Gramoz Aliu (; born 29 September 1995), known professionally as Mozzik, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and singer. Born and raised in

Ferizaj Ferizaj, . or Uroševac, . Also formerly known as Ferizovići ( tr, Firzovik). is the sixth largest city in Kosovo by population and seat of Ferizaj Municipality and Ferizaj District. Ferizaj has been populated since the prehistoric era by t ...

, 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. Aliu later earned popularity in

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Europe, as he collaborated with his wife and fellow rapper

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. Their collaborations achieved commercial success in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and topped the charts in the aforementioned countries. Due to his success, he signed contract with Sony Music Germany and announced his debut studio album to be released in 2020.

Life and career

1995–2020: Breakthrough and ''Mozzart''

Mozzik was born as Gramoz Aliu on 29 September 1995 into an Albanian family in

, then part of the

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, present

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

. He has an elder brother, Getuar Aliu, who is also a rapper and songwriter known professionally as Getinjo. Signed by On Records, Mozzik rose to widespread attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans. In January 2020, Mozzik announced an upcoming single in collaboration with Kosovo-Albanian rapper

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during a

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post. The aforementioned single, " Edhe ti", was premiered in the same month and entered the music charts in Albania, Germany and Switzerland. In February 2020, he released his follow-up singles "Auf Wiedersehen" and "Tom & Jerry", the first marking his first single entirely written in the

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2021–present: ''No Rich Parents'' and ''Lamboziki''

Mozzik released his first collaborative album, ''No Rich Parents'', with Swiss rapper

in September 2021. Five successful singles, "", " Oh Digga", "", "" and "", preceded the record prior to its release. Announced in October 2021, '' Lamboziki'', Mozzik's second studio album, was issued in February 2022, featuring the commercially successful singles "", "" with Albanian singer

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and "" with Albanian singer

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Personal life

He married Swiss rapper

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in 2018. Loredana gave birth to their daughter in December 2018 in her hometown of

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, Switzerland. The couple separated in October 2019 but they collaborated on their 2021 album ''No Rich Parents''.

Discography

*'' Mozzart'' (2020) *''No Rich Parents'' (2021) *'' Lamboziki'' (2022)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mozzik 1995 births Living people People from Ferizaj Kosovan musicians Kosovan rappers Albanian songwriters 21st-century Albanian male singers 21st-century Albanian rappers Kosovan people of Albanian descent Sony Music artists