Mozzik (rapper)
Gramoz Aliu (Albanian pronunciation: [gɾamɔz aliu]; born 29 September 1995), known professionally as Mozzik, is an Kosovo-Albaniann rapper, composer and songwriter.[3] Born and raised in Ferizaj, Aliu began to make music at an early age before embarking on a professional career as a rapper. He rose to significant recognition in the Albanian-speaking world, after he signed a contract with On Records.[4] Aliu later gained great popularity in German-speaking Europe, as he collaborated with his ex-wife Loredana Zefi.[5] Their collaborations achieved commercial success in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and topped the charts in the aforementioned countries.[6][7] Due to his success, he signed contract with Sony Music Germany and announced his debut studio album to be released in 2020.[8]
Mozzik | |
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| Birth name | Gramoz Aliu |
| Born | September 29, 1995 Ferizaj, Kosovo |
| Genres | Hip hop[1] |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels |
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| Associated acts | Loredana |
Life and career
Gramoz Aliu was born on 29 September 1995 into an Albanian family in the city of Ferizaj, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present-day Kosovo.[3] He entered a relationship with Swiss-Albanian rapper Loredana Zefi and married her in 2018.[9] Loredana gave birth to the couple's first daughter Hana on 18 December 2018 in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland.[10][11][12] The couple separated in October 2019.[13]
In January 2020, Mozzik announced an upcoming single in collaboration with Albanian rapper Tayna during a social media post.[14] The aforementioned single, "Edhe ti", was premiered in the same month and entered the music charts in Albania, Germany and Switzerland.[15][16] In February 2020, he released his follow-up singles "Auf Widersehen" and "Tom & Jerry", the first marking his first single entirely written in the German language.[17]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [18] |
SWI [19] | ||
| Mozzart |
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75 | 11 |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [20] |
AUT [18] |
GER [21] |
SWI [19] | |||||||
| "Oksigjen Remix" | 2012 | N/A | — | — | — | none | Non-album singles | |||
| "Kuku" | 2014 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ik" | — | — | — | |||||||
| "T'kan rrejt" | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Edhe njo" (featuring Enca) |
— | — | — | |||||||
| "Koke shum" | 2015 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Premtimet" (featuring Kida) |
— | — | — | |||||||
| "Ama dorën" (featuring Xhensila) |
7 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dhezu" | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Mra pika" (featuring Enis Bytyqi) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Cocaina" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Golden Eagle" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Me Hile" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Kuks" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Xhelozia" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ti Amo" (with Veysel) |
2018 | — | 54 | 42 | 10 |
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| "Bonnie & Clyde" (featuring Loredana) |
— | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| "Pa Pa" | — | — | — | — | none | |||||
| "Para Siempre" (feat. Getinjo) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ghetto" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Nana" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Romeo & Juliet" (with Loredana) |
2019 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| "Pinocchio" (featuring Luciano) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dhelper Dinake" | — | — | — | 16 | Mozzart | |||||
| "Zemra Ime" | 12 | — | — | 97 | ||||||
| "Edhe ti" (with Tayna) |
2020 | 2 | — | 90 | 26 | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Auf Wiedersehen" | — | 6 | 11 | 6 | Mozzart | |||||
| "Tom & Jerry" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Lass mal" | — | 39 | 34 | 39 | ||||||
| "Madonna" | 1 | — | — | 38 | ||||||
| "Baby" | — | — | 78 | 64 | ||||||
| "El Chapo" (with Getinjo) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "N'Tiranë" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [24] |
AUT [18] |
GER [21] |
SWI [19] | |||||||
| "Eiskalt" (Loredana featuring Mozzik) |
2019 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 7 | King Lori | ||||
| "A Milly" (Dardan featuring Mozzik) |
53 | 22 | 19 | 20 | none | Sorry | ||||
| "Paranoia" (Kida featuring Mozzik) |
2020 | — | — | — | 44 | Non-album single | ||||
| "Pishmon" (Kida featuring Mozzik) |
— | — | — | 81 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
- "Mozzik–Bio". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Jonas Kiß (11 February 2019). "Mozzik unterschreibt bei Sony/ATV". beta.musikwoche.de (in German).
- "Mozzik–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "'On Records' kërkon përjashtimin e këngëve të Mozzik dhe Getinjo nga 'The Top List'" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
Prej shumë vitesh, dy reperat e njohur, Getinjo dhe Mozzik, kanë patur një bashkëpunim të fuqishëm me shtëpinë diskografike “On Records”, por gjithçka ka marrë fund ditën e sotme.
- "Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik" (in German). Blick. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "LOREDANA & MOZZIK – BONNIE & CLYDE – SINGLE – GOLD". ifpi.at (in German). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Zweimal Gold für Loredana von Groove Attack und Believe". beta.musikwoche.de (in German). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Mozzik me album në vitin 2020". rapshqip.com (in Albanian). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "Das große Geheimnis von Loredana und ihrem Freund!". deinupdate.de (in German). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Mozzik dhe Loredana bëhen prindër për herë të parë, vjen në jetë Hana". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Ganz heimlich: Rapperin Loredana ist Mama geworden!". promiflash.de (in German). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ""BONNIE & CLYDE"-RAPPERIN LOREDANA IST MUTTER GEWORDEN". bigfm.de (in German). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik". blick.ch (in German). Blick. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Mozzik dhe Tayna flasin lidhur me bashkëpunimin e tyre: Do të jetë hit". lajmi.net (in Albanian). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Tayna e Mozziku publikojnë këngën "Edhe ti"". koha.net (in Albanian). Koha. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "Publikohet dueti tejet i komentuar: Tayna ft Mozzik!". prive.al (in Albanian). Privé. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "Mozzik godet me projektin e radhës, "Auf Wiedersehen"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "Diskografie—Mozzik" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Diskografie—Mozzik" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Ama dorën":"The Top List—20/12/2015" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Dhezu":"The Top List—14/02/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Zemra Ime":"The Top List—12/01/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Edhe ti":"The Top List—09/02/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Madonna":"The Top List—19/07/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Suche Nach "Mozzik"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank: Loredana" [Gold and platinum database: Loredana] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Mozzik" [Results of your search: Mozzik]. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Eiskalt":"The Top List—20/10/2019". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- For "A Milly":"The Top List—23/06/2019". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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