Gilli (rapper)


Kian Rosenberg Larsson, better known as Gilli, is a prominent Danish rapper. Also an actor, he had the lead role in the movie Ækte vare. His hit songs "C'est la vie" in 2015, "Tidligt Op" in 2016, "Langsom" in 2017, "Tranquillo" in 2018, "Kolde nætter" and "Verden vender" in 2019 all reached the top of the Danish singles chart. In February 2020, his collaborative album Euro Connection as Branco & Gilli topped the Danish Albums Chart. "La danza" from the album made it to #1 on the Danish Singles Chart whereas "Back to Business" from the same album made it to #2 on the same chart.

Career

Gilli started as part of the Danish underground and rap collective B.O.C. that consisted of the rapper and hip hop artists mostly from Nørrebro.
He had the lead role in Ækte vare, a film directed by Fenar Ahmad, in which he plays Mikael, a Danish kid who grows up in a housing project with mainly foreign immigrants. Along with a group of childhood friends Tariq, Samir and Eddy, Mikael is making music. His talent catches the eye of the established rapper Apollo, who makes Mikael his ghostwriter.
Gilli's musical commercial breakthrough came through the film and the release of the soundtrack of the film as an EP, Ækte vare. Released on 1 April 2014 on ArtPeople, the 33-minute EP featured MellemFingaMuzik, Murro, Kesi, Højer Øye and S!vas. It sold very well on Spotify and iTunes and reached number 8 on Hitlisten, the official Danish chart. The song "Knokler Hårdt" from the EP went platinum on stream in June 2014.
Gilli is known for various collaborations, notably with KESI, S!vas, Kato, Medina, Højer Øye, hasan shah and MellemFingaMuzik. His single "C'est la vie" featuring MellemFingaMuzik reached number 1 on Tracklisten, the official Danish singles chart.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Tracks featuring

Other songs

More collaborations