Ilira

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

ILIRA
ILIRA in 2019
Background information
Birth nameIlira Gashi
Born (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994
Brienz, Switzerland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011, 2017–present
LabelsFour Music[1]
Websiteiliramusic.com

Biography

Early 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]

Logos of Ilira
  • 2020–now
  • 2018–2019

In 2019, Ilira released four singles, "Do It Yourself", "Diablo" (together with Spanish singer Juan Magán),[9] "Pay Me Back!", and "Extra Fr!es".

In 2020, she released the singles "Royalty", "Fuck It, I Love It!", "Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)" (together with Crispie), and "Easy".

Discography

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 POL
[12]		 CZR
[13]		 SVK
[14]		 FR
[15]		 SWI
[16]
"Whisper My Name" 2018 —— — — — — — TBA
"Fading"
(with Alle Farben)		 1616 2 1 2 — 17 Sticker on My Suitcase
"Get Off My D!ck" —— 47 — — — — TBA
"Do It Yourself" 2019 —— — — — — —
"Diablo"
(with Juan Magán)		 —— — — — — —
"Pay Me Back!" —— 64 — — — —
"Extra Fr!es" —— — — — — —
"Royalty" 2020 —— — — — — —
"Fuck It, I Love It!" —— — — — — —
"Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)"
(with Crispie)		 —— 29 — — 156 —
"Easy" —— — — — — —
"Happiness"
(with Moguai and Tomcraft)		 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[19]		 US
Dance/Elec.
[20]		 US
Dance/Mix
[21]		 SWI
[22]
"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 44 17 7 17 The London Sessions
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards
YearAwardNominationWorkResultRef.
2019MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Swiss ActHerselfNominated[23][24]
New Faces Awards Music Won [25]
BreakTudo Awards International Debut Music Video Whisper My Name Nominated [26]

Notes
a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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".
  6. "Alle Farben e Ilira: fiesta y baile desde el Nº1 de LOS40". Los 40. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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  8. "ILIRA on Instagram: 4th Week #1 Airplay Charts Germany".
  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.
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  11. "Diskografie Ilira" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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  17. "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Ilira". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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  23. "DAS 2019 EMA VOTING IST LIVE! DIESE DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN ACTS SIND NOMINIERT". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  24. "TROMMELWIRBEL, BITTE... DIE 2019 MTV EMA NOMINIERTEN STEHEN FEST!". mtvema.com (in German). MTV EMA. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  25. Online, FOCUS. "Sängerin Ilira wird als beste Newcomerin mit dem New Faces Award ausgezeichnet". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  26. "EXO, BTS, BlackPink, TXT and Jackson Wang: Here Are The Winners Of The BreakTudo Awards 2019". allkpop. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
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