David Dreshaj

David Dreshaj
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)
Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
OccupationSinger
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • piano
Years active2016–present

David Dreshaj (Albanian: [daˈvid dɾɛˈʃaj]; born 23 September 1999) is a Montenegrin-Albanian singer.

Life and career

1999–present: Early life and career beginnings

David Dreshaj was born on 23 September 1999 into an Albanian family in the city of Podgorica, Montenegro.[1][2] As a child, Dreshaj became interested in music and attended a music school in Podgorica.[2] Following this, the singer enrolled at a college in Albania and studied canto at the same time as taking piano and guitar lessons.[2] He started his initial foray into the music industry in 2016 and in 2017 as he participated at Kënga Magjike on both occasions with the songs "Të kam" and "Vetëm ne të dy", respectively.[3][4][5] Following a year's absence, Dreshaj released his follow-up single "Bomb" and reached number 32 in Albania.[1] He scored his first number-one single in September 2019 with "Sierra".[6] Featuring dance-pop and deep house music, the follow-up, "Nuk e dua", eventually reached the top ten in Albania.[7][8] His chart success ensued in March 2021 with the single "Lonely", marking his fourth chart appearance.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
ALB
[9]
"Loving You" 2016 — Non-album singles
"Të kam" —
"Eja" 2017 —
"Vetëm ne të dy" —
"Bomb"[10] 2019 32
"Dilema"[11] —
"Sierra"[12] 1
"Nuk e dua"[13] 2020 4
"I Believe"[14] —
"Lonely"[15] 2021 2
"Ta fala"[16] 4
"Ma le"[17] 11
"Egoiste"[18] —
"Asaj"[19] —
"Ku je"[20] 2022 16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b "David Dreshaj–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "David Dreshaj #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ Gjokaj, Anton. "David Dreshaj hynë në finalen e Kënga Magjike" (in Albanian). Malësia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "David Dreshaj Biografia" (in Albanian). MelodyTv. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Synoj Eurovizionin dhe karrierën botërore"- Këngëtari rrëfen famën e 20-vjeçarit: Si u bë hit kënga ime ku kërcehet me dhimbjen" (in Albanian). StartNews. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "David kryeson listën e Top Awards, lën pas Taynën dhe Dafina Zeqirin" (in Albanian). Malësia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ Velija, Kreizia (12 September 2020). "Top Awards: David Dreshaj është tjetër nivel" (in Albanian). Top Albania Radio. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Projekt i jashtëzakonshëm, 'Nuk e dua' nga David Dreshaj arrinë 1 milion klikime". Koha (in Albanian). 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
  10. ^ "'Bomb' nga David Dreshaj" (in Albanian). Malësia. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Dilema – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Sierra – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Nuk e dua – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ^ "I Believe – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Lonely – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Ta fala – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Ma le – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Egoiste – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Asaj – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Ku je – Single by David Dreshaj on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2021.