Yon Idy

Yon Idy
Born
Jon Ajdini

Skopje, North Macedonia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar

Jon Ajdini, known professionally as Yon Idy, is a Macedonian-Albanian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence upon his debut single "Gentle", which reached number 12 in Albania. His success spawned four subsequent singles that attained chart success in the Albanian Top 100. Ajdini was shortlisted to compete at the Macedonian national selection, Za Evrosong 2022, to select the nation's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Life and career

2019–present: Formations and continued success

Yon Idy was born as Jon Ajdini into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia.[1][2] Featuring hip-hop, pop-rock and soul music, Ajdinis's debut single "Gentle" released in June 2019 peaked at number 12 in Albania.[3] That year, "Walking the Line of Love" reached number 58 on the Albanian Top 100.[4] His chart success followed into May 2020 with "Waste No Love", and his next single, "Back Around", peaked at number 35 in Albania.[5][6] Another charting single, "Got Me All Down", was released in late 2020.[7] In January 2022, the national broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), reported that Ajdini with his song "Dreams" was one of six artists shortlisted to compete at Za Evrosong 2022, the national selection competition for choosing the Macedonian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[8][9][10]

Artistry

Ajdini is primarily characterised as an indie pop and pop rock artist fusioning various music genres, including hip-hop and soul music.[3][11] For his indie pop-described single "My Fire", the singer drew influence from Leonard Cohen, Muse and The Beatles.[12]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
ALB
[13]
"Gentle"[14] 2019 12 Non-album singles
"Walking the Line of Love"[15] 58
"Waste No Love"[16] 2020 86
"Back Around"[17] 35
"Got Me All Down"[18] 57
"My Fire"[19] 2021 —
"In Time"[20] 2022 —
"Dreams" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "Yon Idy #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kush është Yon Idy?" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 21 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Hiti muzikor për interesantët e kësaj vere" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Exclusive/Ja një arsye e fortë pse duhet ta dëgjoni dhe analizoni me kujdes këngën e re të Yon Idy" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ Velija, Kreizia (15 May 2020). "Top Awards: Karantina nuk ka qënë pa rezultat për Yon Idy, publikon 'Waste No Love'" (in Albanian). Top Albania Radio. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Vera 2020 kthen Yon Idy në 'The Top List' me 'Back Around'" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "2020-ta është si kënga e re e Yon-it..." (in Albanian). Top Channel. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ Adams, William Lee (21 January 2022). "North Macedonia: Six finalists revealed for national selection, songs debut on 28 January". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ Luukela, Sami (21 January 2022). "MRT reveals the six national finalists for Za Evrosong 2022". ESCXtra. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (21 January 2022). "North Macedonia: National final candidates unveiled". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ Ramadani, Ardit (28 April 2020). "'Yon Idy' shkupjani që shkruan, këndon dhe luan në instrumente për këngët e tij" (in Albanian). Portalb. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Yon Idy – My Fire (2021)". The Other Side Reviews. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
  14. ^ "Gentle – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Walking the Line of Love – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Waste No Love – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Back Around – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Got Me All Down – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. ^ "My Fire – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. ^ "In Time – Single by Yon Idy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.