Toquel | |
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Birth name | Klaudjo Dhespo |
Born | Tepelenë, Albania | 6 December 1994
Occupation | Rapper |
Years active | 2011–present |
Musical career | |
Labels | Minos EMI [1] |
Klaudjo Dhespo (born 6 December 1994), known professionally as Toquel (stylised in all caps), is an Albanian rapper.
Toquel was born as Klaudjo Dhespo on 6 December 1994 into an Albanian family in the city of Tepelenë, Albania. [2] [3] [4] His family moved from his native country to Heraklion, Greece, when he was 11 months old. [4] During an interview in Greece, Dhespo stated that he experienced discrimination because of his Albanian origin. [5]
Dhespo's stage name, Toquel, was inspired by a therapist from Chania, Greece, who helped him to manage his panic attacks. [6] He grew up listening to artists such as 50 Cent, Audio Two, Big L, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mobb Deep, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Xzibit. [7]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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GRE [8] | |||
Ligo Parapano |
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777 |
| 1 | |
Beverly Hills |
| 19 | |
1111 |
| 23 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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GRE [13] | ALB [14] | ||||
"Karolina" | 2018 | — | 100 | — | Non-album singles |
"Playboy" | — | 70 | |||
"THL" (featuring Mad Clip) | 2019 | — | — | ||
"777" | — | — | 777 | ||
"Stars" (featuring Light) | 1 | — | |||
"Pistoli" (with Sin Laurent) | 2020 | 1 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Fendi" (with Dirty Harry and Ortiz) | — | — | |||
"Diamantia" (with Sin Laurent) | 2021 | — | — | ||
"Kokaina" | 1 | — | |||
"Rollie" | 10 | — |
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"Wet" (with Snik, MG and GameBoy) | 1 | — |
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"Aftoktonia" (with Rack ) | 2 | — |
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"Beverly Hills" | 2022 | 2 | — |
| Beverly Hills |
"Forema" (with Roi 6/12) | 2 | — |
| Non-album single | |
"Prosopika Freestyle" (with Beyond) | 2023 | 8 | — |
| 1111 |
"Mina Ögon/Ta matia moy" (with Nineb Youk and Jo Lids) | 8 | — |
| Två världar | |
"Monroe" (with Hawk and Baghdad) | 1 | — |
| Metal Slang | |
"G63" (with Bloody Hawk ) | 1 | — |
| 1111 | |
"OAED" (with Snik and Voyage, featuring Ivan Greko and BeTaf Beats) | 2024 | 1 | — |
| Non-album singles |
"Success Freestyle" (with Ioannis) | 1 | — |
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"Carvajal" (with Ioannis) | 3 | — |
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"Trap" (with Fly Lo and Baghdad) | 5 | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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GRE [27] | ALB [28] | ||||
"Poppa Bottle" (Adriano featuring Toquel) | 2017 | — | 2 | — | Non-album single |
"Mf" (Snik featuring Toquel) | 2024 | 4 | — |
| Topboy 2 |
"Pano" (Bloody Hawk featuring Toquel) | 4 | — |
| Fthina Tricks 2 | |
"Ma Bella" (Rack featuring Toquel and Beyond) | 1 | — |
| Ego Therapy | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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GRE [32] | ||||
"Sandra" | 2019 | 5 |
| 777 |
"Skoni" | 2022 | 10 |
| Beverly Hills |
"Kokkina Matia" (with For3al and Beyond) | 3 |
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"Platina" (with Sin Laurent) | 6 |
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"Panorama" (with Sin Laurent) | 2 |
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"Moneydance" (with Sin Laurent and Beyond) | 9 |
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"Palmous" (with Sidarta and Beyond) | 15 |
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"Allou" (with Lila and Beyond) | 2023 | 1 |
| 1111 |
"3:15" | 1 |
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"Zurbaran" | 4 |
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"Ghetto" (with Fly Lo and Beyond) | 3 |
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"Fake Love" (with Rack and Beyond) | 6 |
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"Asfaltos" (with Beyond) | 8 |
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"Drive By" (with Beyond) | 13 |
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"Ferma" (with Roran and Beyond) | 12 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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