Capital T

Trim Ademi ([tɾim adɛmi]; born 29 February 1992), known professionally as Capital T, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, songwriter and philanthropist.

Born and raised in Pristina, his uncle introduced him to music and rapping at an early age. He rose to significant recognition in the Albanian-speaking world following the release of his first two studio albums Replay and KAPO. Founder of Authentic Entertainment, he usually mixes several languages and inputs some phrases in English and French in his lyrics.

After the release of his following studio albums Slumdog Millionare and Winter Is Here, he has ever after collaborated with prominent regional artists such as Elvana Gjata, Dafina Zeqiri and Alban Skënderaj. His later released singles with artists such as Capital Bra, Ardian Bujupi and King Khalil have charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

He has more than 400 million views on YouTube being among the most viewed artist in the Albanian music industry. He is also among the most followed artists on Instagram in Albania, Kosovo and other Albanian-speaking territories.

Life

Trim Ademi was born on 29 February 1992 into an Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Kosovo. His father, Agim Ademi, is a former professional football player and current president of the Football Federation of Kosovo. Ademi attended the Asim Vokshi Elementary School and upon his graduation, he enrolled at the Sami Frashëri High School in his hometown.

Career

Ademi commenced his early music career in 2008 and debuted with the single "Shopping" by 2po2 featuring Capital T. The same year, he released his second single "1 Mëngjes" in collaboration with Albanian singer Adelina Thaqi. The following year, he released almost three singles including "Shum Nalt" in collaboration with 2po2 and Albanian singer Dafina Zeqiri. In 2010, he announced his debut studio album Replay and released the record in the same year. That year, he participated with Eni Koçi in the 11th edition of Kënga Magjike with the song "Diva".

The singer released his debut studio album "Replay" in 2010, his second album "Kapo" in 2012 which was followed by his third album "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2015. His fourth album "Winter Is Here" was released through Authentic Entertainment in 2017 and achieved commercial success in Switzerland whereas it debuted on the Swiss Album Charts at number sixty-nine. In June 2016, he won the award for the "Video of the Year" at the Top Music Awards 2016.

In 2019, Ademi released almost six singles throughout the year including "Syt e tu", "Yalla" and "Akull", the latter entering the music charts in Switzerland. In September 2019, he organised his first concert titled "Time Capsule" held at the Mother Teresa Square in Tirana. In November 2019, Ademi announced that he had started working on his upcoming fifth studio album Skulpturë. In January 2020, he released the lead single "600Ps" of the aforementioned studio album.

Capital T has made contributions to various charitable causes throughout his career. In March 2019, he visited the Down Syndrome Association Kosovo to raise awareness and acceptance to people with down syndrome. In November 2019, he expressed his condolences via social media on the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Albania. He subsequently visited Albania to raise funds for rehabilitation and reconstruction and support several campaigns. In December 2019, he joined the UNDP Kosovo campaign titled #EcoKosovo which aims to mobilise the country's population towards a healthier environment.

• Replay (2010)
• Kapo (2012)
• Slumdog Millionaire (2015)
• Winter Is Here (2017)
• Skulpturë (2020)