Ilira

Ilira Gashi (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾaˈ gaʃi]; born 29 October 1994), also known mononymously as ILIRA, is a Swiss singer and songwriter of Kosovo-Albanian descent.[2][3]

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]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Biography

Life

Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 to a Kosovo-Albanian father from Pristina and an Albanian mother from Tirana in the town of Brienz, Canton of Bern, in Switzerland.[4][5]

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[6], followed by her second single "Get Off My D!ck" that same year which entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in the U.S.[7] Her first chart placement was achieved together with Alle Farben and the song "Fading",[8] which reached number 16 on the German Single Charts and number 1 on the German Airplay Charts for four consecutive weeks.[9][10] In 2019, she released four new singles, "Do It Yourself", "Diablo" (together with Spanish singer Juan Magán)[11], "Pay Me Back!" and "Extra Fr!es". In January, 2020 she released her new single "Royalty".

Discography

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[12]		 AUT
[13]		 SWI
[14]
"Whisper My Name" 2018 ——— none Non-album single
"Fading"
(with Alle Farben)		 161617
"Get Off My D!ck" ——— none
"Do It Yourself" 2019 ———
"Diablo"
(featuring Juan Magán)		 ———
"Pay Me Back!" ———
"Extra Fr!es" ———
"Royalty" 2020 ———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"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
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards
YearAwardNominationWorkResultRef.
2019MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Swiss ActHerselfNominated[17][18]

References
  1. "ILIRA–Four music". fourmusic.com (in German). Four Music.
  2. "Ilira Gashi–Biografia". teksteshqip.com (in Albanian).
  3. "ILIRA - STECKBRIEF, SONGS & KONZERTE". radiomonster.fm (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ""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.
  5. "Ilira Gashi, a rising star, once sang at 'Top Fest' and 'Magic Song'". anabelmagazine.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. "Emerging Artist: ILIRA". Auguszt 29, 2018. EQ Music Blog.
  7. "Midline Network: ILIRA is Pop's Next Voice".
  8. "Alle Farben e Ilira: fiesta y baile desde el Nº1 de LOS40". Los 40. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. "Discographie Ilira". offizellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. "ILIRA on Instagram: 4th Week #1 Airplay Charts Germany".
  11. "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.
  12. "Suche Nach "Ilira"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  13. "Diskografie Ilira" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. "Discography Ilira". swisscharts.com (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Ilira". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. "Polish single certifications – Ilira – Fading". bestsellery.zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  17. "DAS 2019 EMA VOTING IST LIVE! DIESE DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN ACTS SIND NOMINIERT". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  18. "TROMMELWIRBEL, BITTE... DIE 2019 MTV EMA NOMINIERTEN STEHEN FEST!". mtvema.com (in German). MTV EMA. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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