Xhonatan Isufi (; born 8 April 2000), known professionally as Don Xhoni, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper.

Life and career

2000–present: Early life and career beginnings

Don Xhoni was born as Xhonatan Isufi on 8 April 2000 into an Albanian family in the village of Çikatovë e Re near

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, Kosova. After rosing to prominence, Isufi was featured on Albanian singer

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's "Break Down" in July 2020. The song attained commercial success in Albania, reaching number 1 on the country's Top 100 chart. He further gained international recognition in late 2020, after his single, "Make a pose (Freestyle)", turned viral on the social media platform

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. Isufi's chart success ensued into October 2021 with the single, "Trust me", which peaked at number 13 in Albania and number 72 in Switzerland. By November 2021, his collaboration with Swiss-Albanian rapper

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on his follow-up "Gjuj për to" had reached the top five in Albania and number 32 in Swiss Singles Top 100 chart. A month later, he was featured on Kosovo-Albanian singer

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's successful single "Corazon" in December 2021.

Discography

Extended plays

* (2022)

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xhoni, Don 2000 births 21st-century Albanian rappers Albanian hip hop singers Albanian-language singers Albanian songwriters Kosovan people of Albanian descent Kosovan rappers Living people People from Drenas