Gilli (rapper)
{{short description|Danish rapper and actor}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gilli
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| birth_name = Kian Rosenberg Larsson{{cite web |title=Eftersøgt for bandeoverfald: Nyder livet i Malaga med kendt rapper |url=https://www.bt.dk/samfund/eftersoegt-for-bandeoverfald-nyder-livet-i-malaga-med-kendt-rapper |website=www.bt.dk |publisher=B.T. |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=4 February 2019}}
| alias = Gilli
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|06|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rødovre, Denmark
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| instrument = Vocals
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
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| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 2010–present
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Branco & Gilli
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| origin = Denmark
| genre = Rap
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = MXIII / disco:wax / Sony Music
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| current_members = Branco
Gilli
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Kian Rosenberg Larsson (born 27 June 1992), known professionally as Gilli, is a Danish rapper, singer, and songwriter from Rødovre, Capital Region.{{cite web |last1=Holtemann |first1=Emil |title=Ækte Rødovredreng |url=https://www.rnn.dk/2014/05/aekte-roedovredreng/ |website=www.rnn.dk |publisher=Rødovre Lokal Nyt |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=6 May 2014 |archive-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523095826/https://www.rnn.dk/2014/05/aekte-roedovredreng/ |url-status=dead }} After initially growing out of the B.O.C. rap collective and releasing several singles between 2011 and 2013, also as a feature artist, Gilli rose to mainstream prominence in 2014 following the release of the musical drama film Ækte vare (2014), playing a fictionalized version of himself.{{cite web |last1=Habermann |first1=Noe |title=Ækte vare |url=https://www.magasinetkbh.dk/indhold/%C3%A6kte-vare |website=www.magasinetkbh.dk |publisher=Magasinet KBH |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=8 May 2014}}
His hit songs "C'est la vie" in 2015, "Tidligt Op" in 2016, "Langsom" in 2017, "Tranquillo" in 2018, "Kolde nætter" in 2019 and "Verden vågner" in 2022 all reached the top of the Danish singles chart. Likewise, his debut studio album Kiko (2019) peaked at number one on the Danish Album Charts, with 13 of the album's 16 tracks reaching the singles charts; a record.{{cite web |last1=Freudendal |first1=Jakob |title=Gilli sætter rekord på den danske hitliste - foran bl.a. Justin Bieber og Madonna |url=https://soundvenue.com/musik/2019/07/gilli-saetter-rekord-paa-den-danske-hitliste-foran-bl-a-justin-bieber-og-madonna-371030 |website=soundvenue.com |publisher=Soundvenue |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=25 July 2019}}
In February 2020, his collaborative album Euro Connection as Branco & Gilli (with Branco, a member of MellemFingaMuzik) became his second consecutive number-one album in Denmark. "La danza", the lead single from the album, made it to #1 on the Danish Singles Chart whereas "Back to Business" from the same album made it to #2 on the same chart.
