Dardan (born October 2, 1997, in Stuttgart) is a German-Albanian singer and rapper. His real name is Dardan Mushkolaj. Dardan describes his musical style as grime. This style, which originated in the United Kingdom, has its roots in electronic music. Grime combines the styles of 2-Step, jungle, and UK garage. In late 2016, Dardan made his debut under the name Sniperflow with the song “Wer Macht Para?”. The song went viral on social media. Dardan released his debut album, Hallo Deutschrap, in 2017. This was followed by the albums Dardy Luther King (2018), Sorry (2019), Soko Disko (2020), and Mister Dardy (2021). With his latest album, Dardan made it into the German Top 10 for the first time. His singles also regularly reach the top of the charts; his biggest hit, “H <3 T E L”, peaked at No. 2 on the German singles chart in 2020. Dardan scored additional Top 10 hits with the songs “cOcO MAmA”, “weR mAChT PaRA 2”, “6AM.........”, “D A YYY T O N A”, “Wie lang?????????”, and “Mailbox”. Four of his songs have achieved gold status and have sold a combined total of over 800,000 copies. Dardan is currently in a relationship with the well-known German rapper Hava. Dardan initially released his music through the independent label Hypnotize Entertainment. He has been signed to Universal Music since 2019. In 2022, his album DardyNextDoor was released. The album narrowly missed the German Top 10, peaking at No. 11. The follow-up, Dardania (2023) became a major success, particularly in Switzerland. The album reached No. 9 on the Swiss charts, making it into the Top 10. The two singles released from the album, “Malli” (No. 1 in Switzerland featuring rapper Azet) and “Pse” (No. 2 in Switzerland), became major hits. At the end of June 2024, Dardan returns with Azet and their joint album Eurosport. With “Pamu” and “Eurosport”, Dardan once again makes it into the Top 10 of the Swiss singles chart. In November 2024, Dardan releases another studio album, Mr. Untouchable. The album climbs to No. 10 in Germany and even reaches No. 5 in Switzerland. Just one year later, in November 2025, his next album, Catch Me If You Can, follows, climbing to No. 16 in Germany. In Switzerland, it made it into the top 10, peaking at No. 7. In July 2026, Dardan released the album Eurosport 2 together with fellow rapper Azet. The album became a No. 1 hit in Switzerland and also achieved top rankings in Germany (No. 2) and Austria (No. 3).
