Capital T

Trim Ademi (Albanian pronunciation: [tɾim adɛmi]; born 29 February 1992), known professionally as Capital T, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, songwriter and philanthropist.[1] Born and raised in Pristina, his uncle introduced him to music and rapping at an early age. He rose to recognition in the Albanian-speaking world, after the release of his first two albums Replay (2010) and KAPO (2012).[2] Due to the success of his albums, he founded his own record label Authentic Entertainment. He has more than 400 million views on YouTube being among the most viewed artist in the Albanian music industry.[3] He is also among the most followed artists on Instagram in Albania, Kosovo and other Albanian-speaking territories.[4]

Capital T
Capital T in 2015
Background information
Birth nameTrim Ademi
Also known asCapital T
Born (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992
Pristina, FR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsAuthentic Entertainment

Life and career

1992–2018

Trim Ademi was born on 29 February 1992 into an Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1] His father, Agim Ademi, is a former professional football player and current president of the Football Federation of Kosovo.[5][6] Ademi attended the Asim Vokshi Elementary School and upon his graduation, he enrolled at the Sami Frashëri High School in his hometown.[7][8]

Ademi commenced his early music career in 2008 and debuted with the single "Shopping" by 2po2 featuring Capital T. The same year, he released his second single "1 Mëngjes" in collaboration with Albanian singer Adelina Thaqi.[1] The following year, he released almost three singles including "Shum Nalt" in collaboration with 2po2 and Albanian singer Dafina Zeqiri. In 2010, he announced his debut studio album Replay and released the record in the same year. That year, he participated with Eni Koçi in the 11th edition of Kënga Magjike with the song "Diva".[9]

The singer released his debut studio album "Replay" in 2010, his second album "Kapo" in 2012 which was followed by his third album "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2015.[1] His fourth album "Winter Is Here" was released through Authentic Entertainment in 2017 and achieved commercial success in Switzerland whereas it debuted on the Swiss Album Charts at number sixty-nine. In June 2016, he won the award for the "Video of the Year" at the Top Music Awards 2016.[10]

2019–2020

He has ever after collaborated with prominent regional artists such as Elvana Gjata, Dafina Zeqiri and Alban Skënderaj. His later released singles, with artists such as Capital Bra, Ardian Bujupi and King Khalil, have charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[11][12][13][14] In 2019, Ademi released six singles throughout the year, including "Syt e tu", "Yalla" and "Akull", the latter reaching number two in Albania and sixty four in Switzerland.[15][16][17] In July 2019, he collaborated with Albanian singer Elvana Gjata on her number one single "Fustani".[18] In September 2019, he held his first concert titled "Time Capsule" at the Mother Teresa Square in Tirana.[19][20] In November 2019, he announced that he had started working on his upcoming fifth studio album Skulpturë.[21][22][23] In January 2020, he released the lead single, "600Ps", from the aforementioned album.[24] His second single from the album, "Je t'aime", followed a month later, in February 2020.[25] In April 2020, he released his third single "FLEX", which was a great success.[26] In May 2020 he published another single called "Flawless".[27] In June 2020 he published a song featuring Ledri Vula, called DMP.[28] In July 2020, Ademi started releasing songs from his album Skulpturë,[29] first one was a feature with Jay1 called "Money",[30] and the second one was "Tu Festu".[31]

Philanthropy

Ademi has made contributions to various charitable causes throughout his career. In March 2019, he visited the Down Syndrome Association Kosovo to raise awareness and acceptance to people with down syndrome.[32] In November 2019, he expressed his condolences via social media on the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Albania.[33] He subsequently visited Albania to raise funds for rehabilitation and reconstruction and support several campaigns.[34][35] In December 2019, he joined the UNDP Kosovo campaign titled #EcoKosovo which aims to mobilise the country's population towards a healthier environment.[36]

Artistry

Ademi usually mixes several languages and inputs some phrases in English and French in his lyrics.

