Kreshnik Fazliu (Albanian: [kɾɛˈʃnik fazˈliu]; born 5 September 1984), known professionally as MC Kresha, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Mitrovica, Fazliu is credited as a viable hip hop artist in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.
MC Kresha | |
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 MC Kresha during a concert in Mitrovica (2015) | |
| Born | Kreshnik Fazliu 5 September 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Musical career | |
| Labels | PINT |
Life and career
edit1984–present: Early life and career beginnings
editKreshnik Fazliu was born on 5 September 1984 into an ethnic Albanian family in the city of Mitrovicë, then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1][2] Mc Kresha was already creating a big buzz around himself through his major single in 2010 "Lej Flleshat". The song has become an all time classic in the Albanian hip hop scene. In 2011, Mc Kresha, Lyrical Son, Strike Beatz, K-Master & Onufër Berisha started their music label P.I.N.T ( Për Inati T'Njoni Tjetrit ). The label has now several artists & producers signed to their name. In July 2018, Fazliu was announced as an act at the Sunny Hill Festival on its debut edition in Pristina.[3] In August 2019, he was approached to perform for a second time at the Sunny Hill Festival.[4] Fazliu's fourth collaborative album, Muzikë e Alltisë, was released in January 2022.[5][6] Songs featured on the record included "Hotel Mahalla", "Paret Lejla", "Rammstein" and "Stuhi mbi oqean" featuring Albanian singer Elvana Gjata, which attained commercial success in Albania.[7]
Football career
editKreshnik Fazliu was a goalkeeper for the youth team of the Kosovan club KF Trepça.[8] However, he could not become a professional footballer due to injuries and left football at the age of 18.[9]
After receiving his UEFA license C, he was named the general manager of the Kosovan club FC Phoenix Banjë.[8][10] On October 22, 2023, he resigned from his position as general manager because he wants to focus on his musical career.[11]
Personal life
editKreshnik Fazliu is married with Erzina Shehu. The couple has two children.[12]
Discography
editAlbums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [13] | ||||||||||
| Patikat E Mia |
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— | ||||||||
| Air Force 1 |
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— | ||||||||
| Emceeclopedy |
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46 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Collaborative albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [13] | ||||||||||
| Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit (with Lyrical Son) |
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— | ||||||||
| Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit (with Lyrical Son) |
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4 | ||||||||
| United State Of Albania (with MC Kresha, Elinel, Erno, Lluni, Semiautomvtik) |
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— | ||||||||
| Muzikë e Alltisë (with Lyrical Son) |
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35 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [21] | ||||||||||
| "N'ks" (with Snupa) |
2008 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Lej flleshat" | 2010 | Patikat E Mia | ||||||||
| "Lyrical Warfare" (featuring Dr. Mic) | ||||||||||
| "Patikat e mia" | ||||||||||
| "Kon pe shan me non" (with Lyrical Son featuring Singullar) |
2011 | Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit | ||||||||
| "Hip hopin e du" (with Lyrical Son) |
2012 | |||||||||
| "Nuk ini Gengsta" (with Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "Cok guzel" | Air Force 1 | |||||||||
| "N'disko t'shqiptarve" | 2013 | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Amsterdam" | 2014 | Emceeclopedy | ||||||||
| "Luv Luv" | ||||||||||
| "Police" | ||||||||||
| "Beat Murderer" (featuring Keepman and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "Era" (with Lyrical Son) |
2015 | 1 | Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit | |||||||
| "Ky tipi" (with Lyrical Son) |
2016 | — | ||||||||
| "Hip Hop" (with Lyrical Son featuring Ledri Vula) |
1 | |||||||||
| "Thirri krejt shoqet" (featuring Keepman) |
— | |||||||||
| "Spo ma nin" (with Lyrical Son) |
— | |||||||||
| "Jeni marre" (with Lyrical Son) |
— | |||||||||
| "Hey Girl" (with Lyrical Son) |
2017 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Duqa mi duqa" (with Lyrical Son) |
— | |||||||||
| "Rruga n'club" (with Blleki and Lyrical Son) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Boulevard" | — | |||||||||
| "Menemadhe" (with Ledri Vula and Lyrical Son) |
2019 | 1 | ||||||||
| "Private" (with Semiautomatic and Lyrical Son) |
— | |||||||||
| "Pasite" (with Tayna and Lyrical Son) |
1 | |||||||||
| "Thug Life" (with Blleki and Luar) |
— | |||||||||
| "Gjiganta" (with Ledri Vula) |
2020 | 11 | ||||||||
| "Ajo po don" (with Lyrical Son) |
8 | |||||||||
| "—" 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 [22] | ||||||||||
| "Classy" (Dj Blunt featuring Real 1 and Mc Kresha) |
2009 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Classy" (Dj Blunt featuring Real 1 and Mc Kresha) |
