Ali Gatie

Ali Gatie (born May 31, 1997) is an Iraqi–Canadian singer and songwriter managed by SAL&CO. His 2019 song "It's You" charted worldwide, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100[1] and reaching the top 40 in Australia, Canada, Ireland and Sweden and the top 10 in New Zealand and in Germany.

Ali Gatie
Born (1997-05-31) May 31, 1997
Aden, Yemen
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017-present
Labels
Websitewww.aligatie.com

Early life

Ali Gatie was born to Iraqi parents in Yemen in 1997. His family moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates before settling in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He grew up listening to Ed Sheeran, J. Cole and Frank Ocean, who influenced his music.[2]

Career

Ali Gatie, who is managed by SAL&CO since May 2020 [3] started pursuing a music career at the age of 18 and started to record in 2016. This decision later caused him to drop out of university.[2] In 2017, he won an online RhymeStars competition hosted by Joe Budden. After releasing a string of singles in 2018, he was signed by Warner Records.[4] The song "Moonlight" would turn out to be his first commercial success, garnering nearly 14 million views on YouTube. However, the release of "It's You" in June 2019 would become his mainstream breakthrough;[5] an "explosive streaming story," as of December 2019, it had exceeded 650 million streams.[6][7] On 8 November 2019, Gatie released his first album, You. A 12-minute film accompanied the release, which included seven new songs.[8] Gatie's snippet of his next single "What If I Told You That I Love You," released on the video-sharing social networking app TikTok, went viral, amassing over 20 million engagements. Released in January 2020, the single was described by Rolling Stone as "a breezy, springtime-fresh midtempo track" and peaked at number 36 on Billboard's Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[9]		 NOR
[10]		 US
[11]		 US Heat
[12]		 US R&B
[13]
You 3240123617

Charted and certified singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[14]		 AUS
[15]		 GER
[16]		 IRE
[17]		 NOR
[10]		 NZ
[18]		 SWE
[19]		 SWI
[20]		 UK
[21]		 US
[22]
"Moonlight" 2018 —————————— You
"It's You" 2019 25157221171027214570
"What If I Told You That I Love You" 2020 344684916—[upper-alpha 1]2945795 Non-album singles
"Running on My Mind" 92—89————47——
"Welcome Back"
(featuring Alessia Cara)		 84—————[upper-alpha 2]————[upper-alpha 3]
"Lie to Me"
(with Tate McRae)		 76————————— TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes
  1. "What If I Told You That I Love You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[28]
  2. "Welcome Back" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[29]
  3. "Welcome Back" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but reached number 31 on the Digital Song Sales component chart.[30]

References
  1. "Ali Gatie Shows the Different Forms of Love in Tender 'It's You' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. Chatterjee, Uppy (5 August 2019). "INTERVIEW: How Ali Gatie Went From Sending Voice Memo Songs To Girls To Having A Top 20 Single". coolaccidents.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. "CAA Signs Singer/Songwriter Ali Gatie". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. Saponara, Michael (11 July 2019). "Ali Gatie Talks "It's You" and Why He Wants to Be 'the Perfect Mixture of Ed Sheeran and J. Cole'". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Ali Gatie – Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. "HITS Daily Double". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. Kayla (1 October 2019). "Ali Gatie Is This Month's 'One To Watch' Artist!". Kiss 102.7. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. Mahadevan, Tara (8 November 2019). "Ali Gatie Marks His Debut with You EP". Complex. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. "Discography Ali Gatie". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  15. "Discography Ali Gatie". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  16. "Discographie von Ali Gatie". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  17. Peak positions on Irish Singles Chart:
  18. "Discography Ali Gatie". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  19. "Discography Ali Gatie". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  20. "Discographie Ali Gatie". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  21. "Ali Gatie | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  22. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  23. "Canadian certifications – Ali Gatie". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  24. "American certifications – Ali Gatie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  25. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  26. "Awards". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  27. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  28. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  29. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  30. "Ali Gatie Chart History – Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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