Yon Idy

Jon Ajdini, known professionally as Yon Idy, is an Albanian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence upon his debut single "Gentle", which reached number 12 in Albania. His success spawned four subsequent singles that attained chart success in the Albanian Top 100. Ajdini was shortlisted to compete at the Macedonian national selection, , to select the nation's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Life and career

2019–present: Formations and continued success

Yon Idy was born as Jon Ajdini into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia. Featuring hip-hop, pop-rock and soul music, Ajdinis's debut single "Gentle" released in June 2019 peaked at number 12 in Albania. That year, "Walking the Line of Love" reached number 58 on the Albanian Top 100. His chart success followed into May 2020 with "Waste No Love", and his next single, "Back Around", peaked at number 35 in Albania. Another charting single, "Got Me All Down", was released in late 2020. In January 2022, the national broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), reported that Ajdini with his song "Dreams" was one of six artists shortlisted to compete at , the national selection competition for choosing the Macedonian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Artistry

Ajdini is primarily characterised as an indie pop and pop rock artist fusioning various music genres, including hip-hop and soul music. For his indie pop-described single "My Fire", the singer drew influence from Leonard Cohen, Muse and The Beatles.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peakchartpositions Album ALB "Gentle" 2019 12 "Walking the Line of Love" 58 "Waste No Love" 2020 86 "Back Around" 35 "Got Me All Down" 57 "My Fire" 2021 — "In Time" 2022 — "Dreams" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.