Career
Gilli started as part of the Danish underground and rap collective B.O.C. (also known variously as Bars of Crack, Bombs Over Copenhagen and Bomber Over Centrum) that consisted of the rapper and hip hop artists mostly from Nørrebro.{{cite web |last1=Garner |first1=Mikkel |title=BOC: Det hele startede her |url=https://www.redbull.com/dk-da/nyting-boc-interview |website=www.redbull.com |publisher=Red Bull |accessdate=21 August 2020 |date=13 November 2014}}
He had the lead role in Ækte vare, a film directed by Fenar Ahmad, in which he plays Mikael, a Danish kid who grows up in a housing project with mainly foreign immigrants. Along with a group of childhood friends Tariq, Samir and Eddy, Mikael is making music. His talent catches the eye of the established rapper Apollo, who makes Mikael his ghostwriter.[http://politiken.dk/kultur/filmogtv/filmanmeldelser/ECE2282793/aekte-vare-er-en-smittende-musikalsk-energiudladning/ Politiken: 'Ækte vare' er en smittende musikalsk energiudladning] {{in lang|da}}
Gilli's musical commercial breakthrough came through the film and the release of the soundtrack of the film as an EP, Ækte vare. Released on 1 April 2014 on ArtPeople, the 33-minute EP featured MellemFingaMuzik, Murro, Kesi, Højer Øye and Sivas.{{cite web |last1=Karl |first1=Kristian |title=Gilli 'Ækte vare' / Album |url=https://soundvenue.com/musik/2014/04/gilli-93386 |website=soundvenue.com |publisher=Soundvenue |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=7 April 2014}} It sold very well on Spotify and iTunes and reached number 8 on Hitlisten, the official Danish chart. The song "Knokler Hårdt" from the EP went platinum on stream in June 2014.{{cite web |title=Certificeringer / IFPI |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/index.php/certificeringer-0?page=37 |website=www.ifpi.dk |publisher=IFPI Danmark |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
Gilli is known for various collaborations, notably with KESI, Sivas,{{cite web |last1=Wolkoff |first1=Christian |title=Gilli, Sivas og Kesi slår sig sammen på den nye single 'Rica' - ude nu |url=https://soundvenue.com/musik/2017/06/gilli-sivas-og-kesi-slaar-sig-sammen-paa-den-nye-single-rica-ude-nu-259350 |website=soundvenue.com |publisher=Soundvenue |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=7 June 2017}} Kato,{{cite web |title=Fuck hvor er det fedt at være hip hop'er (Part 2 G-Mix) |url=https://www.dr.dk/musik/titel/fuck%2bhvor%2ber%2bdet%2bfedt%2bat%2bv%25c3%25a6re%2bhip%2bhop%2527er%2b(part%2b2%2bg-mix)/9003993-1-1 |website=www.dr.dk |publisher=Danmarks Radio |accessdate=22 August 2020}} Medina, Højer Øye, Hasan Shah and MellemFingaMuzik. His single "C'est la vie" featuring MellemFingaMuzik reached number 1 on Tracklisten, the official Danish singles chart.{{cite web |last1=Borchersen Hansen |first1=Ida |title=Hitlisten: Sidste uges nummer ti er denne uges nummer et |url=https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/98811/hitlisten-sidste-uges-nummer-ti-er-denne-uges-nummer-et/ |website=gaffa.dk |publisher=GAFFA |accessdate=22 August 2020 |date=26 August 2015}}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| DEN {{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gilli |title=Discography Gilli |website=danishcharts.dk |accessdate=24 July 2019}} |
| scope="row"| Kiko
|
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Euro Connection {{small|(with Branco)}} |
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Mere End Musik {{small|(with Benny Jamz and KESI featuring B.O.C)}} |
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Carnival
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| 1 |
| scope="row"| Suave World
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| 1 |
| scope="row"| Kiko Club
|
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Kenny {{small|(with Benny Jamz)}} |
| 1 |
=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| EP details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Notes |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| DEN |
| scope="row"| Ækte vare
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| 8 | Tracklist
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| scope="row"| Rene hjerter vinder altid
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| 1 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="220"|Title !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2"|Certification !align="center" rowspan="2"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|2012
|"Små børn" | style="text-align:center;"|34 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Lykkerig" (featuring Kimbo and Murro) | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Bagmand" (featuring Kimbo) | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2015
|"Orale" | style="text-align:center;"|24 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "C'est la vie" (featuring MellemFingaMuzik) | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2016
|"Tidligt Op" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Adios" {{small|(featuring Kesi)}} | style="text-align:center;"|20 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Helwa"
| style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2017
|"La Varrio (El Barrio)" | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Habibi Aiwa"
