The discography of Nadia Ali, a Pakistani American singer-songwriter, consists of two studio albums, three remix albums, thirty-six singles (including fifteen as a featured artist) and fourteen music videos. Ali began her career in 2001 as the frontwoman of New York-based house music act iiO, whose debut single "Rapture" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart and charted in several other countries.[1][2] While with iiO, she released the 2005 studio album Poetica, which reached number 17 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[2] Apart from "Rapture", the album produced five other singles including the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single "Is It Love?".[2] Ali left iiO in 2005, while the band continued to release material featuring her on vocals, most notably the 2011 studio album Exit 110.[3]

Nadia Ali discography
singer-songwriter Nadia Ali performing at Armin Only in Poznań, Poland
Nadia Ali performing at Armin Only in 2011
Studio albums2
Singles36
Music videos15
Remix albums3
Other appearances6

Ali began her solo career in 2006 with a collaboration with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, appearing on his single "Who is Watching?", which reached number 19 in Finland.[4] She released her debut solo album Embers in 2009, which was praised for her songwriting and the blend of electronic, acoustic and Eastern music.[5][6] The album spawned four singles, which included the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart-topper "Love Story", the top-ten "Fine Print" and "Crash and Burn" and the Grammy-nominated "Fantasy".[2][7] She was also featured on Tocadisco's single "Better Run", which peaked at number 15 in Belgium.[8]

In 2010, Ali released a remix album series titled Queen of Clubs Trilogy consisting of three albums, Ruby Edition (August 2010), Onyx Edition (October 2010) and Diamond Edition (December 2010).[9] The trilogy produced one single: the re-released "Rapture", which charted in several countries in Europe and reached number three in Romania.[10] Ali's first release in 2011 was the single "Call My Name" with Sultan and Ned Shepard; the track was a club success peaking at number five on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.[2] Her second release was the track "Pressure", which became a club and festival anthem in summer 2011, while also charting in Belgium and Netherlands.[11] As of 2018, she has been working under the project HYLLS, releasing a new song every month culminating with the studio album Once in 2019.[12][13]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums
Title Album details Ref(s)
Embers
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Smile in Bed
  • Formats: CD, digital download
[14]
Once
(as HYLLS)
  • Released: March 7, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
[13]

Remix albums

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List of albums
Title Album details Ref(s)
Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Ruby Edition
  • Released: August 31, 2010
  • Label: Smile in Bed
  • Formats: digital download
[9]
Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition
  • Released: October 28, 2010
  • Label: Smile in Bed
  • Formats: digital download
Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Diamond Edition
  • Released: December 21, 2010
  • Label: Smile in Bed
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

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As Nadia Ali

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album Ref(s)
US
Dance

[2]
BEL
(Fla)
[8]
BEL
(Wal)
[15]
FRA
[16]
NLD
[17]
ROU
[10]
SWI
[18]
UK
[19]
"Crash and Burn" 2008 6 Embers [20]
"Love Story" 2009 1 [21]
"Fine Print" 2010 4 [22]
"Fantasy" [23]
"Rapture" 28 17 24 77 3 63 40 Queen of Clubs Trilogy [24]
"Pressure"
(with Starkillers & Alex Kenji)
2011 4 37 16 97 Non-album singles [25]
"When It Rains" [26]
"All in My Head"
(with PANG!)
2015 [27]
"3, 2, 1"
(with Michael Calfan)
2022 [28]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

As Hylls

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List of singles
Title Year Album Ref(s)
"All Over the Place" 2018 Once [29]
"Linger" [12]
"Chance [30]
"Wait for Me"
"Timeless"
"Petals"
"Feathers"
"Miracle"
"Selfish Heart"
"Maze"
"Easy"
"Why"
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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album Ref(s)
US
Dance
[2]
BEL
(Fla)
[8]
FIN
[4]
GER
[31]
"Who Is Watching"
(Armin van Buuren featuring Nadia Ali)
2006 19 Shivers [32]
"Something to Lose"
(Creamer & K featuring Nadia Ali & Rosko)
Non-album single [33]
"12 Wives in Tehran"
(Serge Devant featuring Nadia Ali)
2009 Wanderer [34]
"Better Run"
(Tocadisco & Nadia Ali)
15 TOCA 128.0 FM [35]
"Try"
(Schiller with Nadia Ali)
2010 58 Atemlos [36]
"The Notice"
(Chris Reece & Nadia Ali)
The Divine Circle [37]
"Call My Name"
(Sultan & Ned Shepard featuring Nadia Ali)
2011 5 Non-album single [38]
"Free to Go"
(Alex Sayz featuring Nadia Ali)
Pulse: 128—130 [39]
"Feels So Good"
(Armin van Buuren featuring Nadia Ali)
Mirage [40]
"Believe It"
(Spencer & Hill & Nadia Ali)
21 72 Non-album single [41]
"Keep It Coming"
(Starkillers & Nadia Ali)
[42]
"This Is Your Life"
(EDX & Nadia Ali)
2012 On the Edge [43]
"Must Be the Love"
(Arty, Nadia Ali & BT)
A Song Across Wires [44]
"Carry Me"
(Morgan Page & Nadia Ali)
2013 In the Air [45]
"Almost Home"
(Sultan + Shepard feat. Nadia Ali & IRO)
2017 20 Echoes of Life: Day [46]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Love Story" 2009 Phil Di Fiore[47]
"Try" 2010 Marcus Sternberg[48]
"Fantasy" (Morgan Page Remix) Ryan Littman and Berman Fenelus[49][50]
"Fantasy" (Album Edit)
"The Notice" Jelle Posthuma[51]
"Rapture" (Avicii Remix) 2011 Brando Neverland[52]
"Call My Name" Nicholas Cambata[53]
"Feels So Good" Jelle Posthuma[54]
"Pressure" (Alesso Radio Mix) Brando Neverland[55][56]
"When It Rains"
"Believe It" (Cazzette Remix) 2012 Svenno Koemans[57]
"This Is Your Life" Anthony Chirco and Travis John Hoffman[58]
"That Day" Brando Bowthorpe[59]
"Must Be the Love" 2013 Svenno Koemans[60]
"Almost Home" 2017 Chuck David Willis

Other appearances

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The following songs are not (official or promotional) singles and have not appeared on an album by Ali:

Song Year Album Ref(s)
"That Day" (Myon & Shane 54 Remix)
(Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston)
2010 International Departures [61]
"That Day" (Lenny Ruckus & Ana Vida Remix)
(Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston)
Intuition Sessions 2: Rio de Janeiro [62]
"That Day" (Sydney Blu Remix)
(Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston)
2011 Nervous Nightlife: Live at Mansion [63]
"Rolling the Dice"
(Sander van Doorn & Sidney Samson featuring Nadia Ali)
Eleve11 [64]
"Roxanne" 2014 Non-album release [A][65]

Writing credits

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These songs were written by Ali and performed by other artists only and have not appeared on a studio album by Ali:

Song Year Album/Single Notes Ref(s)
"Sometimes I Wish" 2011 Piercing the Quiet Performed by Tritonal featuring Bethany [B][66]
Notes
  • A. ^ "Roxanne", originally performed by The Police in 1978, was re-recorded by Ali and released as a free download.
  • B. ^ Co-written with Bethany Cosentino

References

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