Artemas (musician)
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Artemas | |
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 Artemas in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Artemas Diamandis |
| Born | 23 September 1999 |
| Origin | Oxfordshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative pop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Website | artem |
Artemas Diamandis (Greek: Αρτέμας Διαμαντής; born 23 September 1999), known professionally as Artemas, is a Cypriot English singer, songwriter and record producer.[1] He is best known for his singles "If U Think I'm Pretty" and "I Like the Way You Kiss Me".
Early life
[edit]Diamandis grew up in a village in Oxfordshire and is of Greek Cypriot descent.[2] He aspired to be a singer from an early age. Watching a documentary about Kurt Cobain titled Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck at the age of 16 first inspired him to write songs.[3]
Career
[edit]At age 17, Diamandis made his first so-called "very bad rock song" that was played on local radio.[4]
Diamandis' first music release was the single "High 4 U" in November 2020. In 2022, his sound was compared to that of Rex Orange County "with a hint of R&B".[5] On 24 October 2023, Diamandis released the single "If U Think I'm Pretty" which went viral shortly after. By February 2024, the song reached the UK Singles Chart.[6] The single would also lead into the release of his mixtape Pretty. On 19 March 2024, he released the single "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" which reached number one in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Germany, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Latvia and Lithuania, number three in the UK, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in various other countries including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Norway.[7]
Discography
[edit]Mixtapes
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Hit. [8] |
LTU [9] |
US [10] | ||
| I'm Sorry I'm Like This |
|
— | — | — |
| Pretty |
|
18 | 9 | — |
| Yustyna |
|
— | 8 | 147 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. | ||||
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
CAN [15] |
GER [16] |
LAT [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
US [20] |
WW [21] | ||||
| "High 4 U" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Sunny" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Misunderstood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Real Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Sorry I'm Like This | ||
| "I'm Trynna Tell U That I Love U" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Favourite" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Sorry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waiting for It All to Go Wrong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Love, I Feel So Low" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Me n My Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mi Amor"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'll Make You Miss Me"[23] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cross My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretty | ||
| "If U Think I'm Pretty"[6] | 39 | 30 | 42 | 74 | 94 | 10 | —[A] | 92 | —[B] | 113 | |||
| "Just Want U to Feel Something"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ur Special to Me"[30] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | Yustyna | ||
| "Dirty Little Secret"[34][35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "How Could U Love Somebody Like Me?"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ "If U Think I'm Pretty" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[24]
- ^ "If U Think I'm Pretty" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ Zellner, Xander (2 April 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Artemas Debuts With Viral Hit 'I Like the Way You Kiss Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Wehner, Cyclone. "Artemas On The 'Spectacle' Of His Live Shows: 'My Music Has Always Been Super Melodramatic'". The Music. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Crimmins, Lauren (18 March 2021). "Artemas releases single "Sunny" that will help you finally get over that ex". Lady Gunn. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "ARTEMAS". Invertebrate Music. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b Taylor, Ims (31 March 2022). "Artemas' "I'm Sorry" is a genre fusion channelled through themes of anxiety and FOMO". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "If U Think I'm Pretty – Artemas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Murray, Robin (20 March 2024). "Artemas Glows On "i like the way you kiss me"". Clash. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 April 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1779. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 April 2024. p. 25.
- ^ Peaks of mixtapes in Lithuania:
- Pretty: "2024 15-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- Yustyna: "2024 29-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ @billboardcharts (22 July 2024). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Artemas shares the brand new mixtape, pretty". The Line of Best Fit. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Yustyna. Urs on the 11th of July 💃". Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Discographie Artemas". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Discographie von Artemas" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Latvia:
- "If U Think I'm Pretty": "Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 16. nedēļa" [Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 16] (in Latvian). LAIPA. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "I Like the Way You Kiss Me": "Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 15. nedēļa" [Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 15] (in Latvian). LAIPA. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 17". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Discography Artemas". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Artemas – Mi Amor". Alfitude. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Artemas' Journey into Music and Self-Discovery with latest single "I'll Make You Miss Me"". Aurision. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 16". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of May 4, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "British certifications – Artemas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 August 2024. Type Artemas in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Artemas". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Artemas Just Wants You to Feel Something". Ones to Watch. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Artemas Sweeps Into View With 'ur special to me'". Clash. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Artemas)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Artemas" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Artemas)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Artemas Is Telling Us a "Dirty Little Secret" with His Latest Single". readdork. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Singles Added to Radio this Week". 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Artemas' "how could u love somebody like me?" Is For Anyone Who's Ever 'Tried to Fix Him'". Ones to Watch. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.