Klaudjo Dhespo (born 6 December 1994), known professionally as Toquel (stylised in all caps), is an Albanian rapper in Greece.
Toquel | |
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Born | Klaudjo Dhespo (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 27) Tepelenë, Albania |
Occupation | Rapper |
Years active | 2011–present |
Musical career | |
Labels | Minos EMI[1] |
Musical artist |
Toquel was born as Klaudjo Dhespo on 6 December 1994 into an Albanian family in the city of Tepelenë, Albania.[2][3][4] His family moved from his native country to Heraklion, Greece, when he was 11 months old.[4] During an interview in Greece, Dhespo stated that he experienced discrimination because of his Albanian origin.[5]
Dhespo's stage name, Toquel, was inspired by a therapist from Chania, Greece, who helped him to manage his panic attacks.[6] He grew up listening to artists such as 50 Cent, Audio Two, Big L, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mobb Deep, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Xzibit.[7]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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GRE [8] | ||||||||||
Ligo Parapano |
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— | ||||||||
777 |
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1 | ||||||||
Beverly Hills |
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19 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
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ALB [12] |
GRE [13] | ||||
"Karolina" | 2018 | 100 | — | None | Non-album single |
"Playboy" | 70 | — | |||
"THL" (featuring Mad Clip) |
2019 | — | — | ||
"777" | — | — | 777 | ||
"Stars" (featuring Light) |
— | 1 | |||
"Pistoli" (with Sin Laurent) |
2020 | — | 1 | Non-album single | |
"Fendi" (with Dirty Harry and Ortiz) |
— | — | |||
"Diamantia" (with Sin Laurent) |
2021 | — | — | ||
"Kokaina" | — | 1 | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum[14] | ||
"Rollie" | — | 10 | None | ||
"Wet" (with Snik, MG and GameBoy) |
— | 1 | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum[14] | ||
"Aftoktonia" (with Rack) |
— | 2 | |||
"Beverly Hills" | 2022 | — | 2 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[14] | Beverly Hills |
"Forema" (with Roi 6/12) |
— | 2 | None | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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ALB [15] | |||
"Poppa Bottle" (Adriano featuring Toquel) |
2017 | 2 | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | ||||||
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GRE [16] | ||||||||||
"Skoni" | 2022 | 10 | IFPI GRE: Platinum[14] | Beverly Hills | ||||||
"Kokkina Matia" (with For3al and Beyond) |
3 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[14] | ||||||||
"Platina" (with Sin Laurent) |
6 | |||||||||
"Panorama" (with Sin Laurent) |
2 | |||||||||
"Moneydance" (with Sin Laurent and Beyond) |
9 | IFPI GRE: Platinum[14] | ||||||||
"Palmous" (with Sidarta and Beyond) |
15 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |