Regard (DJ)
Dardan Aliu,[1] professionally known as DJ Regard, is an artist based in Kosovo[2] who released a house[3] cover of the Jay Sean song "Ride It".
The cover rose to prominence after it received 4.1 million views on TikTok. DJ Regard was signed to the Ministry of Sound and "Ride It" was released in July 2019.[2] The single topped the Spotify Viral chart in the US,[3] and eventually had over a million plays on Spotify.[2] By the end of August 2019, the song had been stream over 2.4 million times in the US and entered the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 21.[1]
The single received heavy airplay in the UK, on BBC Radio One, the BBC Asian Network, Kiss FM and Hits Radio.[4] It eventually reached number 1 in the Ireland singles chart,[5] number 2 on the UK singles charts,[6] and number 3 in Australia.
The Head of Music Partnerships at TikTok Europe highlighted Regard's success as a "great example of how TikTok can support artists by providing a platform to promote their songs to a global audience."[4] Regard is booked to play the BBC's Top of the Pops New Year's Eve special with Jay Sean, on 30 December 2019.[7]
Regard | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Ministry of Sound |
Discography[edit]
Charting singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions (AUS) |
|---|---|---|
| "Ride It" | 2019 | 3 [8] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Murray, Gordon (8 August 2019). "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: DJ Regard, Jess Glynne & Jax Jones, Body of Light".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ride It: Jay Sean's song re-charting because of TikTok". BBC. 28 September 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leight, Elias (29 August 2019). "Jay Sean's 'Ride It' Is a Hit Again, 12 Years Later". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paine, Andre (23 September 2019). "Can TikTok power Regard to UK chart summit?". Music Week.
- ↑ "Regard's Ride It climbs to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart: "I'm so happy and grateful"". Official Charts. 25 October 2019.
- ↑ "13 weeks at #1 for Dance Monkey". ARIA Charts. October 26, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ↑ Furn, Daniel (25 December 2019). "When are the Top of the Pops Christmas specials on TV and who is performing?". Radio Times. BBC.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts". ARIA. ARIA. Retrieved 23 Dec 2019.
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