Gilli (rapper)
| Gilli | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kian Rosenberg Larsson |
| Born |
27 June 1992 Rødovre, Denmark |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Labels | ArtPeople |
| Associated acts | KESI, S!vas, Kato, MellemFingaMuzik |
Kian Rosenberg Larsson better known as Gilli (born June 27, 1992) is a Danish rapper. Also an actor, Gilli had lead role in the movie Ækte vare (2014). His hit song "C'est la vie" reached top of the Danish Singles chart in 2015.
Career
Gilli started as part of the Danish underground and rap collective B.O.C (also known variously as Bars of Crack, Bombs Over Copenhagen and Bomber Over Centrum) that consisted of the rapper and hip hop artists mostly from Nørrebro.
He was the lead role as Mikael in Ækte vare a film directed by Fenar Ahmad in which he plays 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 (credited in the film in his birth name Kian Rosenberg Larsson) is making music. His talent catches the eye of an established rapper Apollo, who makes Mikael his ghostwriter.[1] 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
EPS
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [2] | |||
| Ækte vare |
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8 | Tracklist
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Singles
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [2] | |||
| 2012 | "Små børn" | 34 | |
| 2015 | "Orale" | 24 | |
| "C'est la vie" (featuring MellemFingaMuzik) |
1 | ||
| 2016 | "Tidligt Op" | 1 | |
| "Adios" (featuring KESI) |
20 [3] |
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| "Koldt Udenfor" (featuring MellemFingaMuzik) |
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- Tracks featuring
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [2] | |||
| 2012 | "Gadehjørne" (KESI featuring Gilli & Mass Ebdrup) |
17 | |
| 2014 | "Går i søvne" (Murro featuring Gilli) |
37 | |
| "D.A.U.D.A." (Sivas featuring Gilli) |
27 | ||
| 2015 | "Tyveri" (hasan shah featuring Gilli) |
9 | |
| 2016 | "Zebah" (Node featuring Gilli) |
25 | |
| "Udenfor" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMusik) |
30 [4] |
||
- Kato – "Fuck hvor er det fedt (at være hiphop'er) (Part 2 G-Mix) (feat. Gilli, Clemens, Sivas m.fl.) (2011)
- Nik og Jay – "Gi mig dine tanker Pt. 2" (feat. Young, KESI, Kidd & Gilli) (2011)
- Rajin – "Farvel" (feat. Gilli) (2012)
- KESI – "Gadehjørne" (feat. Gilli & Mass Ebdrup) (2012)
- Kesi – "Hygger mig" (feat. Gilli) (2013)
- Sivas – "d.a.u.d.a" (feat. Gilli) (2013)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "Gadepenge" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "Chopped & Skruet" (feat. Gilli & Sivas) (2014)
- AMRO – "Korrupt" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- Højer Øye – "Brænd System" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- Medina – "Falske mennesker" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- Sivas – "Hacket" (feat. Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) (2014)
- Kesi – "Ik brug for" (feat. Højer Øye & Gilli) (2014)
- Murro – "Søvne" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "COCAINA" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "A.P. Møller" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "STIK AF" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "SNAKKER" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "HEROMKRING" (feat. Højer Øye & Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "SENERE" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- Gio – "Psykose" (feat. Gilli & Højer Øye) (2015)
- KESI – "Vors" (feat. Sivas, Gilli) (2015)
- KESI – "H.D.K." (feat. Mass Ebdrup & Gilli) (2015)
- hasan snah – "Tyveri" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
Filmography
- 2014: Ækte vare – in lead role as Mikael (film directed by Fenar Ahmad)
References
- ↑ Politiken: 'Ækte vare' er en smittende musikalsk energiudladning (Danish)
- 1 2 3 "Discography Gilli". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gilli+feat%2E+Kesi&titel=Adios&cat=s
- ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 45, 2016". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.