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ILIRA
ILIRA in 2019
ILIRA in 2019
Background information
Birth nameIlira Gashi
Born (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 30)
Brienz, Switzerland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011; 2017–present
LabelsFour Music[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ilira Gashi (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾaˈ gaʃi]; born 29 October 1994), also known mononymously as ILIRA, is a Swiss singer and songwriter.

Biography

Life

Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 to a Kosovo[a]-Albanian father from Pristina and an Albanian mother from Tirana in the town of Brienz, Canton of Bern, in Switzerland.[2][3]

Career

In 2011, Ilira and her old band The Colors competed in the Swiss show Die grosse Entscheidungs Show, the pre-selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Their song "Home" came in third. Ilira later moved to Berlin, Germany, and signed a management deal and publishing contract with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2018, Ilira signed a label deal with Four Music, and released her debut track "Whisper My Name" on August 24, 2018[4], followed by her second single "Get Off My D!ck" that same year which entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in the U.S.[5] 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] In 2019, she released four new singles, "Do It Yourself", "Diablo" (together with Spanish singer Juan Magán)[9], "Pay Me Back!" and "Extra Fr!es". In January, 2020 she released her new single "Royalty".

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		SWI
[12]
"Whisper My Name" 2018 — — — none Non-album single
"Fading"
(with Alle Farben) 		16 16 17
"Get Off My D!ck" — — — none
"Do It Yourself" 2019 — — —
"Diablo"
(featuring Juan Magán) 		— — —
"Pay Me Back!" — — —
"Extra Fr!es" — — —
"Royalty" 2020 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Wasted" 2017 Non-album single
"Wasted"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA)
"Afterglow"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA)
"Ain't Growing Up"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA)
"Level Up"
(Jumpa featuring ILIRA) 		2018
"Lose You"
(Tiesto featuring ILIRA) 		2020
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Swiss Act Herself Nominated [15][16]

Notes

a.   ^ Template:Kosovo-note

References

  1. ^ "ILIRA–Four music". fourmusic.com (in German). Four Music.
  2. ^ ""Am Ende geht es doch darum, was man im Hirn hat"". zeit.de (in German). Die Zeit. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019. Iliras Mutter wuchs in der albanischen Hauptstadt Tirana auf, studierte Medizin und lernte bei einem Badeurlaub ihren Vater, einen Kosovaren aus Prishtinë, kennen.
  3. ^ "Ilira Gashi, a rising star, once sang at 'Top Fest' and 'Magic Song'". anabelmagazine.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Emerging Artist: ILIRA". Auguszt 29, 2018. EQ Music Blog.
  5. ^ "Midline Network: ILIRA is Pop's Next Voice".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Alle Farben e Ilira: fiesta y baile desde el Nº1 de LOS40". Los 40. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Discographie Ilira". offizellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ "ILIRA on Instagram: 4th Week #1 Airplay Charts Germany".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "DIABLO - dropping this Friday! Happy to reveal that Spanish legend @JuanMagan joins me on the track!". 29 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Suche Nach "Ilira"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Diskografie Ilira" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Discography Ilira". swisscharts.com (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Ilira". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Polish single certifications – Ilira – Fading". bestsellery.zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  15. ^ "DAS 2019 EMA VOTING IST LIVE! DIESE DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN ACTS SIND NOMINIERT". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. ^ "TROMMELWIRBEL, BITTE... DIE 2019 MTV EMA NOMINIERTEN STEHEN FEST!". mtvema.com (in German). MTV EMA. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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