Quick Facts
Biography
Jimilian Ismaili (born 22 August 1994) is a Danish singer of Albanian origin.
Jimilian's father was a well-known folk musician based in Albania. The family left the country and lived temporarily in Belgium, until they applied for political asylum in Denmark. They lived in Center Sandholm, a receiving center for asylum seekers for a while before legally settling in Denmark in 2000.
In 2006, Jimilian Ismaili competed in the Børne MGP (Danish Children's Melodi Grand Prix) under the name "Lil 'G" with "Penge". After the MGP, Jimilian continued to release music online, becoming popular through postings including "Elsker", "Virus", "Vibration", "Finde dit smil igen" and "Tættere på".
Jimilian gained attention by featuring on "Ghetto" by Mido (real name Mohammed Zaghmout) and the follow-up "Ghetto Pt. 2" featuring Jimilian and Enrico Blak. He was eventually signed to Flexmusic, as was Mido.
Jimilian's first charting single was "Hjerteslag" featuring Poeten entered Tracklisten, which peaked at number 20 on the official Danish Singles Chart in July 2012.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||
| Vejen mod toppen |
| — |
| Ved du har mig |
| 21 |
| Mig og mig selv |
| 9 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||
| "Toget er kørt" | 2011 | — | Ved du har mig |
| "Hjerteslag" (featuring Poeten) | 2012 | 20 | |
| "Hvem gi'r dig lov?" | 2013 | 28 | |
| "Ved du har mig" | — | ||
| "Ild i min flamme" | — | ||
| "Jeg har glædet mig" | 2014 | 26 | Non-album single |
| "Damer på lager" | 2015 | — | Mig og mig selv |
| "Slem igen" (with Blak featuring Ceci Luca) | 8 | ||
| "Helt væk" | 2016 | — | |
| "Sommer sindssyg" / "Tid til mig" | 10 | TBA | |
| "Klip" (with Blak) | 4 | ||
| "Farvel" | 18 | ||
| "Giv mig noget" | 11 |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||
| "Ghetto" (Mido featuring Jimilian) | 2010 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mr. Casanova" (Dardan Jashari featuring Endrit Kol and Jimilian) | 2012 | — | |
| "Syndflod" (Sleiman featuring DB King and Jimilian) | 2015 | — |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Penge" (as Lil G) | 2006 | MGP Junior 2006 |
| "Elsker" | 2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Finde dit smil igen" | ||
| "Virus" | ||
| "Få dig et liv" (featuring Blak) | ||
| "Jeopardy" | 2014 | |
| "25 timer" | ||
| "Andre drenges piger" | ||
| "Standse en storm" (featuring Livid) |