Gilli
Danish singer and actor

Gilli

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Danish singer and actor
Gender:
Male
Places:
Denmark
Is:
ActorRapper
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & RadioMusic
Birth:
27 June 1992(Rødovre, Rødovre Municipality, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark)
Star sign:
Cancer
Genres:
Rap
Awards:
Danish Music Award for Årets danske solist
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Kian Rosenberg Larsson, better known as Gilli (born 27 June 1992), is a prominent Danish rapper. Also an actor, he had the lead role in the movie Ækte vare (2014). His hit songs "C'est la vie" in 2015, "Tidligt Op" in 2016, "Langsom" in 2017, "Tranquillo" in 2018, "Kolde nætter" and "Verden vender" in 2019 all reached the top of the Danish singles chart. In February 2020, his collaborative album Euro Connection as Branco & Gilli (with Branco a member of MellemFingaMuzik) topped the Danish Albums Chart. "La danza" from the album made it to #1 on the Danish Singles Chart whereas "Back to Business" from the same album made it to #2 on the same chart.

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 had the lead role in Ækte vare, a film directed by Fenar Ahmad, in which he plays Mikael, 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 is making music. His talent catches the eye of the established rapper Apollo, who makes Mikael his ghostwriter.

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

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
DEN
Kiko
  • Released: 13 July 2019
  • Label: MXIII, disco:wax
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 1
Euro Connection
(with Branco)
  • Released: 5 February 2020
  • Label: MXIII, disco:wax
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 1

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions Notes
DEN
Ækte vare
  • Released: 1 April 2014
  • Genre: Soundtrack
    of film Ækte vare
    aka Flow
  • Label: ArtPeople
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8 Tracklist
  1. "Grå Dage"(2.40)
  2. "Knokler Hårdt (4.05)
  3. "Ung Entreprenør"(5:57)
  4. "Hele Igennem"(4:21)
  5. "Hårde Tider"(3:50)
  6. "Penge Kommer Går" (3:41)
  7. "Trykker Sedler"(5:23)
  8. "Alt Jeg Har Set"(3:59)

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Certification
DEN
2012 "Små børn" 34
"Lykkerig"
—
"Bagmand"
—
2015 "Orale" 24
"C'est la vie"
1
2016 "Tidligt Op" 1
"Adios"
(featuring KESI) 		20
"Helwa" 2
2017 "La Varrio (El Barrio)" 4
"Habibi Aiwa" 2
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
"Rica"
(featuring KESI and Sivas) 		2
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
"Langsom" 1
2018 "Tranquillo"
(featuring Branco) 		1
"Mon p'tit loup" 5
"Frero" 7
"Oui"
(with Sivas and Node) 		1
"Mi Lulu" 4
"Mama"
(featuring KESI) 		6
2019 "Kolde nætter" 1
"Planer"
(with Branco) 		3
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
"All In"
(with Branco) 		4
"Vai Amor" 1
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum
"Langt væk" 9
"Culo"
(featuring Branco) 		4
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
"Plata O Plomo"
(with A Typisk) 		18
"London Town"
(with Branco) 		2
"Verden vender"
(with Branco) 		1
2020 "Back to Business"
(with Branco) 		2
"La danza"
(with Branco) 		1
"Napoli"
(with Branco) 		4
"L.U.V" 1
"Snik snak" 1

Tracks featuring

Year Album Peak positions Certification
DEN
2012 "Gadehjørne"
17
2014 "Går i søvne"
37
"D.A.U.D.A."
27
2015 "Tyveri"
9
2016 "Zebah"
25
"Udenfor"
30
"Nu"
37
2017 "Bølgen"
5
"Skejsen"
11
"Stilen lagt"
4
2018 "Carnalismo"
5
"For mig selv"
5
"Colombiana"
4
"Holder Fast"
1
"Su Casa"
1
"Chopper Tale"
4
2019 "Investere"
18
"Traficanté"
22
2020 "Pas oublie"
15
"Winter Season"
3
"Kiki"
1
"Brobizz"
26

Other songs

Year Album Peak positions Certification
DEN
2019 "Løgn" 19
"Corazon" 23
"Dag 1" 28
"Ikke alene" 30
"Mama Rosa" 33
"100"
 25
"Selv"
32
2020 "Mon cheri"
 18
"Murda"
 18
"Money Moves"
27
"Believer"
34
"Eazy"
 35
"Intro"
38

More collaborations

  • 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)