Ilira Gashi (born 29 October 1994), known professionally as just Ilira, (stylized in all caps) is a Swiss singer and songwriter. In 2018, she signed to Four Music and released her debut single "Whisper My Name".
Early life Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 in Brienz, Switzerland, to father Ismet and mother Entela Gashi, the former a Kosovo Albanian from Pristina and the latter an Albanian from Tirana. She uploaded videos of herself singing on Instagram, which led to a record label deal.
Career Ilira later moved to Berlin, Germany and signed a management and publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2018, Ilira signed a label deal with Four Music, and released her debut track "Whisper My Name" on 24 August 2018,"Emerging Artist: ILIRA". 29 August 2018. EQ Music Blog. followed by her second single "Get Off My D!ck" that same year which entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in the U.S. Her first chart placement was achieved together with Alle Farben and the song "Fading", which reached number 16 on the German Single Charts and number 1 on the German Airplay Charts for four consecutive weeks.
In 2019, Ilira released four singles, "Do It Yourself", "Diablo" (with Spanish producer and recording artist Juan Magán), "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), "Easy", and "Eat My Brain".
On 14 December 2021 Ilira announced that she had signed a joint deal with Virgin Records and Universal Music Group. She released the single "Flowers" on 17 December 2021 as her first solo single of 2021, and her first single under Virgin Records. In 2022, she released the single "Another Heart".
In 2023, she released three non-album singles followed by her six-track debut EP Never Really The End. In late 2024, she independently released the single, "Floating with the sharks".
Discography Extended plays +List of extended plays, with release date and label shown Title Details Never Really The End Released: November 24, 2023 Label: Virgin Records Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album For peak positions in CIS: For "Alien": For other: Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.FRA Peak chart positions for singles in Hungary: For "Fading": For "Royalty": For "Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)": For "Happiness": Peak chart positions for singles in Poland: For "Fading": For "Get Off My D!ck": For "Pay Me Back!": "Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)": "Alien": Peak chart positions for singles in Russia: For "Fading": For "Alien": SVK Peak chart positions for singles in Ukraine: For "Fading": "Whisper My Name" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — — "Fading" 17 16 — 61 1 — 16 1 2 74 2 6 IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum ZPAV: 2× Platinum Sticker on My Suitcase "Get Off My D!ck" — — — — — — — — 47 — — — rowspan="15" "Do It Yourself" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — — "Diablo" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Pay Me Back!" — — — — — — — — 64 — — — "Extra Fr!es" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Royalty" 2020 — — — — — — — 9 — — — — "Fuck It, I Love It!" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Ladida (My Heart Goes Boom)" — — 33 244 — 156 — 18 5 — — — "Easy" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Happiness" — — — 519 — — — 1 — — — — "Eat My Brain" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Anytime" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — — — "See You in Tears" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Dynamite" — 71 — — — — 72 — — — — — IFPI AUT: Gold "Can't Get You Out of My Head" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Flowers" — — — — — — — — — — — — "Alien" — — — 4 — — — — 10 1 — — ZPAV: Gold rowspan="7" "Another Heart" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — — —"Clean Break" — — — — — — — — — — — —"Time After Time" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — — —"Rich In Love" — — — — — — — — — — — —"Be My Light" — — — — — — — — — — — —"Floating with the sharks" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title YearPeak chart positions Album USDance USDanceDig. USDance/Mix "Stay High" 2016 — — — rowspan="7" "Wasted" 2017 — — — "Afterglow" — — — "Lost Without You" — — — "Ain't Growing Up" — — — "Level Up" 2018 — — — "Growing Up" 2019 — — — "Lose You" 2020 37 17 2 The London Sessions "Are You OK?" 2021 — — — "Infinity" 2023 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
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Awards and nominations
Year Award Nomination Work Result 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Swiss Act Herself New Faces AwardsMusic
References
External links
Official website