Ali Gatie (Arabic: علي غاتي; born May 31, 1997) is an Iraqi–Canadian singer and songwriter managed by SAL&CO. In 2019, his song "It's You" achieved worldwide success, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaked at number 70[1] and reaching the top 30 in Australia, Canada, Ireland and Sweden, as well as the top 10 in New Zealand and in Germany.

Ali Gatie
علي غاتي
Gatie in 2021
Background information
Born (1997-05-31) May 31, 1997 (age 27)
Aden, Yemen
OriginIraqi–Canadian
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocal
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websitewww.aligatie.com

Early life

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Ali Gatie was born in Yemen in 1997 to Iraqi parents.[1] His family moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates before settling down outside of Toronto, Canada.[1] He grew up listening to Ed Sheeran, J. Cole and Frank Ocean, who influenced his music.[2]

Career

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Ali Gatie, who has been managed by SAL&CO since May 2020 [3] started pursuing a music career at the age of 18 and started to record in 2016. This decision later caused him to drop out of university where he was studying business.[2] In 2017, he won an online RhymeStars competition hosted by Joe Budden. After releasing several singles in 2018, he was signed by Warner Records.[4] His first commercial success came with the release of "Moonlight," which received nearly 14 million views on Youtube. However, the release of "It's You" in June 2019 would become his mainstream breakthrough;[5] an "explosive streaming story", as of December 2019, it had exceeded 650 million streams.[6][7] On 8 November 2019, Gatie released his debut EP, "You," which was accompanied by a 12-minute film that included seven new songs.[8]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Who Hurt You?
All The Things I Wish I Said
  • Released: 1 March 2024
  • Label: Lisn
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[10]
NOR
[11]
US
[12]
US Heat
[13]
US R&B
[14]
You
  • Released: 8 November 2019
  • Label: Lisn, Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
32 40 123 6 17
The Idea of Her
  • Released: 26 March 2021[15]
  • Label: Lisn, Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
59 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Charted and certified singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[16]
AUS
[17]
GER
[18]
IRE
[19]
NOR
[11]
NZ
[20]
SWE
[21]
SWI
[22]
UK
[23]
US
[24]
"Can't Lie" 2018 Non-album single
"Moonlight" You and Who Hurt You?
"It's You" 2019 25 15 72 21 17 10 27 21 45 70
"Say to You" [A] You
"What If I Told You That I Love You" 2020 34 46 8 49 16 [B] 29 4 57 95 The Idea of Her and Who Hurt You?
"Running on My Mind" 92 89 [C] 47 The Idea of Her
"Welcome Back"
(featuring Alessia Cara)
84 [D] [E] Non-album single
"Lie to Me"
(with Tate McRae)
76 [F] The Idea of Her
"Can't Let You Go" 2021 91 [G]
"Do You Believe"[39]
(with Marshmello and Ty Dolla Sign)
[H]
"Turning Me Up (Hadal Ahbek)"
(with Issam Alnajjar and Loud Luxury)
47 Baree?
"Butterflies"
(with MAX)
[I] Love in Stereo and Who Hurt You?
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases

  • "I See the Dream (Badna Salam)" (with Massari) (2020)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Say to You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[31]
  2. ^ "What If I Told You That I Love You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[32]
  3. ^ "Running on My Mind" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[34]
  4. ^ "Welcome Back" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[35]
  5. ^ "Welcome Back" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but reached number 31 on the Digital Song Sales component chart.[36]
  6. ^ "Lie to Me" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[37]
  7. ^ "Can't Let You Go" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[38]
  8. ^ "Do You Believe" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[40]
  9. ^ "Butterflies" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[42]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ali Gatie Shows the Different Forms of Love in Tender 'It's Me' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Chatterjee, Uppy (5 August 2019). "INTERVIEW: How Ali Gatie Went From Sending Voice Memo Songs To Girls To Having A Top 20 Single". coolaccidents.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "CAA Signs Singer/Songwriter Ali Gatie". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ Saponara, Michael (11 July 2019). "Ali Gatie Talks "It's You" and Why He Wants to Be 'the Perfect Mixture of Ed Sheeran and J. Cole'". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Ali Gatie – Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ^ "HITS Daily Double". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. ^ Kayla (1 October 2019). "Ali Gatie Is This Month's 'One To Watch' Artist!". Kiss 102.7. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. ^ Mahadevan, Tara (8 November 2019). "Ali Gatie Marks His Debut with You EP". Complex. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. ^ "WHO HURT YOU? by Ali Gatie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Discography Ali Gatie". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History – Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Ali Gatie announces 'The Idea of Her' EP with heartbreaking 'Can't Let You Go' single". Inquirer. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Discography Ali Gatie". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Discographie von Ali Gatie". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  19. ^ Peak positions on Irish Singles Chart:
  20. ^ "Discography Ali Gatie". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Discography Ali Gatie". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Discographie Ali Gatie". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Ali Gatie | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  25. ^ a b c d e f "Canadian certifications – Ali Gatie". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  26. ^ a b c d "American certifications – Ali Gatie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  27. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  28. ^ a b "British certifications – Ali Gatie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 December 2021. Type Ali Gatie in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  29. ^ a b "Awards". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  30. ^ a b c "New Zealand single certifications – Ali Gatie". Radioscope. Retrieved 22 December 2024. Type Ali Gatie in the "Search:" field.
  31. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  32. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  33. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ali Gatie)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  34. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  35. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Ali Gatie Chart History & Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  37. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  38. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  39. ^ Heffler, Jason (24 March 2021). "Marshmello, Ty Dolla $ign and Ali Gatie tease new collab, 'Do You Believe'". EDM.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  40. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  41. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Issam Alnajjar – Turning Me Up (Hadal Ahbek)". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  42. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  43. ^ "American certifications – Ali Gatie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 December 2022.