Loredana Zefi

Loredana was born on 1 September 1995 into an Albanian family from Ferizaj of the Roman Catholic faith in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland.[1][2][3][4] In 2018, she released her debut single "Sonnenbrille", which experienced commercial success throughout German-speaking Europe.[5] Her follow-up single, "Bonnie & Clyde" featuring her ex-husband Mozzik, peaked at number two in Switzerland and number three in Austria and Germany.[6] Both aforementioned singles became her first singles to be certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie and Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft.[7] In the same year, she released her third single "Milliondollar$mile", which saw a moderate success.[8]

In 2019, Loredana collaborated a second time with her ex-husband Mozzik on "Romeo & Juliet" peaking at number two in Germany.[9] The two follow-up singles "Labyrinth" and "Jetzt rufst du an", all entered the charts in Austria and Germany.[10][11] The same year, Loredana released her seventh single "Eiskalt" featuring Mozzik, which achieved to be certified gold in Germany and Austria.[12] The single marks the third time that both artists have collaborated musically on a recording. A month later, she released her debut studio album, King Lori, featuring the commercially successful singles "Genick", "Mit dir" and the number-one single "Kein Plan".[13][14] In November 2019, she won the Best Swiss Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[15] In 2019, Loredana was the second most Googled personality in Switzerland.[16][17]

In January 2020, the number one single "Kein Wort" was released in collaboration with German rapper Juju.[18][19] In March 2020, she embarked on the King Lori Tour, which was later cancelled due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019-20 (COVID-19) in China and its spread to other countries.[20][21] The same month, she released her next number one singles "Angst" featuring English producer Rymez, and "Du bist mein" with German rapper Zuna.[22][23]