2009 | |||||||||
| "La vida loca (Remix Me Dosta)" (Blero featuring F-Kay, Kaos, Lyrical Son, Real 1, Skillz and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Kush o mama" (Leonora Poloska featuring Mc Kresha) |
2010 | |||||||||
| "Souljah" (Lyrical Son featuring Noga and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Delicius" (Dafina Rexhepi featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "M.F." (Lil Samee featuring Dr. Mic, Dj Flow, Gentz, Lav'da, Kastro Zizo and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Cha kisha ngjyros" (Garazhat e Bardha featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Ca$h" (Aurela Gace featuring Mc Kresha) |
2011 | |||||||||
| "Boni zhurmë" (Dj Flow featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "As ni zo" (Nora Istrefi featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Si bass" (Rina Abdyli featuring Flaka Krelani and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Jabadabadu" (Rozana Radi featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Çele çadren" (Dj Flow featuring Mc Kresha) |
2013 | |||||||||
| "Para" (Butch featuring KeepMan, Lyrical Son and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Move ur bady" (Etnon featuring Lea Metolli and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Me ta pyl" (Lyrical Son featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Special" (Lyrical Son featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Rikthejm na" (Kida featuring Mc Kresha) |
2014 | |||||||||
| "Ballin" (Capital T featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Take A Picture" (Noizy featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Bombshell" (Arta Bajrami featuring Don Arbas and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "1990" (Elvana Gjata featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Edhe tri" (Gjiko featuring Mc Kresha) |
2015 | |||||||||
| "Asaj" (Arta Bajrami featuring Mc Kresha) |
2017 | — | ||||||||
| "Ikim" (Bleta featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Jena pa" (Offchestra featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Numra" (Capital T featuring Mc Kresha) |
3 | Winter Is Here | ||||||||
| "Për familje" (Elinel featuring Mc Kresha) |
2018 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Ping Pong" (Alban Skënderaj featuring Mc Kresha) |
3 | |||||||||
| "Mafia Shqip" (Lyrical Son featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Gabimet" (Eni Koçi featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Psikopatja jote" (Fifi featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Habibi" (Rino featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Rick Ross" (Lluni featuring Lyrical Song and Mc Kresha) |
2019 | — | ||||||||
| "Art Abazi" (Enigme featuring Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "KG" (Singi featuring Mc Kresha) |
2020 | — | ||||||||
| "Vetë e lype" (Dafina Zeqiri featuring Mc Kresha) |
2021 | 7 | Dafinë moj | |||||||
| "Heku qafë" (Capital T featuring Mc Kresha) |
1 | Heart Broken Kids | ||||||||
| "Maje" (Lumi B featuring Lyrical Song and Mc Kresha) |
— | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [23] | ||||||||||
| "Hotel Mahalla" (with Lyrical Son) |
2022 | 34 | Muzikë e Alltisë | |||||||
| "Paret Lejla" (with Lyrical Son) |
29 | |||||||||
| "Stuhi mbi oqean" (with Lyrical Son featuring Elvana Gjata) |
3 | |||||||||
| "Rammstein" (with Lyrical Son) |
16 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
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- ^ "MC Kresha #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Dua Lipa promovon artistët shqiptarë që do të jenë pjesë e 'Sunny Hill'". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "MC Kresha dhe Lyrical Son pjesë e festivalit 'Sunny Hill' edhe këtë vit". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "MC Kresha dhe Lyrical Son bëjnë paralajmërimin e albumit 'Muzikë e Alltisë', zbulojnë titujt e këngëve dhe bashkëpunimet". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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- ^ "Air Force 1 – Album by MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Era":"The Top List – 07/02/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Hip Hop":"The Top List – 19/06/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Menemadhe":"The Top List – 03/03/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Pasite":"The Top List – 11/08/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Gjiganta":"The Top List – 21/06/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- For "Ajo po don":"The Top List – 19/07/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Numra":"The Top List – 10/12/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- For "Ping Pong""The Top List – 13/05/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- For "Vetë e lype":"The Top List – 20/11/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- For "Heku qafë":"The Top List – 15/01/2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Hotel Mahalla", "Paret Lejla", "Stuhi mbi oqean" and "Rammstein":"The Top List – 22/01/2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.