Artemas (musician)

Artemas Diamandis (Greek: Αρτέμας Διαμαντής; born 23 September 1999), known professionally as Artemas, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer.^[1] He is best known for his singles "If U Think I'm Pretty" and the viral "I Like the Way You Kiss Me".^[2] He is signed to the record label 10K Projects.

Artemas
Birth name	Artemas Diamandis
Born	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)
Origin	Oxfordshire, England
Genres	Alternative pop
Occupations	Producer singer songwriter
Years active	2019–present
Labels	10K Projects
Website	artem.as

Early life

Born on 23 September 1999, Diamandis grew up in a village in Oxfordshire, England, and is of Greek Cypriot descent from his father's side.^[3][4] He got piano lessons aged 6 and developed an interest in singing from an early age.^[5] Watching a documentary about Kurt Cobain titled Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck aged 16 inspired him to begin writing songs.^[6][5] Diamandis taught himself to play instruments and produce, and begun experimenting with music styles.^[3] He moved to London to further his music career.^[7]

Career

Aged 17, Diamandis made his first so-called "very bad rock song", which was played on local radio.^[5]

Diamandis' first music release was the single "High 4 U" in November 2020. In 2022 he released the mixtape I'm Sorry I'm Like This, which remains available on Bandcamp.^[3] The same year his sound was compared to that of Rex Orange County "with a hint of R&B".^[8] On 24 October 2023 Diamandis released the single "If U Think I'm Pretty" which went viral shortly after. By 2024, the song had reached the UK^[9] and other European countries as well as in Canada and Australia.^[4] The single led to the release of his debut mixtape Pretty in February 2024.^[10]

On 19 March 2024 he released the single "I Like the Way You Kiss Me", which reached number one in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Germany, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Latvia and Lithuania, number three in the UK, and number twelve in the US, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in countries including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Norway.^[4][7] Variety described it as one of the "most ubiquitous songs of 2024".^[2] The single led to the release of his sophomore mixtape Yustyna in July 2024.^[2]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS Hit. [11]	LTU [12]	US [13]
I'm Sorry I'm Like This	Released: 6 May 2022[8] Format: Digital Label: Artemas	—	—	—
Pretty	Released: 9 February 2024[14] Format: Digital Label: Artemas	18	9	—
Yustyna	Released: 11 July 2024[15] Format: Digital Label: Artemas	—	8	147
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [9]	AUS [16]	AUT [17]	CAN [18]	GER [19]	LAT [20]	SWE [21]	SWI [22]	US [23]	WW [24]
"High 4 U"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Sunny"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Misunderstood"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Real Life"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		I'm Sorry I'm Like This
"I'm Trynna Tell U That I Love U"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Favourite"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'm Sorry"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Waiting for It All to Go Wrong"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Love, I Feel So Low"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Me n My Girl"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mi Amor"[25]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'll Make You Miss Me"[26]	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Cross My Heart"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Pretty
"If U Think I'm Pretty"[9]		39	30	42	74	94	10	—[A]	92	—[B]	113	BPI: Silver[29] ARIA: Platinum[30] MC: Gold[31] RIAA: Gold[32]
"Just Want U to Feel Something"[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ur Special to Me"[34]	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Like the Way You Kiss Me"		3	3	1	6	1	1	1	1	12	2	BPI: Platinum[29] ARIA: 4× Platinum[30] BVMI: Platinum[35] GLF: Platinum[36] IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[37] IFPI SWI: Platinum[38] MC: 2× Platinum[31] RIAA: Platinum[32]	Yustyna
"Dirty Little Secret"[39][40]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"So Stunning"[41]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bose x NME: C24 Mixtape
"How Could U Love Somebody Like Me?"[42]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Mustang Baby" (with Nessa Barrett)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Aftercare
"Fancy" / "XVideos"[43]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Southbound" / "Test Drive"	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Guess U Never Really Cared About Me"[44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Brain"[45] (with Diplo)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Notes

1. "If U Think I'm Pretty" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[27]
2. "If U Think I'm Pretty" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[28]