en Fero (rapper)

Fero
Fero
Birth name	Feronit (Nazif/Xifi Selimi) Shabani
Born	8 July 1997 (age 27); Gjilan, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Occupations	Rapper; songwriter;
Years active	2016–2023
Labels	Major Movez

Khattab Shabani^[1] (born Feronit Shabani, Albanian: [fɛɾɔˈnit ʃaˈbani]; 8 July 1997), known professionally as Fero, is a Kosovo-Albanian retired rapper, singer and songwriter.^[2]^[3] As of August 2023, he has quit his musical career, condemned his own opus as "useless" and has devoted himself to Islam.^[4]

Life and career

Feronit Shabani was born on 8 July 1997 into an Albanian family in the city of Gjilan, then part of the FR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.^[2] In August 2019, he terminated his contract with On Records and relocated to Berlin, Germany, whereas he established his own music label.^[5] The following months, he released four singles, including "Jom rrit" and "Habibi" both entering the music charts in Albania.^[6]^[7]

Shabani was in a relationship with Albanian model Arbenita Ismajli, whom he married in February 2021.^[8]^[9] Together they have one daughter born on 24 April 2021, whom they named Nina.^[10] In July 2023, Shabani was arrested after allegedly beating and threatening Ismajli.^[11] Following the occurrences, Ismajli filed for divorce.^[12]

Discography

Albums

Self Loyalty (2020)

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	ALB ^[13]	Album
"Feromeni"	2016	—	Non-album single
"Rra rra"	2017	1
"Harroj" (featuring Kida)		—
"A pe din qysh"		15
"Bakshish"		—
"Gang Gang"	2018	—
"Veni 1"		—
"Vi vet"		—
"Bona fam"		—
"Alles Baba"		—
"Baba për ikona"	2019	—
"Fol edhe 1 her"		74
"Ride or Die"		—
"Jom rrit"		86	Self Loyalty
"Mama"		—
"Habibi"		75
"Marijuana"	2020	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	ALB ^[14]	Album
"S'du me ni" (Endri featuring Fero)	2016	—	Non-album single
"No Kiss" (Baby G featuring Fero)	2017	—
"Ska konkurenc" (Rina featuring Fero)	2018	2
"Mamacita" (Sparksi featuring Fero)	2018	—
"Momo" (Zzap featuring Fero)	2019	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

^ "Fero njofton se e ka ndërruar emrin: Khattab është emri im i ri (FOTO)" (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Fero Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Fero #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "FeroIslam" (in Albanian). Instagram. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "Fero zhvendoset në Berlin për të jetuar, nënshkruan kontratë të re". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ "Fero këtë javë publikon këngën e re 'Jom rrit'". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ "Fero publikon klipin e këngës "Habibi"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 20 December 2019.
^ "Martohen Arbenita dhe Fero! Modelja i përgjigjet kritikëve: Dikush nuk ka edukim, por bëhet milioner që 21 vjeç" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Martohen Arbenita dhe Fero". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Fero dhe Arbenita e quajnë Nina vajzën e tyre, reperi publikon fotografinë e parë me partneren pas ardhjes në jetë të foshnjës" [Fero and Arbenita name their daughter Nina, the rapper uploads the first photograph with his partner after the birth of the baby.] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Fero rrah bashkëshorten, arrestohet" (in Albanian). Koha. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Arbenita e Fero në proces të shkurorëzimit". koha.net (in Albanian). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^
Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Harroj":"The Top List – 26/11/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- For "A pe din qysh":"The Top List – 08/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- For "Fol edhe 1 her":"The Top List – 05/05/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- For "Jom rrit":"The Top List – 10/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- For "Habibi":"The Top List – 05/01/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^
Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Ska konkurenc":"The Top List – 29/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[1] "Fero njofton se e ka ndërruar emrin: Khattab është emri im i ri (FOTO)" (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[Biography-2] "Fero Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[3] "Fero #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[4] "FeroIslam" (in Albanian). Instagram. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[5] "Fero zhvendoset në Berlin për të jetuar, nënshkruan kontratë të re". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[6] "Fero këtë javë publikon këngën e re 'Jom rrit'". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[7] "Fero publikon klipin e këngës "Habibi"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 20 December 2019.

[8] "Martohen Arbenita dhe Fero! Modelja i përgjigjet kritikëve: Dikush nuk ka edukim, por bëhet milioner që 21 vjeç" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[9] "Martohen Arbenita dhe Fero". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[10] "Fero dhe Arbenita e quajnë Nina vajzën e tyre, reperi publikon fotografinë e parë me partneren pas ardhjes në jetë të foshnjës" [Fero and Arbenita name their daughter Nina, the rapper uploads the first photograph with his partner after the birth of the baby.] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[11] "Fero rrah bashkëshorten, arrestohet" (in Albanian). Koha. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[12] "Arbenita e Fero në proces të shkurorëzimit". koha.net (in Albanian). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[13] Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
For "Harroj":"The Top List – 26/11/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

For "A pe din qysh":"The Top List – 08/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

For "Fol edhe 1 her":"The Top List – 05/05/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

For "Jom rrit":"The Top List – 10/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

For "Habibi":"The Top List – 05/01/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[14] For "Harroj":"The Top List – 26/11/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[15] For "A pe din qysh":"The Top List – 08/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[16] For "Fol edhe 1 her":"The Top List – 05/05/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[17] For "Jom rrit":"The Top List – 10/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[18] For "Habibi":"The Top List – 05/01/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[14] Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
For "Ska konkurenc":"The Top List – 29/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[20] For "Ska konkurenc":"The Top List – 29/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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