Claydee

Klejdi Llupa (Greek: Κλάιντι Λούπα; born 7 June 1985), professionally known as Claydee Lupa and Bang La Decks, is an Albanian–Greek music artist, producer, songwriter, and music executive.[1] His song "Mamacita Buena" became the first Spanish pop song on YouTube to receive more than 27,000,000 views within a year after its release.[2] He has produced works that fall into the dance-pop, RnB and house music categories.

Claydee Lupa
Claydee Lupa
Background information
Birth nameKlejdi Llupa
Also known asClaydee Lupa, Bang La Decks
Born (1985-06-07) June 7, 1985
Tirana, Albania
GenresPop, dance-pop, house, RnB
Occupation(s)Producer, singer, songwriter, music executive
Years active2008–present
LabelsDown2Earth, Ultra Music, Sony, Minos-EMI, Universal,
Associated actsSakis Rouvas, Playmen, Tamta, Eleni Foureira
Websitewww.claydee.com

Early life

Claydee was born in Albania and moved to Athens, Greece with his family at the age of four.[3] Graduating from high school, he pursued a degree in Audio Engineering at SAE (International Technology College) that he completed in 2006. A year later, he obtained a BA in Recording Arts from Middlesex University. After concluding his degrees, in 2008, he went on to work at MTV Greece.

Career

Producer and songwriter

Experience he gained while working for MTV Greece led to work as a producer and a songwriter, under his alias Beetkraft, beginning with the song "The End" by Reckless,[4] which was released by Sony Music Greece and reached a top-rank position in the UK Club Charts. He went on to write and produce, under his real name, "Last Summer" sung by Nikos Ganos, the Track of the Year at the 2011 MADTv Awards.[5] The track was released by Heaven Music in Greece and in 35 countries internationally.

In 2011, he co-wrote "Tonight" with Playmen, sung by Tamta, which reached No.1 in the airplay charts in Greece. Songs under his alias Beetkraft include "Agries diatheseis" by Kostas Martakis, "Niose tin Kardia" by Tamta (in which he raps as well) and "To allo sou miso" for Sakis Rouvas, featured in his double platinum album Parafora. Using his real name, he wrote the music for "Taxidepse me", a hit of Stratos STAN Antipariotis, co-wrote "Hey you!" for Nikki Ponte, "Na m'agapas" and "Thelo" for Dimension-X, "Chiki-Chiki" and "Heleya" for Nicole Paparistodemou aka Nikki Lee.

Claydee recording his new album in 2013

Personal work

Claydee released his first personal track "Call me" which was awarded the Best Dance Video Clip at the MADTv Awards in 2011.[6] His second track, "Deep Inside", was a pop/dance track.[7] In the summer of 2012 he released the international hit "Mamacita Buena" which became the first Greek song to have the most views on YouTube[8] and reached No.1 at the airplay chart in Greece while simultaneously being released internationally by Ultra Music.[9] He was nominated for Best Greek Act Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[10]

His "Sexy Papi" reached the No.1 in the airplay charts in countries such as Greece, Poland and Serbia[11] while Coca-Cola in Greece chose him to go on tour with the brand for the summer of 2013. He performed in a number of countries, including Cyprus, Albania, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Canada, United States, Sweden and Italy, and at Athens Arena.

Down 2 Earth records

In 2010, Claydee co-created "Down2Earth", a music industry consulting and artist development company, with his friend Evan Klimakis. It launched Down2Earth Records, a mainstream dance label.

Personal life

Some years after his establishment in Greece, Claydee legally took the name Nikodimos. Claydee is also a professional Latin dancer. He's also father of a two-year-old son.[12]

Discography

References
  1. LAST, FM. "Claydee's Biography".
  2. Tralala, .gr Awards. "Claydee: Ο καλλιτέχνης των ρεκόρ!,". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. VIP, News. "Γεννήθηκα στην Αλβανία και ήρθα στην Ελλάδα σε ηλικία 4 ετών,". Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. Music, Press. "Claydee Lupa Σύντομο Βιογραφικό,". Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. el:Mad Video Music Awards
  6. el:Mad Video Music Awards
  7. Bizz, News. "Claydee Lupa Deep Inside,". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  8. E-go, .gr. "20.000.000 Youtube views για το Mamacita Buena,". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. tralala, .gr. "Το Mamacita Buena κυκλοφόρησε με το μεγαλύτερο dance label Ultra Music,". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  10. tralala, .gr. "Ο Claydee υποψήφιος για το φετινό MTV Best Greek Act,". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  11. tralala, .gr. "God is a DJ: Claydee International με … Ν#1!,". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  12. this, .gr. "Απόψε στο "Βράδυ" με τον Πέτρο Κωστόπουλο O Στάνκογλου, ο Claydee και οι εξωτικές χορεύτριες!". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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