Aidan
Birth nameAidan Cassar
Born (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999
Żejtun, Malta
GenresPop, Reggaeton
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2018–present
Websiteaidanofficial.com

Aidan Cassar (born 17 December 1999[1]), known professionally as Aidan, is a Maltese singer and songwriter.

Career

In 2018 he competed in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with Dai Laga. Afterwards, he participated in the X Factor Malta.[2]

In 2019 he represented Malta in the OGAE Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Feeling".[3][4] The song was entered in the Mużika Mużika competition in 2021, it was the first time he has written a song in Maltese and performed in Maltese.[5] The music video won music video of the year at Lovin Malta Social Media Awards in 2021.[2]

His single "Naħseb Fik" has been compared with "Tick Tock" by Clean Bandit and Mabel and was said to have a similar cord progression. Aidan responded to this by saying “My passion is actually keeping up to date with what’s in or not in the pop-commercial scene; what’s fashionable at the moment. I love creating, I listen to hundreds of tracks continuously just to get inspired.” He denied the beat and melody were plagiarised.[6][7]

He entered the Malta Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 with the song "Ritmu", placing second.[8][9] The song went on to top the Maltese Radio airplay charts for three weeks, and performed at a Eurovision pre-party in London.[10]

He announced the jury results for Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

On July 24, 2022, he performed live with songs "Naħseb Fik" and "Ritmu"[11] during Isle Of MTV 2022 in Floriana.[12]

In 2023 he entered the Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest again with the song Reġina. He was disqualified from the contest allegedly due to Social Media posts about his song which is not allowed by Public Broadcasting Services. He threatened PBS with legal action[13] but went on to perform a medley of his songs in the interval.[14] [15]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Details
This is Aidan

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
MLT
[17]
"Rule the World"[18] 2015 — Non-album singles
"Bon Bon"[19] 2017 —
"Drums"[20] —
"Dai Laga"[21] 2018 —
"Mine"[22] 5
"The Feeling"[23] 2019 1
"Somebody Like You"[24] 2020 1
"Heart Emoji"[25] 2021 —
"Naħseb Fik"[26] 1 This is Aidan
"24/7"[27]
(with Carlo Gerarda)		 1 Non-album single
"Ritmu"[28] 2022 1 This is Aidan
"Madam"[29] 2 Non-album single
"Rip (Rest in Peace)"[30]
(with Ira Losco)		 2023 1 This is Aidan
"Reġina"[31] 2
"Strawberry"[32] 1 Non-album singles
"Head & Mind"[33]
(with Nabboo)		 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
MLT
[17]
"Pupa" 2023 1 This is Aidan
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ Chircop, Sean (22 March 2018). "Aidan Cassar u Francesca Mifsud jingħataw l-premju 'Fjamma Żagħżugħa'". Żejtun Local Council. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Diacono, Tim (15 December 2021). "Exclusive: Aidan Submits Upbeat Song Entirely In Maltese For Eurovision". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "OGAE Song Contest 2019 - Malta". OGAE UK. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Azzopardi, Jean Paul (20 May 2021). "WATCH: Malta's Summer Anthem? Aidan Explains Unlikely Success Of His Latest Hit Single Sung Entirely In Maltese". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mużika Mużika, a prestigious launch pad for up and coming artists". Festivals Malta 2022. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Cilia, Johnathan (27 May 2021). "Aidan Responds To Allegations That Hit Single 'Naħseb Fik' Was Lifted From A Clean Bandit Track". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Arena, Jessica. "Musicians raise plagiarism concerns over Aidan Cassar's hit song". Times of Malta. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Galea, Owen (29 December 2021). "Imħabbra t-22 semifinalista tal-Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022". TVMnews.mt. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Record TV audience – over half a million viewers watch Eurovision Song Contest". TVMnews.mt. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. ↑ MaltaDaily (6 April 2022). "Aidan invited to perform fan-favourite 'RITMU' in London". Malta Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Cassar, Aidan, AIDAN - Naħseb Fik & Ritmu Medley (Isle of MTV 2022), retrieved 14 January 2023
  12. ↑ "Full line-up for this year's Isle of MTV announced". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Aidan Cassar backs out of Eurovision legal challenge". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Singer Aidan Cassar disqualified from Malta Eurovision Song Contest". Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Aidan to return as guest singer in Eurovision final show". Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  16. ↑ AIDAN - This is Aidan (Album Tracklist), 17 March 2023, retrieved 17 March 2023
  17. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in Malta:
  18. ↑ "AIDAN - Rule The World (Audio)". YouTube. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Aidan - Bon Bon (Official Audio) by Aidan Cassar | ReverbNation". ReverbNation . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Aidan - Drums | Listen on Spotify". Spotify. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Malta: Aidan Releases Revamped Version Of "Dai Laga" After Rule Break". Eurovoix. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "AIDAN - Mine (Official Audio)". YouTube. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "AIDAN - The Feeling | Listen on Spotify". Spotify. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Somebody Like You - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Heart Emoji - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Naħseb Fik - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  27. ↑ "24/7 - Single by Carlo Gerada, AIDAN | Listen on Spotify". Spotify. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  28. ↑ "Ritmu - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  29. ↑ "Madam - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  30. ↑ "Rip (Rest in Peace) - Single by AIDAN on Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  31. ↑ "AIDAN 👑 🇲🇹 on Twitter: "Reġina is my entry for Malta #Eurovision 2023, based on a true story and dedicated to my mother 👑 The song is in Maltese, Spanish and English 🇲🇹🇪🇸🇬🇧"". Twitter. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  32. ↑ "AIDAN releases music video for new single 'Strawberry'". Newsbook. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  33. ↑ "Head & Mind - Single - Album by naBBoo & AIDAN". Apple Music. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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