Discography
Main article: Capital T discography
  • Replay (2010)
  • Kapo (2012)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2015)
  • Winter Is Here (2017)
  • Skulpturë (2020)

References
  1. "Capital T–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "Capital T, për herë të parë në 'Kënga Magjike'" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 23 September 2010.
  3. "Capital T–Channel Info". youtube.com.
  4. "Të famshmit shqiptarë me mbi 1 milionë ndjekës në Instagram". reporteri.net (in Albanian). 21 August 2019.
  5. "Babai i Capital T është shumë i njohur në Kosovë, por profesioni i tij nuk ka aspak lidhje me muzikën". revistawho.com (in Albanian). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. "WOW, se dinim! S'do ta besoni kush është babai i Capital T, qenka i famshëm si i biri!". intv.al (in Albanian). IN TV. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ""Të gjitha ëndrrat më filluan këtu", Capital T sjell imazhe nga vizita që i bëri shkollës fillore". lajmi.net (in Albanian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Capital TBio". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2019. Trim Ademi i njohur si Capital-T kreu shkollën e mesme pranë Gjimnazit “Sami Frashëri“ në Prishtinë.
  9. "Capital T, për herë të parë në "Kënga Magjike"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 23 September 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. "Këta janë të gjithë laureatët e "Top Awards"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "Suche Nach "Capital T"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  12. "Diskografie—Capital T" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. "Diskografie—Capital T" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  14. "Capital T ft. Lil Lano, Trippie Boi, King Khalil, M.O.030 – Drama [Video]". hiphop.de (in German). 3 March 2019.
  15. "Capital T paralajmëron këngën e re, pjesë e klipit modelja Françeska Jaçe". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. "Capital T vjen me një bashkëpunim ndërkombëtar". botasot.info (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  17. "Capital T publikon këngën e re "Akull"". gazetaexpress.com (in Albanian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  18. ""Fustani" kënga e re e Elvana Gjatës dhe Capital T". gazetaexpress.com (in Albanian). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  19. "Koncerti "Time capsule", më 19 shtator në sheshin "Nënë Tereza" këndon Capital T". top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Channel. 6 September 2019.
  20. "Brenda atmosferës elektrizuese të koncertit gjigant të Capital T 'Time Capsule'". prive.al (in Albanian). Prive. 20 September 2019.
  21. "Pas koncertit madhështor, Capital T nis përgatitjet për albumin e ri". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  22. "Capital T me një lajm të mirë për fansat". rtv21.tv (in Albanian). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  23. "Capital T tregon se si titullohet albumi i ri". sinjali.com (in Albanian). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  24. "Capital T, një këngë të re me shumë klikime". top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Channel. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  25. "Capital T publikon këngën e re "Je t'aime", në ditën e Shën Valentinit". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  26. "Capital T publikon këngën e re "Flex"". Telegrafi. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  27. "Capital T publikon në mesnatë këngën "Flawless"". Telegrafi. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  28. "Premierë: Publikohet super-bashkëpunimi Capital T ft. Ledri Vula". Gazeta Express (in Albanian). 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  29. "Capital T publikon me 1 korrik albumin "Skulpturë"". Telegrafi. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  30. "Capital T publikon këngën "Money", në bashkëpunim me Jay 1". Telegrafi. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  31. "Capital T publikon këngën e parë të albumit". Lajmet e fundit - Zëri. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  32. "Capital T viziton fëmijët me sindromën "Down"". botasot.info (in Albanian). 13 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  33. "Tragjedia në Shqipëri, Capital T ofron strehim për vëllezërit shqiptarë". lajmi.net (in Albanian). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  34. "Capital T niset për në Shqipëri, vazhdon të solidarizohet me të prekurit nga tërmeti". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  35. "Capital T arrin në Shqipëri, publikon pamje të shtëpive që shkatërroi tërmeti". gazetatribuna.com (in Albanian). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  36. "Alaudin Hamiti, Atifete Jahjaga, Maylinda Kasumoviq, Krenare Rugova, Eliza Hoxha, Kaona Duriqi dhe Capital T bashkohen për fushatën e UNDP – #ecokosovo3". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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