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]
Fero | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Feronit (Nazif/Xifi Selimi) Shabani |
| Born | 8 July 1997 Gjilan, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2016–2023 |
| Labels | Major Movez |
Life and career
editFeronit 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
editAlbums
edit- Self Loyalty (2020)
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [13] | ||||||||||
| "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
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [14] | ||||||||||
| "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) |
— | |||||||||
| "Momo" (Zzap featuring Fero) |
2019 | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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.