| style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Rica" {{small|(featuring Kesi and Sivas)}} | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Langsom"
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|2018
|"Tranquillo" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Mon p'tit loup"
|style="text-align:center;"|5 | | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Frero"
|style="text-align:center;"|7 | | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Oui" {{small|(with Sivas and Node)}} |style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Mi Lulu"
|style="text-align:center;"|4 | | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Mama" {{small|(featuring Kesi)}} |style="text-align:center;"|6 | | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|2019
|"Kolde nætter" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Planer" {{small|(with Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| |
| "All In" {{small|(with Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Vai Amor"
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Kiko |
| "Langt væk"
| style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Culo" {{small|(featuring Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|
|
| "Plata O Plomo" {{small|(with A Typisk)}} | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "London Town" {{small|(with Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Verden vender" {{small|(with Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|Euro Connection |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|2020
|"Back to Business" | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "La danza" {{small|(with Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Napoli" {{small|(with Branco)}} | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "L.U.V"
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Snik snak"
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "3Style"
| style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
|"Kærlighed" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2022
|"Europa Life" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Verden vågner" {{small|(with Saveus)}} | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|Suave World |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2023
|"Spørgsmal" | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Skarpt lys"
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Kiko Club |
| "Du & jeg"
| style="text-align:center;"|7 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "555" {{small|(with Kesi)}} | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2024
|"Sprite & Vodka" | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Robocop"
| style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"| |
=Tracks featuring=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="220"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="20"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
|"Gadehjørne" | style="text-align:center;"|17 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2014
|"Går i søvne" | style="text-align:center;"|37 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "D.A.U.D.A." (Sivas featuring Gilli) | style="text-align:center;"|27 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
|"Tyveri" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|2016
|"Zebah" | style="text-align:center;"|25 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Udenfor" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik) | style="text-align:center;"|30 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Nu" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik) | style="text-align:center;"|37 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2017
|"Bølgen" | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Skejsen" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik) | style="text-align:center;"|11 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Stilen lagt" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik) | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2018
|"Carnalismo" | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "For mig selv" (Node featuring Gilli) | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Colombiana" (Sivas featuring Gilli) | style="text-align:center;"|4 | |
| "Holder Fast" (Hennedub featuring Gilli and Lukas Graham) |style="text-align:center;"|1 | |
| "Su Casa" (Kesi featuring Gilli) |style="text-align:center;"|1 | |
| "Chopper Tale" (A'typisk featuring Branco and Gilli) |style="text-align:center;"|4 | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |2019
|"Investere" | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Traficanté" (Branco featuring Gilli & Benny Jamez) | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4 |2020
|"Pas oublie" | style="text-align:center;"|15 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Winter Season" (Amira featuring Gilli) | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Kiki" (Lolo featuring Gilli) | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| "Brobizz" (Gigis featuring Gilli) | style="text-align:center;"|26 | style="text-align:center;"| |
=Other songs=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN {{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=18&y=2025&list=t40|title=Track Top-40 Uge 18, 2025|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=14 May 2025}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=7|2019
