Getoar Selimi
{{short description|Kosovo-Albanian rapper (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Getoar Selimi
| image = Ghetto Geasy Personal Picture.jpg
| caption = Selimi in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Pristina, Kosovo
| other_names = {{hlist|Geasy|Ghetto Geasy}}
| nationality = Albanian{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Ky është dekreti i presidentit Nishani për Getin |url=http://www.telegrafi.com/magazina/ky-eshte-dekreti-i-presidentit-nishani-per-getin-foto.html |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129001803/http://www.telegrafi.com/magazina/ky-eshte-dekreti-i-presidentit-nishani-per-getin-foto.html |archive-date=29 January 2016 |language=sq |date=27 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |work=Koha |title=Getoar Selimi bëhet me pasaportë shqiptare |url=https://archive.koha.net/?id=8&l=95599 |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217151142/https://archive.koha.net/?id=8&l=95599 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=27 January 2016 |url-status=live}}
| citizenship = Kosovo; Albania
| education =
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1994–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Marina Vjollca|10 September 2017}}
| children = 1
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| signature = Getoar Selimi (nënshkrim).svg
| signature_size = 100px
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| instruments = Vocals
| label = Babastars
| associated_acts = Tingulli 3nt
}}
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Getoar Selimi ({{IPA|sq|gɛˈtoaɾ sɛˈlimi|lang}}; born 3 July 1982), also known as Geasy or Ghetto Geasy, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Pristina, Selimi found prominence in the Albanian-speaking Balkans as a member of the musical group Tingulli 3nt beginning in 1996.
Life and career
= 1989–2011: Formations and Tingulli 3nt =
Getoar Selimi was born on 3 July 1982 in an ethnic Albanian family in the city of Pristina, Kosovo.{{cite web |publisher=TeksteShqip |title=Getoar Selimi{{spaced ndash}}Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/getoar-selimi |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128131443/https://www.teksteshqip.com/getoar-selimi/biografia |archive-date=28 January 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=Ghetto Geasy #Bio |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/ghetto-geasy/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211217115727/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/ghetto-geasy/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}} Selimi together with Kosovo-Albanian musicians Besa Gashi and Jeton Topusha formed the musical group Tingulli 3nt and began their career as a group in 1996. They rose to national prominence in the Albanian-speaking Balkans with the release of six successful studio albums, which altogether significantly contributed to the rise of their stardom. Selimi continues to be member of Tingulli 3nt and commenced to release occasional solo projects since 2012.
= 2012–present: Solo projects and continued success =
By 2012, Selimi went on to release his first single "N'Prishtinë" in November, which he dedicated to his hometown Pristina.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Geti së shpejti vjen me 'N'Prishtinë' |url=https://telegrafi.com/geti-se-shpejti-vjen-me-nprishtine/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217171949/https://telegrafi.com/geti-se-shpejti-vjen-me-nprishtine/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=2 November 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title='Krejt çka bëhet në Prishtinë, mbetet n'Prishtinë' |url=https://telegrafi.com/krejt-cka-behet-ne-prishtine-mbetet-nprishtine-video/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217172039/https://telegrafi.com/krejt-cka-behet-ne-prishtine-mbetet-nprishtine-video/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=12 November 2012 |url-status=live}} His follow-up single, "E nxonme", was released approximately a year after in September 2013.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Rrjedh në publik kënga e re e Getit |url=https://telegrafi.com/rrjedh-ne-publik-kenga-e-re-e-getit-audio/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217172704/https://telegrafi.com/rrjedh-ne-publik-kenga-e-re-e-getit-audio/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=16 September 2013 |url-status=live}}
Personal life
