Albert Stanaj (Albanian: [alˈbɛɾt staˈnaj]; born 12 February 1994), known professionally as Stanaj, is an Albanian-American singer and songwriter.
Albert Stanaj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 February 1994 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop rock[1] |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
| Labels | Republic |
| Website | stanaj.com |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] | ||||||||||
| The Preview |
| —[a] | ||||||||
| From a Distance |
| — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [8] | CIS [9] | NL [10] | ||||||||
| "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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] | ALB [11] | NL [10] | ||||||||
| "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) | —[b] | — | — | |||||||
| "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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS [9] | ||||||||||
| "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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "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
References
External links
- Albert Stanaj at AllMusic
- Albert Stanaj at IMDb
- Albert Stanaj discography at Discogs