|"Løgn" | style="text-align:center;"|19 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=7|Kiko |
| "Corazon"
| style="text-align:center;"|23 |
| "Dag 1"
| style="text-align:center;"|28 |
| "Ikke alene"
| style="text-align:center;"|30 |
| "Mama Rosa"
| style="text-align:center;"|33 |
| "100" (featuring Benny Jamz, Branco & Kesi) | style="text-align:center;"|25 |
| "Selv" (featuring Benny Jamz & Branco) | style="text-align:center;"|32 |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|2020
|"Mon cheri" | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|Euro Connection |
| "Murda" (with Branco) | style="text-align:center;"|18 |
| "Money Moves" (with Branco) | style="text-align:center;"|27 |
| "Believer" (with Branco featuring Nafe Smallz) | style="text-align:center;"|34 |
| "Eazy" (with Branco) | style="text-align:center;"|35 |
| "Intro" (with Branco) | style="text-align:center;"|38 |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=21|2022
|"Baianá" | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|Carnival |
| "Peligrosa"
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| "No Pasa Nada"
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| "Kender ik' i morgen"
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| "Avantgarde"
| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
| "Miami Vicer"
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
| "1 Sammen"
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| "Brazil" {{small|(featuring {{not a typo|Prin|sess}} Jorge)}} | style="text-align:center;"|22 |
| "Bariostar"
| style="text-align:center;"|23 |
| "Ik' lige nu"
| style="text-align:center;"|28 |
| "Urørlig"
| style="text-align:center;"|21 |
| "Life"
| style="text-align:center;"|19 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=10|Suave World |
| "Money Dial"
| style="text-align:center;"|12 |
| "En gang til"
| style="text-align:center;"|35 |
| "Romario"
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
| "Varmeste herinde"
| style="text-align:center;"|27 |
| "Du min" {{small|(with Benny Jamz and Kesi)}} | style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| "Lad livet gå"
| style="text-align:center;"|19 |
| "Ligesom os"
| style="text-align:center;"|38 |
| "Paid"
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| "Lever nu" {{small|(with Benny Jamz and Kesi)}} | style="text-align:center;"|39 |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|2023
|"Spinner" | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|Kiko Club |
| "Chance"
| style="text-align:center;"|24 |
| "Vise dig vejen" {{small|(with Benny Jamz)}} | style="text-align:center;"|19 |
| "Midnight Madness"
| style="text-align:center;"|17 |
| "Ingen som os" {{small|(with Benny Jamz and Kesi)}} | style="text-align:center;"|20 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2024
|"Lad mig lande" | style="text-align:center;"|33 | style="text-align:center;"|Noahs Ark |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|2025
|"Hvad vi har set" | style="text-align:center;"|13 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|Rene hjerter vinder altid |
| "Rene hjerter"
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| "Bind for øjnene"
| style="text-align:center;"|19 |
| "Har ikke tænkt mig at blive"
| style="text-align:center;"|26 |
| "Tilbage"
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| "Ryggen mod muren" {{small|(with Lamin featuring Hans Philip)}} | style="text-align:center;"|9 |
More collaborations
- Kato – "Fuck hvor er det fedt (at være hiphop'er) (Part 2 G-Mix) (feat. Gilli, Clemens, Sivas m.fl.) (2011)
- Nik og Jay – "Gi mig dine tanker Pt. 2" (feat. Young, KESI, Kidd & Gilli) (2011)
- Rajin – "Farvel" (feat. Gilli) (2012)
- KESI – "Gadehjørne" (feat. Gilli & Mass Ebdrup) (2012)
- Kesi – "Hygger mig" (feat. Gilli) (2013)
- Sivas – "d.a.u.d.a" (feat. Gilli) (2013)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "Gadepenge" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "Chopped & Skruet" (feat. Gilli & Sivas) (2014)
- AMRO – "Korrupt" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- Højer Øye – "Brænd System" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- Medina – "Falske mennesker" (feat. Gilli) (2014)
- Sivas – "Hacket" (feat. Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) (2014)
- Kesi – "Ik brug for" (feat. Højer Øye & Gilli) (2014)
- Murro – "Søvne" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "COCAINA" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "A.P. Møller" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "STIK AF" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "SNAKKER" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "HEROMKRING" (feat. Højer Øye & Gilli) (2015)
- MellemFingaMuzik – "SENERE" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
- Gio – "Psykose" (feat. Gilli & Højer Øye) (2015)
- KESI – "Vors" (feat. Sivas, Gilli) (2015)
- KESI – "H.D.K." (feat. Mass Ebdrup & Gilli) (2015)
- Hasan Shah – "Tyveri" (feat. Gilli) (2015)
Filmography
- 2014: Ækte vare – in lead role as Mikael (film directed by Fenar Ahmad)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Imdb name|6306906|Gilli}}
- {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0002542017|label=Gilli}}
- {{discogs artist|2719102|Gilli}}
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