Anders Ly (born 1995), known mononymously as Anders (stylized as anders), is a Canadian singer, rapper and songwriter. Anders is a twice

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nominated artist. He is best known for his second EP ''Twos'' (2017) and for his collaboration with Canadian DJ duo

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titled " Love No More". Anders initially gained recognition for his single "Diamonds". Anders then released a single produced by fellow Canadian record producer FrancisGotHeat and featuring American rapper

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titled "Sticky Situation" in 2019. Anders released his fourth EP, ''Honest'' on July 29, 2021. Anders released his latest single “Come With Me” on June 24, 2022.

Early life

Anders Ly was born in 1995 in

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. He attended Rick Hansen Secondary School.

Career

Anders released his first song "Choosy" on October 6, 2016, produced by fellow Canadian record producer S.L.M.N. His debut EP ''669'' was released on May 25, 2017, featuring the singles "You for You" and "Diamonds". Anders released his second EP ''Twos'', an eight-track project on March 6, 2018, it featured the hit single "Bad Guy." For his EP "Twos", Anders collaborated with Canadian record producers Luca and FrancisGotHeat, as well as S.L.M.N., Jordon Manswell and Bizness Boi. Following his EP "Twos" Anders released the single "Bad Habits" on March 29, 2019, the single "Bossy" on July 29, 2019, and the single "My Side of the Bed" on October 7, 2019. Anders also dropped the song "Nauseous" exclusively on

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on October 2, 2019. Anders then collaborated with American rapper

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for the single "Sticky Situation" released on October 17, 2019, and produced by FrancisGotHeat. On December 11, 2020, Anders released the single "Don't Play", which was produced by fellow Canadian record producers WondaGurl, Jenius and London Cyr. Then on January 21, 2021, anders released his third EP "Chaos"; a six-track project, including previously released singles "On Me", and "Bad Habits". On March 26, 2021, Anders released "What I Like", featuring Canadian singer and rapper FRVRFRIDAY and

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. On July 29, 2021, Anders released his second EP ''Honest'' a nine-track project. anders once again collaborated with record producers Luca and FrancisGotHeat; as well as S.L.M.N., Jenius, Mark Raggio, Rhys, and Emerson Brooks. Anders has had strategic partnerships with brands in Canada such as

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, BMW,

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and the Get Fresh Company.

Concerts

2018

Anders held his first-ever concert in his hometown of

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at the

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on May 22, 2018. The concert was originally to be held at the

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but was moved after tickets quickly sold out due to demand. Anders has had many other performances in Toronto in 2018. On November 30, 2018, Anders appeared as a surprise guest at

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's joint "88 Degrees and Rising" tour at Toronto venue RBC Echo Beach. He also performed " Love No More" with

on December 2, 2018, at the 2018

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Jingle Ball in Toronto. Anders ended the year headlining the 2019 New Year's Eve (NYE) event at Celebration Square in

on December 31, 2018.

2019

Anders performed at the

side stage 2019 in

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, alongside Canadian artists Killy and

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on March 16, 2019. Anders was then featured on

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and performed at the Northside Sessions inside The Lounge at

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in Toronto, ON on May 8, 2019. Anders performed at the

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music and gaming festival in Toronto on June 16, 2019. On July 6, 2019, Anders performed at "FVDED In The Park" in

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and on August 4, 2019, Anders performed at the

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. On November 20, 2019, Anders performed a free concert for the displaced students and staff of York Memorial Collegiate Institute at Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Charted singles

As featured artist

Music videos

Anders has released ten music videos over the years collaborating with many top Canadian music video directors. On October 11, 2017, Anders released the music video to his song "Diamonds." The video was directed by Elliot Clancy-Osberg. After the music video of "Diamonds," Anders released the "You For You" music video directed by

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on November 28, 2017. His most viewed video to date is " Love No More", which features DJ duo

, released by

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on September 4, 2018. The video for "Love No More" has over a millions of views. Anders and Elliot Clancy-Osberg collaborated again for the music video for the single "Sticky Situation" ft

. Anders released the music video "My Side of the Bed" shot entirely on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ on October 21, 2019.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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