Across Wires | [44] | ||||||||
"Carry Me" ( Morgan Page & Nadia Ali) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | In the Air | [45] | |||||||
"Almost Home" ( Sultan + Shepard feat. Nadia Ali & IRO) | 2017 | 20 | — | — | — | Echoes of Life: Day | [46] | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Love Story" | 2009 | Phil Di Fiore [47] |
"Try" | 2010 | Marcus Sternberg [48] |
"Fantasy" (Morgan Page Remix) | Ryan Littman and Berman Fenelus [49] [50] | |
"Fantasy" (Album Edit) | ||
"The Notice" | Jelle Posthuma [51] | |
"Rapture" (Avicii Remix) | 2011 | Brando Neverland [52] |
"Call My Name" | Nicholas Cambata [53] | |
"Feels So Good" | Jelle Posthuma [54] | |
"Pressure" (Alesso Radio Mix) | Brando Neverland [55] [56] | |
"When It Rains" | ||
"Believe It" (Cazzette Remix) | 2012 | Svenno Koemans [57] |
"This Is Your Life" | Anthony Chirco and Travis John Hoffman [58] | |
"That Day" | Brando Bowthorpe [59] | |
"Must Be the Love" | 2013 | Svenno Koemans [60] |
"Almost Home" | 2017 | Chuck David Willis |
The following songs are not (official or promotional) singles and have not appeared on an album by Ali:
Song | Year | Album | Ref(s) |
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"That Day" (Myon & Shane 54 Remix) ( Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston) | 2010 | International Departures | [61] |
"That Day" (Lenny Ruckus & Ana Vida Remix) (Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston) | Intuition Sessions 2: Rio de Janeiro | [62] | |
"That Day" (Sydney Blu Remix) (Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston) | 2011 | Nervous Nightlife: Live at Mansion | [63] |
"Rolling the Dice" ( Sander van Doorn & Sidney Samson featuring Nadia Ali) | Eleve11 | [64] | |
"Roxanne" | 2014 | Non-album release | [A] [65] |
These songs were written by Ali and performed by other artists only and have not appeared on a studio album by Ali:
Song | Year | Album/Single | Notes | Ref(s) |
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"Sometimes I Wish" | 2011 | Piercing the Quiet | Performed by Tritonal featuring Bethany | [B] [66] |
iiO was a New York City-based dance music act composed of singer and songwriter Nadia Ali and record producer Markus Moser. The group gained prominence for its 2001 single, "Rapture", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. Following the success of "Rapture", iiO released several singles and the studio album Poetica in 2005. The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.
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