Mozzik
{{Short description|Kosovo-Albanian rapper (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mozzik
| image = Mozzik during an interview in 2020.png
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| caption = Mozzik in 2020
| birth_name = Gramoz Aliu
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Uroševac, FR Yugoslavia
{{small|(now Ferizaj, Kosovo)}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| notable_works = Discography
| spouse = {{marriage|Loredana
|2018|2021|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1
| relatives =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = Hip hop{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=Mozzik #Bio |date=10 February 2018 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/mozzik/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025210747/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/mozzik/ |archive-date=25 October 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}
| label = {{hlist|2 Euro Gang|Sony{{cite web |author1=Jonas Kiß |title=Mozzik unterschreibt bei Sony/ATV |url=http://beta.musikwoche.de/details/437633 |website=beta.musikwoche.de |language=de |date=11 February 2019}}}}
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Gramoz Aliu ({{IPA|sq|ɡɾaˈmɔz aˈli.u|lang}}; born 29 September 1995), known professionally as Mozzik, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and singer. Born and raised in Ferizaj, Aliu began to make music at an early age before pursuing a professional career as a rapper. He rose to significant attention in Albanian-speaking countries after signing contract with On Records.{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title='On Records' kërkon përjashtimin e këngëve të Mozzik dhe Getinjo nga 'The Top List' |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/on-records-kerkon-perjashtimin-e-kengeve-te-mozzik-dhe-getinjo-nga-the-top-list/ |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=Albanian |date=10 January 2018 |quote=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.}} Aliu later earned popularity in German-speaking Europe, as he collaborated with his wife and fellow rapper Loredana. Their collaborations achieved commercial success in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and topped the charts in the aforementioned countries.{{cite web |title=LOREDANA & MOZZIK – BONNIE & CLYDE – SINGLE – GOLD |url=https://ifpi.at/auszeichnungen/loredana-mozzik-bonnie-clyde-single-gold/ |website=ifpi.at |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=11 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Zweimal Gold für Loredana von Groove Attack und Believe |url=http://beta.musikwoche.de/details/443773 |website=beta.musikwoche.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=17 September 2019}} Due to his success, he signed contract with Sony Music Germany and announced his debut studio album to be released in 2020.{{cite web |title=Mozzik me album në vitin 2020 |url=https://rapshqip.com/lajme/mozzik-me-album-ne-vitin-2020/ |website=rapshqip.com |accessdate=10 December 2019 |language=Albanian |date=12 November 2019}}
Life and career
= 1995–2020: Breakthrough and ''Mozzart'' =
Mozzik was born as Gramoz Aliu on 29 September 1995 into an Albanian family in Ferizaj, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.{{cite web |publisher=TeksteShqip |title=Mozzik{{spaced ndash}}Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/mozzik/biografia |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117065754/https://www.teksteshqip.com/mozzik/biografia |archive-date=17 January 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}} He has an elder brother, Getoar Aliu, who is also a rapper and songwriter known professionally as Getinjo. Mozzik was signed by On Records, Mozzik rose to widespread attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title='On Records' kërkon përjashtimin e këngëve të Mozzik dhe Getinjo nga 'The Top List' |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/on-records-kerkon-perjashtimin-e-kengeve-te-mozzik-dhe-getinjo-nga-the-top-list/ |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204181357/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/on-records-kerkon-perjashtimin-e-kengeve-te-mozzik-dhe-getinjo-nga-the-top-list/ |archive-date=4 December 2020 |language=sq |date=10 January 2018 |url-status=live}} In January 2020, Mozzik announced an upcoming single in collaboration with Kosovo-Albanian rapper Tayna during a social media post.{{cite web |title=Mozzik dhe Tayna flasin lidhur me bashkëpunimin e tyre: Do të jetë hit |url=https://lajmi.net/mozzik-dhe-tayna-flasin-lidhur-me-bashkepunimin-e-tyre-do-te-jete-hit/ |website=lajmi.net |accessdate=29 January 2020 |language=Albanian |date=17 January 2020}} The aforementioned single, "Edhe ti", was premiered in the same month and entered the music charts in Albania, Germany and Switzerland.{{cite web |publisher=Koha |title=Tayna e Mozziku publikojnë këngën 'Edhe ti' |url=https://www.koha.net/showbiz/205024/tayna-e-mozziku-publikojne-kengen-edhe-ti/ |website=koha.net |accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=Albanian |date=22 January 2020}}{{cite web |publisher=Privé |title=Publikohet dueti tejet i komentuar: Tayna ft Mozzik! |url=https://prive.al/publikohet-dueti-tejet-i-komentuar-tayna-ft-mozzik/ |website=prive.al |accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=Albanian |date=22 January 2020}} In February 2020, he released his follow-up singles "Auf Wiedersehen" and "Tom & Jerry", the first marking his first single entirely written in the German language.{{cite web |title=Mozzik godet me projektin e radhës, 'Auf Wiedersehen' |url=https://telegrafi.com/mozzik-godet-projektin-e-radhes-auf-wiedersehen/ |website=telegrafi.com |accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=Albanian |date=14 February 2020}}
