Albert Stanaj
Albert Stanaj | |
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Born | Albania |
12 February 1994
Occupation | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2016–present |
Website | stanaj.com |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop rock[1] |
Instruments | Guitar, piano |
Labels | Republic |
Albert Stanaj (Albanian: [alˈbɛɾt staˈnaj]; born 12 February 1994), known professionally as Stanaj, is an Albanian-American singer and songwriter.
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Life and career
1994–present: Early life and continued success
Albert Stanaj was born to Albanian parents on 12 February 1994 in Albania and was raised in the city of New York, the United States.[2][3][4] Stanaj attended the Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York.[4] He also participated in numerous music festivals in Albania, Europe as well as the United States.[2] At 18, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his professional musical career.[5] His debut single "Ain't Love Strange" released in 2016 peaked at number two in Albania.[6]
Artistry
Stanaj has cited Justin Timberlake, Maxwell, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as his major influences.[2][4]
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US [7] |
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The Preview |
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From a Distance |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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ALB [8] |
CIS [9] |
NL [10] |
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"Ain't Love Strange" | 2016 | 2 | — | — | The Preview | |||||
"Bad Woman" | 2017 | — | 295 | — | From a Distance | |||||
"Romantic" | 1 | — | 93 | |||||||
"The Way I Love Her" | 18 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Dirty Mind" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
2018 | — | — | — | ||||||
"Amorfoda" | — | — | — | |||||||
"Sunflower" | 2019 | — | — | — | ||||||
"Sweat" | — | — | — | |||||||
"Love Me" | — | — | — | |||||||
"405" | — | — | — | |||||||
"Last Girlfriend" | 2021 | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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US [7] |
ALB [11] |
NL [10] |
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"Playing to Lose" (Lemaitre featuring Stanaj) |
2016 | — | — | — | Chapter One | |||||
"Bed of Roses" (Afrojack featuring Stanaj) |
2018 | — | — | 28 | Non-album singles | |||||
"You Remind Me" (Gryffin featuring Stanaj) |
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"Sober" (Afrojack featuring Rae Sremmurd and Stanaj) |
2019 | — | — | — | ||||||
"Momma Always Told Me" (Mike Posner featuring Yung Bae and Stanaj) |
2021 | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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CIS [9] |
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"Changed" | 2017 | 333 | From a Distance | |||||||
"Find me" | 396 | |||||||||
"Romantic (NOTD Remix)" | 329 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Songwriting credits
Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
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"34+35" | 2020 | Ariana Grande | Positions | [12] |
"Met Him Last Night" | 2021 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | [13] |
Notes
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External links
- Albert Stanaj at AllMusic
- Albert Stanaj at the Internet Movie Database
- Albert Stanaj discography at Discogs
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