Toquel
Klaudjo Dhespo (Albanian: [klauˈdjɔ ðɛsˈpɔ]; born 6 December 1994), known professionally as Toquel, is a Greek-Albanian rapper and songwriter.
Toquel | |
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| Born | 6 December 1994 Tepelenë, Albania |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Minos EMI[1] |
Early life
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
- Ligo Parapano (2015)
- 777 (2019)
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [8] |
GRE [9] | |||||||||
| "Karolina" | 2018 | 100 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Playboy" | 70 | — | ||||||||
| "THL" (featuring Mad Clip) |
2019 | — | — | |||||||
| "777" | — | — | 777 | |||||||
| "Stars" (featuring Light) |
— | 1 | ||||||||
| "Pistoli" (with Sin Laurent) |
2020 | — | 1 | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Fendi" (with Dirty Harry and Ortiz) |
— | — | ||||||||
| "Diamantia" (with Sin Laurent) |
2021 | — | — | |||||||
| "Kokaina" | — | 1 | ||||||||
| "Rollie" | — | 10 | ||||||||
| "Wet" (with Snik, MG and GameBoy) |
— | 1 | ||||||||
| "—" 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.
- 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.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Karolina":"The Top List – 04/02/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- For "Playboy":"The Top List – 15/07/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- For peak positions in Greece:
- For "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.
- For "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.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Poppa Bottle":"The Top List – 08/10/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
