Butrint Imeri (Albanian: [buˈtɾint iˈmɛɾi]; born 3 July 1996) is a Kosovar singer, songwriter and dancer.
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Born | (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 26) Lörrach, Germany |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, dancer |
Years active | 2015 – present |
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Imeri was born on 3 July 1996 into an Albanian family in the city of Lörrach, Germany.[2][3] He started dancing at the age of 8 shortly after he enrolled in dance classes in his hometown.[4] 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.[5][6][7] He later released four additional singles, including "E jona" and "Delicious", the latter in collaboration with Greek singer of Albanian descent Eleni Foureira, which peaked at number five in Albania.[8][9] Imeri's chart success followed into 2017 with "Bella" and his first number one single in Albania "Xhanem".[10][11]
In 2019, Imeri collaborated with Majk on "Sa gjynah" and reached number one in Albania.[12] Another pair of top ten singles in his native country, "Hajt Hajt" and "M'ke rrejt", followed in the same year.[13][14] "Dream Girl", a collaboration with German rapper Nimo released under 385idéal, was successful, including in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.[15] In 2020, Imeri collaborated with Albanian singer Ermal Fejzullahu on his follow-up single, "Për një Dashuri", which peaked at number two.[16] He further released "Si përpara" and "Dy zemra", the latter in collaboration with Albanian singer Nora Istrefi.[17][18] The follow-up release, "Phantom", went on to reach number one in Albania.[19]
Imeri's musical work is often defined as R&B and Pop.[2][3][4] He has cited Justin Timberlake as his major musical influence and stated that he is a fan of Elvana Gjata.[20][21]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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ALB [22] |
AUT [23] |
GER [24] |
SWI [25] | |||
"Ki me lyp" (featuring Real 1 and Dj Blunt) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Merre zemrën tem" | — | — | — | |||
"Eja Eja" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | |
"E jona" | 2 | — | — | — | ||
"Delicious" (featuring Eleni Foureira) |
5 | — | — | — | ||
"Papa" (featuring Elinel) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Veç për mu" | 4 | — | — | — | ||
"Mona Lisa" | 2017 | 9 | — | — | — | |
"Bella" | 2 | — | — | — | ||
"Xhanem" | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"Ma Chérie" | 2018 | 6 | — | — | — | |
"Alea" | 5 | — | — | — | ||
"Kush?" | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"Bakllava" (featuring Gjiko) |
1 | — | — | — | ||
"Hajt Hajt" | 2019 | 2 | — | — | — | |
"Dream Girl" (featuring Nimo) |
6 | 72 | 41 | 48 | ||
"M'ke rrejt" | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"Për një Dashuri" (with Ermal Fejzullahu) |
2020 | 2 | — | — | — | |
"Si përpara" | 6 | — | — | — | ||
"Dy zemra" (featuring Nora Istrefi) |
2 | — | — | — | ||
"Phantom" | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"Sugar (Remix)" (with Anatu and Zubi) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | |
"Dujëm" | — | — | — | 85 | ||
"Dale" (with Kida and Ledri Vula) |
1 | — | — | 13 | ||
"Kuku" | 3 | 44 | — | 8 | ||
"Corazon" (featuring Don Xhoni) |
5 | — | — | 35 | ||
"Pare" (with Tayna and Mozzik) |
2022 | — | — | — | 11 | |
"AM" (with Kida) |
25 | — | — | 48 | ||
"PM" (with Kida) |
25 | — | — | 61 | ||
"Lejla" | — | — | — | 25 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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ALB [26] | ||||||||||
"Sa gjynah"[27] (Majk featuring Butrint Imeri) |
2019 | 1 | Non-album single | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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