Albert Stanaj

Daniel Albert Stanaj (Albanian: [alˈbɛɾt staˈnaj]; born 12 February 1994), known professionally as Stanaj, is an Albanian-born American singer and songwriter.

Albert Stanaj
Born	Daniel Albert Stanaj (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 31) Shkodër, Albania
Citizenship	Albania United States
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2016–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop rock[1]
Instruments	Guitar, piano
Labels	Republic
Website	stanaj.com

Life and career

1994–present: Early life and continued success

Stanaj was born to an Albanian family on 12 February 1994 in Shkodër and was raised in the city of New York, the United States.^[2][3][4] He attended the Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York.^[4] He also participated in numerous music festivals in Albania, Europe as well as the United States.^[2] At 18, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his professional musical career.^[5] His debut single "Ain't Love Strange" released in 2016 peaked at number two in Albania.^[6]

Artistry

Stanaj has cited Justin Timberlake, Maxwell, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as his major influences.^[2][4]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [7]
The Preview	Released: 9 August 2016 Label: Republic Records Format: Digital download, streaming	—[a]
From a Distance	Released: 27 January 2017 Label: Republic Records Format: Digital download, streaming	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		ALB [8]	CIS [9]	NL [10]
"Ain't Love Strange"	2016	2	—	—	The Preview
"Bad Woman"	2017	—	295	—	From a Distance
"Romantic"		1	—	93
"The Way I Love Her"		18	—	—	Non-album singles
"Dirty Mind" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	2018	—	—	—
"Amorfoda"		—	—	—
"Sunflower"	2019	—	—	—
"Sweat"		—	—	—
"Love Me"		—	—	—
"405"		—	—	—
"Last Girlfriend"	2021	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		US [7]	ALB [11]	NL [10]
"Playing to Lose" (Lemaitre featuring Stanaj)	2016	—	—	—	Chapter One
"Bed of Roses" (Afrojack featuring Stanaj)	2018	—	—	28	Non-album singles
"You Remind Me" (Gryffin featuring Stanaj)		—[b]	—	—
"Sober" (Afrojack featuring Rae Sremmurd and Stanaj)	2019	—	—	—
"Momma Always Told Me" (Mike Posner featuring Yung Bae and Stanaj)	2021	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CIS [9]
"Changed"	2017	333	From a Distance
"Find me"		396
"Romantic (NOTD Remix)"		329
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting credits

Song	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Ref.
"34+35"	2020	Ariana Grande	Positions	[12]
"Met Him Last Night"	2021	Demi Lovato	Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over	[13]

Notes

1. The Preview did not enter the Billboard Album Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.^[7]
2. "You Remind Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs and number 43 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart.^[7]