Elai (born 4 March 1999) is an Albanian rapper, producer and songwriter.
Elai | |
---|---|
Born | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 23) |
Occupation | Rapper, producer, songwriter |
Years active | 2019–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Hip hop[1] |
Labels | OTR |
Musical artist |
Elai was born on 4 March 1999 into an Albanian family.[1][2] His singles, "Paranormal" and "Lale", occurred within the Albanian Top 100 in October 2021 and reached the top 10, respectively, although "Lale" continued its success abroad and peaked at number 88 in Switzerland.[3][4] In the same year, Elai contributed credited songwriting to Albanian rapper Noizy's "Një herë e mirë".[5] As of September 2021, his upcoming debut studio album is under development.[6] Released in June 2021, "Nokia" peaked at number 32 on the native Top 100 after entering the chart in early November 2021.[7] Elai was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 2022 Grammis in Sweden.[8]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALB [10] |
SWI [11] | |||||||||
"Hasta Cuando" | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"Dimenxion" | — | — | ||||||||
"20 Mujeres" | — | — | ||||||||
"Money" | 2019 | — | — | |||||||
"Bon" | — | — | ||||||||
"Quedate" | — | — | ||||||||
"Kom" | — | — | ||||||||
"Babe" | — | — | ||||||||
"Tata" | — | — | ||||||||
"Latina" | — | — | ||||||||
"2" | 2020 | — | — | |||||||
"Hör av sig nu" | — | — | ||||||||
"Världen" | — | — | ||||||||
"Donna" | — | — | ||||||||
"Zlatan" | — | — | ||||||||
"Babo" | — | — | ||||||||
"Latina Pt. 2" | 2021 | — | — | |||||||
"Kuku" | — | — | ||||||||
"Nokia" | 32 | — | ||||||||
"Paranormal" | 7 | — | ||||||||
"Lale" | 4 | 88 | ||||||||
"Pise" | 52 | — | ||||||||
"Maradona" (featuring Noizy) |
2022 | — | 83 | |||||||
"Lovely" | 49 | — | ||||||||
"Balenciaga" | — | — | ||||||||
"Ca doni?" | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Song | Year | Artist | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Një herë e mirë" | 2021 | Noizy | Non-album single | [5] |
Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Grammis | Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
Albanian music | |
---|---|
Genres |
|
Dances |
|
Festivals |
|
Notable musicians |
|
Discographies |
|
| |
|