Ilira


Ilira Gashi, also known mononymously as ILIRA, is a Swiss singer and songwriter.

Biography

Life

Ilira Gashi was born on 29 October 1994 to a Kosovo-Albanian father from Pristina and an Albanian mother from Tirana in the town of Brienz, Canton of Bern, in Switzerland.

Career

In 2011, Ilira and her old band The Colors competed in the Swiss show Die grosse Entscheidungs Show, the pre-selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Their song "Home" came in third. Ilira later moved to Berlin, Germany, and signed a management deal and publishing contract with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2018, Ilira signed a label deal with Four Music, and released her debut track "Whisper My Name" on August 24, 2018, 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, she released four new singles, "Do It Yourself", "Diablo", "Pay Me Back!" and "Extra Fr!es". In January, 2020 she released her new single "Royalty".

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards

YearAwardNominationWorkResult
2019MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Swiss ActHerself