Butrint Imeri (; born 2 July 1996) is a Kosovan singer and songwriter.
Life and career 1996–present: Early life and continued success Butrint Imeri was born on 3 July 1996 into an Albanian family from Kçiq, a village in Mitrovica, Kosovo, in the city of Lörrach, Germany. He started dancing at the age of 8 shortly after he enrolled in dance classes in his hometown. Imeri first rose to national fame as he debuted with the singles, "Ki me lyp", "Merre zemrën tem" and "Eja Eja", with whom he received significant recognition in the Albanian-speaking Balkans. He later released four additional singles, including "E jona" and "Delicious", the latter in collaboration with Greek singer Eleni Foureira, which peaked at number five in Albania. Imeri's chart success followed into 2017 with "Bella" and his first number one single in Albania "Xhanem".
In 2019, Imeri collaborated with Kosovo-Albanian rapper Majk on "Sa gjynah" and reached number one in Albania. Another pair of top ten singles in his native country, "Hajt Hajt" and "M'ke rrejt", followed in the same year. "Dream Girl", a collaboration with German rapper Nimo released under 385idéal, was successful, including in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, Imeri collaborated with Kosovo-Albanian singer Ermal Fejzullahu on his follow-up single, "Për një Dashuri", which peaked at number two. He further released "Si përpara" and "Dy zemra", the latter in collaboration with Kosovo-Albanian singer Nora Istrefi. The follow-up release, "Phantom", went on to reach number one in Albania.
On 21 January 2023, Imeri released "" and achieved number 79 in Switzerland. Another release, "", debuted on 28 April, securing positions at number 28 in Greece and number 6 in Switzerland. Subsequently, "" released on 28 July, attained a chart position of 71 in Switzerland. Collaborating with Kosovo-Albanian singer Era Istrefi, Imeri released "Lonely" on 24 November and saw chart success, reaching number 29 in Albania and number 95 in Switzerland.
Artistry The musical work of Imeri is often defined as R&B and pop. He has cited Justin Timberlake as his major musical influence and stated that he is a fan of Elvana Gjata.
Discography Compilation album + List of compilation albums, with details Title Album details Acoustic SessionsReleased: 10 May 2020 Label: AVD Digital Formats: Digital download and streaming
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania: For "": For "Delicious": For "": For "Mona Lisa": For "": For "": For "": For "Alea": For "": For "": For "": For "Dream Girl": For "": For "": For "": For "": For "Phantom": For "Dale": For "": For "": For "AM": For "PM": For "Lonely": For peak positions in Greece: For "Diskoteka": "" 2015 rowspan="2" — — — — rowspan="41" "" — — — — "" 2016 — — — — — "" 2 — — — — "Delicious" 5 — — — — "Papa" — — — — — "" 4 — — — — "Mona Lisa" 2017 9 — — — — "" 2 — — — — "" 1 — — — — "" 2018 6 — — — — "Alea" 5 — — — — "" 1 — — — — "" 1 — — — — "" 2019 2 — — — — "Dream Girl" 6 72 41 — 48 "" 1 — — — — "" 2020 2 — — — — "" 6 — — — — "" 2 — — — — "Phantom" 1 — — — — "Sugar (Remix)" 2021 — — — — — "" — — — — 85 "Dale" 1 — — — 13 "" 3 44 — — 8 "" 5 — — — 35 "" 2022 — — — — 11 "AM" 25 — — — 48 "PM" 25 — — — 61 "Lejla" — — — — 25 "" — — — — 55 "" 2023 — — — — 79 "" — — — 28 6 "" — — — — 71 "Lonely" 29 — — — 95 "" — — — — — "" 2024 — — — — 43 "" — — — — 44 "" — — — — — "" — — — — — "" — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peakchartpositions Album For peak positions in Albania: For "Sa gjynah": "Sa gjynah" 2019 1
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