| Albert Stanaj | |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Albania |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
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Albert Stanaj (in Albanian alˈbɛɾt staˈnaj/; born 12 February 1994), known professionally as Stanaj, is an Albanian-American singer and songwriter.
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]
Stanaj has cited Justin Timberlake, Maxwell, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as his major influences.[2] [4]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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| US [7] | |||||||||||
| The Preview |
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| From a Distance |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | rowspan="8" | |||||||
| "Dirty Mind" | 2018 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Amorfoda" | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Sunflower" | 2019 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sweat" | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Love Me" | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "405" | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Last Girlfriend" | 2021 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | ALB [11] | NL | |||||||||
| "Playing to Lose" | 2016 | — | — | — | Chapter One | ||||||
| "Bed of Roses" | 2018 | — | — | 28 | rowspan="4" | ||||||
| "You Remind Me" | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Sober" | 2019 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Momma Always Told Me" | 2021 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| CIS | |||||||||||
| "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. | |||||||||||
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "34+35" | 2020 | Ariana Grande | Positions | [12] | |
| "Met Him Last Night" | 2021 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | [13] |