Jimilian Ismaili (born 22 August 1994) is a Danish-Albanian singer.
Life and career
Ismaili's father was a well-known folk musician in Albania. The family left the country and lived temporarily in Belgium, until they applied for political asylum in Denmark. They lived in Center Sandholm, a receiving center for asylum seekers for a while before legally settling in Denmark in 2000. In 2006, Jimilian Ismaili competed in the Børne MGP (Danish Children's Melodi Grand Prix) under the name "Lil 'G" with "Penge". After the MGP, Jimilian continued to release music online, becoming popular through postings including "Elsker", "Virus", "Vibration", "Finde dit smil igen" and "Tættere på". Jimilian gained attention by featuring on "Ghetto" by Mido (real name Mohammed Zaghmout) and the follow-up "Ghetto Pt. 2" featuring Jimilian and Enrico Blak. He was eventually signed to Flexmusic, as was Mido. Jimilian's first charting single was "Hjerteslag" featuring Poeten entered Tracklisten, which peaked at number 20 on the official Danish Singles Chart in July 2012.
Discography
Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions DEN Vejen mod toppen Released: 2 December 2009 Label: Flexmusic Format: CD, digital download — Ved du har mig Released: 13 May 2013 Label: Disco:Wax, Flexmusic Format: CD, digital download 21 Mig og mig selv Released: 15 January 2016 Label: Sony Music, Flexmusic Format: CD, digital download 9 Giomilian Released: 7 August 2020 Label: Flexmusic Format: CD, digital download 27 Xhemilian Released: 3 May 2023 Label: Flexmusic Format: Digital download 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album DENPeaks in Denmark: All except noted: "Klip": "Toget er kørt" 2011 — Ved du har mig "Hjerteslag" 2012 20 "Hvem gi'r dig lov?" 2013 28 "Ved du har mig" — "Ild i min flamme" — "Jeg har glædet mig" 2014 26 "Damer på lager" 2015 — Mig og mig selv "Slem igen" 8 "Helt væk" 2016 — "Sommer sindssyg" / "Tid til mig" 10 rowspan="21" "Klip" 4 "Farvel" 18 "Giv mig noget" 11 "Cockblock" 2017 15 "Det der" 22 "Vai" 2018 38 "Kick" 2 "Efter mig" 2019 26 "Monte Carlo" 16 "Smid tøjet" 2020 36 "Frisk på det hele" 33 "Dejlig" 1 "Vågen" 2021 40 "Kærlighedssangen" 12 "Lo Lo" 12 "Du & jeg" 12 "Too Late" 35 "Har det fucking godt" 2022 5 "Kærlighed i luften" 38 "Fuego" 39 "Wow Wow" 2023 16 Xhemilian "Fræk" 12 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album DEN "Ghetto" 2010 — rowspan="7" "Mr. Casanova" 2012 — "Syndflod" 2015 — "Jeg kan lide din vibe" 2021 34 "From Paris to Berlin" 2022 6 "Sort AMG" 26 "For mig selv" 2025 39 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles
Title Year Album "Penge" 2006 MGP Junior 2006 "Elsker" 2010 rowspan="8" "Finde dit smil igen" "Virus" "Få dig et liv" "Jeopardy" 2014 "25 timer" "Andre drenges piger" "Standse en storm" "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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