As of 2015, Selimi resides with his wife Albanian television presenter Marina Vjollca in a residence they bought in Tirana, Albania.{{cite web |work=Lajmi |title=Marina dhe Geti nisin bashkëjetesën në Tiranë |url=https://lajmi.net/marina-dhe-geti-nisin-bashkejetesen-ne-tirane/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302115223/http://lajmi.net/marina-dhe-geti-nisin-bashkejetesen-ne-tirane/ |archive-date=2 March 2016 |language=sq |date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Balkan Web |title=Marina dhe Getoari, nisin bashkëjetesën në Tiranë |url=http://www.balkanweb.com/site/marina-dhe-getoari-nisin-bashkejetesen-ne-tirane/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217151637/http://www.balkanweb.com/site/marina-dhe-getoari-nisin-bashkejetesen-ne-tirane/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live}} After their engagement, he married Vjollca on 10 September 2017.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Pamje nga altari, festimet dhe momenti kur Marina i thotë 'Po' Getoarit |url=https://telegrafi.com/pamje-nga-altari-festimet-dhe-momenti-kur-marina-thote-po-getoarit-video/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217122946/https://telegrafi.com/pamje-nga-altari-festimet-dhe-momenti-kur-marina-thote-po-getoarit-video/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=10 September 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Puthja e parë martesore e Getoar Selimit dhe Marina Vjollcës |url=https://telegrafi.com/puthja-e-pare-martesore-e-getoar-selimit-dhe-marina-vjollces-foto/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217123212/https://telegrafi.com/puthja-e-pare-martesore-e-getoar-selimit-dhe-marina-vjollces-foto/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=10 September 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Përmbledhje: 'Dasma e vitit', gjithçka që ndodhi në martesën e Getoar Selimit dhe Marina Vjollcës |url=https://telegrafi.com/permbledhje-dasma-e-vitit-gjithcka-qe-ndodhi-ne-martesen-e-getoar-selimit-dhe-marina-vjollces-fotovideo/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217123421/https://telegrafi.com/permbledhje-dasma-e-vitit-gjithcka-qe-ndodhi-ne-martesen-e-getoar-selimit-dhe-marina-vjollces-fotovideo/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |date=11 September 2017 |url-status=live}} On 24 November 2021, Vjollca gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Marget Selimi, in Tirana.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Marina Vjollca dhe Ghetto Geasy bëhen prindër për herë të parë? |url=https://telegrafi.com/marina-vjollca-dhe-ghetto-geasy-behen-prinder-per-te-pare/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125014430/https://telegrafi.com/marina-vjollca-dhe-ghetto-geasy-behen-prinder-per-te-pare/ |archive-date=25 November 2021 |language=sq |date=24 November 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=U bënë prindër për herë të parë{{spaced ndash}}Marina Vjollca dhe Getoar Selimi zbulojnë emrin e veçantë të vajzës |url=https://telegrafi.com/u-bene-prinder-per-te-pare-marina-vjollca-dhe-getoar-selimi-zbulojne-emrin-e-vecante-te-vajzes/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125213934/https://telegrafi.com/u-bene-prinder-per-te-pare-marina-vjollca-dhe-getoar-selimi-zbulojne-emrin-e-vecante-te-vajzes/ |archive-date=25 November 2021 |language=sq |date=25 November 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Panorama |title=Marina Vjollca dhe Getoar Selimi bëhën prindër për herë të parë: Moderatorja sjell në jetë një vajzë |url=http://www.panorama.com.al/marina-vjollca-dhe-getoar-selimi-behen-prinder-per-here-te-pare-moderatorja-sjell-ne-jete-nje-vajze/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217124346/http://www.panorama.com.al/marina-vjollca-dhe-getoar-selimi-behen-prinder-per-here-te-pare-moderatorja-sjell-ne-jete-nje-vajze/ |archive-date=17 December 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}
Discography
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
== As lead artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | ALB Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
|
| scope="row" | "Baby (Një herë në jetë)" {{Small|(Flori Mumajesi featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | 2007 | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | rowspan="8" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "MMV" {{Small|(Tuna featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | 2014 |
| scope="row" | "Ta du majmunin" {{Small|(NRG Band featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | rowspan="3" | 2015 | — |
| scope="row" | "Tirana Lifestyle" {{Small|(Luana Vjollca featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | — |
| scope="row" | "S'jena mo" {{Small|(Majk featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | — |
| scope="row" | "Paris Milano" {{Small|(Majk featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | rowspan="2" | 2018 | — |
| scope="row" | "Mori" {{Small|(Flori Mumajesi featuring Bruno and Getoar Selimi)}} | 1 |
| scope="row" | "Malena" {{Small|(Majk featuring Getoar Selimi)}} | 2019 | — |
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
See also
- Getoar, an Albanian given name
References
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Category:21st-century Albanian rappers
Category:21st-century Albanian male singers
Category:Albanian-language singers
Category:Kosovan people of Albanian descent