Artigeardit

Ardit Aliti (born May 1996), known professionally as Artigeardit, is an Albanian-Danish^[3] rapper. He has released six studio albums, four of which have gone to number one on the Danish top 40 charts. Two of his albums, Held & lykke med at komme hjem and Længe leve , have won Danish Album of the Year from the Danish Music Awards.

Aliti was born in May 1996 at Herlev Hospital to Albanian parents,^{[2] [4]} who immigrated from North Macedonia.^[5] He grew up in Mørkhøj in the Gladsaxe Municipality with his parents and older sister.^{[2] [6]} He began writing lyrics at 12 years old, though he did not begin working on music until years later.^[7] Friends encouraged him to join a local music space which was intended as a community server for younger people in the area.^[7]

Artigeardit's began promoting himself through SoundCloud, releasing one of his first songs on 21 August 2015. The song, "Hold det 100", was a freestyle rap over the track "100" by American rapper The Game.^[7] On 4 March 2016, Artigeardit released his debut EP, Fristelse fordærver.^{[8] [6]} During the process of creating the album, he dropped out of Frederiksberg Gymnasium during his third year.^[2] He stated that he regretted not completing his secondary education, though it did allow him to focus on his music.^[4]

In December 2021, he was named as the ninth most streamed artist in Denmark on Spotify, with "Er her" finishing the seventh most streamed song. His album Held & lykke med at komme hjem also finished in the last spot of the top 10 most played albums of the year.^[9]

Artigeardit's fourth studio album, titled Længe leve , was released on 27 January 2023.^[10] The album received high praise from music critics, including Soundvenue writer Kristian Karl who stated, "Længe leve is the album Artigeardit will be remembered for."^[11] Politiken writer Pernille Jensen stated that the rapper had created "his masterpiece".^[12] His second album of the year, a collaboration with fellow rapper Lamin, was released on 1 September 2023.^[13] Nu hvor vi er her received comparison's to Watch the Throne , a collaborative album from American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West, and was met with a generally positive response.^[14] In December 2025, he was named as the sixth most-streamed artist in Denmark on Spotify.^[15]

Artigeardit had a surprise release for his seventh EP on 13 February 2026. Titled Pusto, the EP contained six tracks, and included features from Kesi, Noah Carter  [da], and Icekiid.^{[16] [17]} After releasing two singles in the following months, he announced the release of his next album, Den lange vej. The album was released on 5 June 2026.^[18]

Artigeardit admitted to heavy use and addiction to Xanax for years.^[5] During a podcast interview with DR, he stated that during 2019, he spent spent several days in a row using drugs while partying^[4] and drank alcohol every day.^[19] Following a concert, he stated a 15-year-old boy approached him and asked the rapper for Xanax, a prescription drug that Artigeardit and other rappers^[5] had mentioned in several songs. He stated that the encounter caused him to reflect on the consequences of his actions^[2] and, by 2021, he had stopped Xanax use entirely.^[5]

Artigeardit became a father in 2023, revealing the birth of his son.^[20] Questions about him possibly becoming a father started following the release of his song "Sig hvad du vil", with the lyrics mentioning having a baby on the way.^[21]

• Artigeardit at DR Music (in Danish)

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