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Ali Gatie
Ali Gatie knows the way to your heart is through your ears. Over the course of 2018, the 22 year old singer-songwriter from the Toronto suburb of Mississauga self-released a string of projects that took him from square one of his career to a global fan base, racking up millions of streams of unexpected hits like the acoustic-tinged ballad “Moonlight.” In the process he revealed himself to have not only the single-minded focus and work ethic of a 21st century hustler but the heart of a classic songsmith. The numbers are impressive (over 13 million streams of “Moonlight” on Spotify–with nearly 15 million views of its lyric video on YouTube–and two other singles breaking 5 million streams), especially when you consider that he did it all himself, without any professional support or industry connections. You can credit some of that success to Ali’s social media hustle–he once responded to over 2000 fan messages on Snapchat in a single day. But numbers only tell part of the story. It’s nothing special to rack up millions of viewer impressions with social media stunts, but Ali’s looking beyond that kind of shallow, fleeting fame. He’s building something deeper with his fans, based on timeless ideas. Ali doesn’t shy away from writing about the big subjects that have always consumed great artists, concepts like love and devotion that many young artists these days shy away from. His sound mines the fertile area where R&B and contemporary pop overlap–although from a brighter side of the spectrum than you might associate with crooners from the 6–but it’s delivered with openness and honesty, mixing the timeless songwriting of contemporary icons like Ed Sheeran with the next-generation sounds of Post Malone, Juice Wrld, and Charlie Puth. Some of Ali’s ability to find common ground with any listener he comes across must have something to do with how much of the world he’s seen, starting from a young age. Ali was born in Yemen to Iraqi parents, then spent part of his childhood in Dubai before his family moved to the culturally and economically diverse city of Mississauga. And certainly a lot of it comes from the way he was brought up–he credits a lot of his music-making philosophy to the traditional Arab values of hospitality and generosity that his parents raised him with. But Ali’s also just a natural-born relationship builder. Musically, he’s the kind of performer who makes everyone who hears him feel like they’re the only person he’s singing to. He’s the type of creator who understands the power of an intimate gesture like a musician singing along to his own song in the car (a clip that helped drive “Moonlight” to its breakthrough), or the way viewers can’t help but get caught up in the first-person love story of his “Can’t Lie” video. At a time where the pop landscape seems more splintered than ever, Ali Gatie is dreaming big and making music the whole world can love.

Songs

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It's You
Ali Gatie
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What If I Told You That I Love You
Ali Gatie
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Moonlight
Ali Gatie
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lie to me
Ali Gatie
5
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Butterflies
MAX

Albums

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all the things i wish i said

2024
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WHO HURT YOU?

2022
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The Idea Of Her

2021
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YOU

2019

Singles & EPs

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Forget You

Single • 2025
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Let Me Drown

Single • 2025
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Miss You

Single • 2025
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Meant To Be

Single • 2025
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Shooting Star

Single • 2025
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Tell Me

Single • 2025
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Would You

Single • 2025
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Leaving

Single • 2025
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Pick Up

Single • 2025
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Say What You Want

Single • 2025

Videos

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Moonlight (Lyric Video)

Ali Gatie • 75M views
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Ali Gatie - It's You (Slowed Down) [Official Lyric Video]

Ali Gatie • 1.7M views
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What If I Told You That I Love You

Ali Gatie • 214M views
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"I just hope she sees this" - Ali Gatie - Can't Lie [Official Music Video]

Ali Gatie • 9.8M views

Live performances

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Everything I Wanted (Live Version)

Ali Gatie • 47K views
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Ali Gatie - Darling (Live Version)

Ali Gatie • 112K views
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Ali Gatie - What If We Met? (Live Version)

Ali Gatie • 61K views
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Ali Gatie - Trying (Live Version)

Ali Gatie • 57K views
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Butterflies (Live Performance) | Vevo

MAX & Ali Gatie • 139K views

Featured on

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Hala Amreeka

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Coachella: R&B

Playlist • YouTube Music
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New R&B

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Arabs Abroad

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Soft Pop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Pop R&B Jams

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Low Key

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Velvet Voices

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Canadian Pop 101

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Ali Gatie

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Ali Gatie Featured Music Videos

Playlist • Ali Gatie • 2.4M views
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The Idea of Her - Album Playlist

Playlist • Ali Gatie • 197K views
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Official 'YOU' EP Lyric Video Playlist

Playlist • Ali Gatie • 660K views
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Ali Gatie - things I wish I said album playlist

Playlist • Ali Gatie • 22K views
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Ali Gatie - WHO HURT YOU? Playlist

Playlist • Ali Gatie • 607K views
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Ali Gatie Lyric Videos

Playlist • Ali Gatie • 400K views

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