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Greek rapper
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Male
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6 December 1994(Tepelena, Tepelenë municipality, Tepelenë District, Albania)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Klaudjo Dhespo (born 6 December 1994), known professionally as Toquel (stylised in all caps), is an Albanian rapper in Greece.
Life and career
Toquel was born as Klaudjo Dhespo on 6 December 1994 into an Albanian family in the city of Tepelenë, Albania. His family moved from his native country to Heraklion, Greece, when he was 11 months old. During an interview in Greece, Dhespo stated that he experienced discrimination because of his Albanian origin.
Artistry and influences
Dhespo's stage name, Toquel, was inspired by a therapist from Chania, Greece, who helped him to manage his panic attacks. He grew up listening to artists such as 50 Cent, Audio Two, Big L, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mobb Deep, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Xzibit.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE | ||||||||||
| Ligo Parapano |
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— | ||||||||
| 777 |
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1 | ||||||||
| Beverly Hills |
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19 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB |
GRE | ||||
| "Karolina" | 2018 | 100 | — | None | Non-album single |
| "Playboy" | 70 | — | |||
| "THL" (featuring Mad Clip) |
2019 | — | — | ||
| "777" | — | — | 777 | ||
| "Stars" (featuring Light) |
— | 1 | |||
| "Pistoli" (with Sin Laurent) |
2020 | — | 1 | Non-album single | |
| "Fendi" (with Dirty Harry and Ortiz) |
— | — | |||
| "Diamantia" (with Sin Laurent) |
2021 | — | — | ||
| "Kokaina" | — | 1 | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum | ||
| "Rollie" | — | 10 | None | ||
| "Wet" (with Snik, MG and GameBoy) |
— | 1 | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum | ||
| "Aftoktonia" (with Rack) |
— | 2 | |||
| "Beverly Hills" | 2022 | — | 2 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum | Beverly Hills |
| "Forema" (with Roi 6/12) |
— | 2 | None | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | |||
| "Poppa Bottle" (Adriano featuring Toquel) |
2017 | 2 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE | ||||||||||
| "Skoni" | 2022 | 10 | IFPI GRE: Platinum | Beverly Hills | ||||||
| "Kokkina Matia" (with For3al and Beyond) |
3 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum | ||||||||
| "Platina" (with Sin Laurent) |
6 | |||||||||
| "Panorama" (with Sin Laurent) |
2 | |||||||||
| "Moneydance" (with Sin Laurent and Beyond) |
9 | IFPI GRE: Platinum | ||||||||
| "Palmous" (with Sidarta and Beyond) |
15 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||