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Born | Jon Ajdini Skopje, North Macedonia |
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Jon Ajdini, known professionally asYon 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 thenation's representative for theEurovision Song Contest 2022.
Yon Idy was born as Jon Ajdini into anAlbanian family in the city ofSkopje, North Macedonia.[1][2] Featuringhip-hop,pop-rock andsoul 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 atZa Evrosong 2022, the national selection competition for choosing theMacedonian representative at theEurovision Song Contest 2022.[8][9][10]
Ajdini is primarily characterised as anindie pop andpop rock artist fusioning various music genres, includinghip-hop andsoul music.[3][11] For his indie pop-described single "My Fire", the singer drew influence fromLeonard Cohen,Muse andThe Beatles.[12]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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"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. |