= 2021–present: ''No Rich Parents'' and ''Lamboziki'' =
Mozzik released his first collaborative album, No Rich Parents, with Swiss rapper Loredana in September 2021.{{cite web |publisher=Apple Music |title=No Rich Parents{{spaced ndash}}Album by Loredana and Mozzik on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/xk/album/no-rich-parents/1567926449 |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013150417/https://music.apple.com/xk/album/no-rich-parents/1567926449 |archive-date=13 October 2021 |date=24 September 2021 |url-status=live}} Five successful singles, "{{lang|de|Rosenkrieg|i=no}}", "Oh Digga", "{{lang|sq|Nëse Don|i=no}}", "{{lang|de|Mit Mir|i=no}}" and "{{lang|de|Immer Wenn Es Regnet|i=no}}", preceded the record prior to its release.{{cite web |last=Senfter |first=Martin |publisher=Pandroid |title=Loredana x Mozzik{{spaced ndash}}No Rich Parents |date=27 September 2021 |url=https://www.pandroid.at/2021/09/27/loredana-x-mozzik-no-rich-parents-review-pandroid/ |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222152007/https://www.pandroid.at/2021/09/27/loredana-x-mozzik-no-rich-parents-review-pandroid/ |archive-date=22 February 2022 |language=de |url-status=live}} Announced in October 2021, Lamboziki, Mozzik's second studio album, was issued in February 2022, featuring the commercially successful singles "{{lang|sq|Shko|i=no}}", "{{lang|fr|Bonjour Madame|i=no}}" with Albanian singer Noizy and "{{lang|sq|Ska|i=no}}" with Albanian singer Elvana Gjata.{{cite web |publisher=Apple Music |title=Lamboziki{{spaced ndash}}Album by Mozzik on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/xk/album/lamboziki/1609413854 |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216163635/https://music.apple.com/xk/album/lamboziki/1609413854 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |date=13 February 2022 |url-status=live}}
Personal life
He married Swiss rapper Loredana Zefi in 2018.{{cite web |publisher=Blick |title=Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik |url=https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/loredana-bestaetigt-trennung-von-mozzik-ab-jetzt-bin-ich-eine-alleinerziehende-mum-id15560865.html |accessdate=3 January 2020 |language=German |date=11 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Das große Geheimnis von Loredana und ihrem Freund! |url=http://www.deinupdate.de/?p=22353 |website=deinupdate.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208180307/http://www.deinupdate.de/%3Fp%3D22353/ |url-status=dead }} Loredana gave birth to their daughter in December 2018 in her hometown of Lucerne, Switzerland.{{cite web |title=Mozzik dhe Loredana bëhen prindër për herë të parë, vjen në jetë Hana |url=https://telegrafi.com/mozzik-dhe-loredana-behen-prinder-per-te-pare-vjen-ne-jete-hana/ |website=telegrafi.com |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=Albanian |date=18 December 2018}}{{cite web |title=Ganz heimlich: Rapperin Loredana ist Mama geworden! |url=https://www.promiflash.de/news/2018/12/20/ganz-heimlich-rapperin-loredana-ist-mama-geworden.html |website=promiflash.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=20 December 2019}}{{cite web |title='BONNIE & CLYDE'-RAPPERIN LOREDANA IST MUTTER GEWORDEN |url=https://www.bigfm.de/news/28017/bonnie-clyde-rapperin-loredana-ist-mutter-geworden |website=bigfm.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=19 December 2019}} The couple separated in October 2019{{cite web |publisher=Blick |title=Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik |url=https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/loredana-bestaetigt-trennung-von-mozzik-ab-jetzt-bin-ich-eine-alleinerziehende-mum-id15560865.html |website=blick.ch |accessdate=3 January 2020 |language=German |date=11 October 2019}} but they collaborated on their 2021 album No Rich Parents.
He is in a relationship with Lotina Haziri{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=Lotina haziri confirms her relationship with rapper mozzik - Korca Boom News {{!}} Top Stories, Albania and World |url=https://korcaboom.com/lotina-haziri-confirms-her-relationship-with-rapper-mozzik/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |language=en-US}} the daughter of Kosovo politician Lutfi Haziri.
Discography
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|id=mozzik-mn0003764557|title=Mozzik}}
- {{IMDb name|10175725|Mozzik}}
- {{Discogs artist}}
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Category:Musicians from Ferizaj
Category:21st-century Albanian male singers
Category:21st-century Albanian rappers