Klaudjo Dhespo (born 6 December 1994), known professionally as Toquel (stylised in all caps), is an Albanian rapper in Greece.
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Life and career
Toquel was born as Klaudjo Dhespo on 6 December 1994 into an Albanian family in the city of Tepelenë, Albania.[2][3][4] His family moved from his native country to Heraklion, Greece, when he was 11 months old.[4] During an interview in Greece, Dhespo stated that he experienced discrimination because of his Albanian origin.[5]
Artistry and influences
Dhespo's stage name, Toquel, was inspired by a therapist from Chania, Greece, who helped him to manage his panic attacks.[6] 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.[7]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRE [8] | |||
| Ligo Parapano |
|
— | |
| 777 |
|
1 | |
| Beverly Hills |
|
19 | |
| 1111 |
|
23 | |
| "—" 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE [13] |
ALB [14] | ||||
| "Karolina" | 2018 | — | 100 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Playboy" | — | 70 | |||
| "THL" (featuring Mad Clip) |
2019 | — | — | ||
| "777" | — | — | 777 | ||
| "Stars" (featuring Light) |
1 | — | |||
| "Pistoli" (with Sin Laurent) |
2020 | 1 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Fendi" (with Dirty Harry and Ortiz) |
— | — | |||
| "Diamantia" (with Sin Laurent) |
2021 | — | — | ||
| "Kokaina" | 1 | — | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum[15] | ||
| "Rollie" | 10 | — | IFPI GRE: Gold[16] | ||
| "Wet" (with Snik, MG and GameBoy) |
1 | — | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum[15] | ||
| "Aftoktonia" (with Rack) |
2 | — | |||
| "Beverly Hills" | 2022 | 2 | — | IFPI GRE: Diamond[17] | Beverly Hills |
| "Forema" (with Roi 6/12) |
2 | — | IFPI GRE: Platinum[18] | Non-album single | |
| "Prosopika Freestyle" (with Beyond) |
2023 | 8 | — | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[19] | 1111 |
| "Mina Ögon/Ta matia moy" (with Nineb Youk and Jo Lids) |
8 | — | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[20] | Non-album singles | |
| "Monroe" (with Hawk and Baghdad) |
1 | — | IFPI GRE: 3x Platinum[21] | ||
| "G63" (with Bloody Hawk) |
1 | — | IFPI GRE: 3x Platinum[22] | 1111 | |
| "OAED" (with Snik and Voyage, featuring Ivan Greko and BeTaf Beats) |
2024 | 1 | — | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[23] | Non-album single |
| "Success Freestyle" (with Ioannis) |
1 | — | IFPI GRE: Platinum[24] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [25] | |||
| "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 [26] | ||||
| "Sandra" | 2019 | 5 | IFPI GRE: Diamond[20] | 777 |
| "Skoni" | 2022 | 10 | IFPI GRE: Diamond[27] | Beverly Hills |
| "Kokkina Matia" (with For3al and Beyond) |
3 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[15] | ||
| "Platina" (with Sin Laurent) |
6 | IFPI GRE: Diamond[20] | ||
| "Panorama" (with Sin Laurent) |
2 | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum[19] | ||
| "Moneydance" (with Sin Laurent and Beyond) |
9 | IFPI GRE: Platinum[15] | ||
| "Palmous" (with Sidarta and Beyond) |
15 | IFPI GRE: Diamond[21] | ||
| "Allou" (with Lila and Beyond) |
2023 | 1 | IFPI GRE: Diamond[23] | 1111 |
| "3:15" | 1 | IFPI GRE: 4x Platinum[24] | ||
| "Zurbaran" | 4 | IFPI GRE: 3x Platinum[24] | ||
| "Ghetto" (with Fly Lo and Beyond) |
3 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[22] | ||
| "Fake Love" (with Rack and Beyond) |
6 | IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum[19] | ||
| "Asfaltos" (with Beyond) |
8 | IFPI GRE: Platinum[17] | ||
| "Drive By" (with Beyond) |
13 | IFPI GRE: Platinum[20] | ||
| "Ferma" (with Roran and Beyond) |
12 | IFPI GRE: Gold[27] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
- ^ "Toquel – Minos EMI" (in Greek). Minos EMI. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Konstantaras, Antonis (17 May 2019). "Ο Toquel Είναι Star Επειδή Μάλλον Κάτι Κάνει Σωστά" (in Greek). Vice. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "'Toquel', reperi shqiptar që e njohu suksesin në Greqi" (in Albanian). Diaspora Shqiptare. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b Hulot, M. (17 February 2019). "O Toquel ξαναγύρισε με το ραπ του στο φως" (in Greek). Lifo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Ο ράπερ Toquel μιλάει για τον ρατσισμό που έχει βιώσει στην Ελλάδα" (in Greek). News247. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Καπέλλα, Ναστάζια (23 May 2019). "O Toquel εμπνεύστηκε το όνομά του από έναν ψυχίατρο" (in Greek). OneMan. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Kouka, Anastasia (15 July 2019). "0 Toquel στο Εθνος: "Απευθύνομαι σε εκείνους που η ζωή τούς ζόρισε"" (in Greek). Ethnos. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ For peak positions in Greece:
- For "777":"Official IFPI Charts Top 75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) Εβδομάδα: 40/2019". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- For "Beverly Hills":"Official IFPI Charts Top 75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) Εβδομάδα: 28/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- For "1111":"Official IFPI Charts Top 75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Ligo Parapano – Album by Toquel". Apple Music. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "777 – Album by Toquel". Apple Music. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Beverly Hills – Album by Toquel". Apple Music. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "1111 - Album by TOQUEL". Spotify. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ For peak positions in Greece:
- "Kokaina": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 19/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "Rollie": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 23/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "Aftoktonia": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 38/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Beverly Hills": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 38/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Forema": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 43/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Prosopika Freestyle": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Mina Ögon/Ta matia moy": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Monroe": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "G63": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "OAED": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 03/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Success Freestyle": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 07/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Karolina": "The Top List – 4 February 2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- For "Playboy": "The Top List – 15 July 2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 38/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 35 (31-35)/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 03/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 43/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b c "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 08/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b c d "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 05/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 06/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 04/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (Local) – Week: 11/2024". IFPI Greece (in Greek). 2024-03-20. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ a b c "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (Local) – Week: 12/2024" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. 2024-03-27. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-20. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- "Poppa Bottle":"The Top List – 8 October 2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ For peak positions in Greece:
- "Sandra":"Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 05/2024". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Skoni", "Kokkina Matia", "Platina", "Panorama", "Moneydance" and "Palmous":"Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 38/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- "Allou", "3:15", "Zurbaran", "Ghetto", "Fake Love", "Asfaltos", "Drive By", and "Ferma": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Note: See 'Best Position' column for highest position.
- ^ a b "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 52/2023". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Note: See 'Award' column for certification.
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