{{Short description|Northern Irish disc jockey and record producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use British English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | caption = | name = Billy Gillies | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|29|2019|03|12}}<ref name="ots">{{cite web |last1=Anians |first1=Carl |date=12 March 2019 |title=ON THE SESH with Billy Gillies |url=http://www.onthesesh.com/on-the-sesh-with-billy-giles/ |website=On The Sesh |access-date=26 January 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926195816/http://www.onthesesh.com/on-the-sesh-with-billy-giles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | image_size = | background = | origin = Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | instrument = | genre = Trance | occupation = Record producer, Disc Jockey | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = | website = {{Official URL}} }}

'''Billy Gillies''' (born 1989 or 1990) is a British disc jockey and trance music producer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His 2023 single released with Hannah Boleyn, "DNA (Loving You)", peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in January 2024,<ref name="off">{{cite web |title=BILLY GILLIES Songs |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/billy-gillies/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=26 January 2024 |archive-date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126120740/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/billy-gillies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and his 2022 single "Lagoon" is known as a "big fan favourite".<ref name="BT"/><ref name="BL"/> Gillies has released several singles on the Afterdark record label, and was signed to Atlantic Records in 2023.<ref name="BT">{{cite news |last1=Rice |first1=Jessica |title=Belfast DJ aiming to be 'one of the greats' after signing to top US record label |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/belfast-dj-aiming-to-be-one-of-the-greats-after-signing-to-top-us-record-label/731610600.html |access-date=26 January 2024 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514224540/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/belfast-dj-aiming-to-be-one-of-the-greats-after-signing-to-top-us-record-label/731610600.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilmore |first1=Grant |title=Sneijder and Billy Gillies Take 'Afterdark' to Belfast |url=https://edmidentity.com/2020/11/30/sneijder-billy-gillies-afterdark-003-belfast/ |website=EDM Identity |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=30 November 2020 |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817202808/https://edmidentity.com/2020/11/30/sneijder-billy-gillies-afterdark-003-belfast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gillies is also known for his live performances and international touring.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=Nora |title=Billy Gillies delights at Seattle's Ora Nightclub |url=https://www.dancemusicnw.com/billy-gillies-ora-nightclub-seattle/ |website=Dance Music NorthWest |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=13 December 2023 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119052138/https://www.dancemusicnw.com/billy-gillies-ora-nightclub-seattle/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BL">{{cite web |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Sophie |title=CHSq 2024 headliner announced as Belfast's own Billy Gillies |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/chsq-2024-headliner-announced-belfasts-28551778 |website=Belfast Live |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=2 February 2024}}</ref>

==Discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Year ! ! colspan="3" | Chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Certifications |- !Label ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | UK<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE<br /> |- ! scope="row"| "Fireworks" | 2014 | | — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Lagoon" | 2022 | | — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Don’t Call Me Baby" <br> (with Madison Avenue)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilmore |first1=Grant |title=Billy Gillies Uplifts Souls with His Summer Mix |url=https://edmidentity.com/2023/08/13/edmid-summer-sessions-2023-billy-gillies/ |website=EDM Identity |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027141717/https://edmidentity.com/2023/08/13/edmid-summer-sessions-2023-billy-gillies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |rowspan="2" | 2023 |Atlantic Records | — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "DNA (Loving You)" <br> (featuring Hannah Boleyn)<ref name="off"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Billy Gillies Ft Hannah Boleyn Dna (Loving You) |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/19523-6580-1 |website=BPI |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> !Big Beat Records | 9 || 167 || 8 | * BPI: Platinum * ZPAV: Gold |- !Fair (featuring Betsy) |2024 |Big Beat Records | - | - | - | |- !Right Here All Along (featuring Hannah Boleyn) |2024 |Big Beat Records | - | - | - | |- !Stay Happy |2024 |Big Beat Records | - | - | - | |- !Discoland (with Flip & Fill feat. Karen Parry) |2025 |Xploded Music | - | - | - | |- !Crystallize (Featuring Nu-La) |2025 |Spinnin' Records | - | - | - | |}

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