{{Short description|Kosovan rapper (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Mozzik | image = Mozzik during an interview in 2020.png | image_size = | caption = Mozzik in 2020 | birth_name = Gramoz Aliu | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Ferizaj, Kosovo | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 2014–present | notable_works = Discography | spouse = {{marriage|Loredana Zefi<br>|2018|2021|reason=divorced}} | children = 1 | relatives = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = Hip hop<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=Mozzik #Bio |date=10 February 2018 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/mozzik/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025210747/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/mozzik/ |archive-date=25 October 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}</ref> | label = {{hlist|2 Euro Gang|Sony<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jonas Kiß |title=Mozzik unterschreibt bei Sony/ATV |url=http://beta.musikwoche.de/details/437633 |website=beta.musikwoche.de |language=de |date=11 February 2019}}</ref>}} }} }}
'''Gramoz Aliu''' ({{IPA|sq|ɡɾaˈmɔz aˈli.u|lang}}; born 29 September 1995), known professionally as '''Mozzik''', is an Albanian rapper and singer. Born in Bocholt, Germany and raised in Ferizaj, 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.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title='On Records' kërkon përjashtimin e këngëve të Mozzik dhe Getinjo nga 'The Top List' |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/on-records-kerkon-perjashtimin-e-kengeve-te-mozzik-dhe-getinjo-nga-the-top-list/ |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=Albanian |date=10 January 2018 |quote=Prej shumë vitesh, dy reperat e njohur, Getinjo dhe Mozzik, kanë patur një bashkëpunim të fuqishëm me shtëpinë diskografike 'On Records', por gjithçka ka marrë fund ditën e sotme.}}</ref> Aliu later earned popularity in German-speaking Europe, as he collaborated with his wife and fellow rapper Loredana. Their collaborations achieved commercial success in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and topped the charts in the aforementioned countries.<ref name="Bonnie und Clyde">{{cite web |title=LOREDANA & MOZZIK – BONNIE & CLYDE – SINGLE – GOLD |url=https://ifpi.at/auszeichnungen/loredana-mozzik-bonnie-clyde-single-gold/ |website=ifpi.at |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=11 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Bonnie und Clyde und Eiskalt Gold">{{cite web |title=Zweimal Gold für Loredana von Groove Attack und Believe |url=http://beta.musikwoche.de/details/443773 |website=beta.musikwoche.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=17 September 2019}}</ref> Due to his success, he signed contract with Sony Music Germany and announced his debut studio album to be released in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozzik me album në vitin 2020 |url=https://rapshqip.com/lajme/mozzik-me-album-ne-vitin-2020/ |website=rapshqip.com |accessdate=10 December 2019 |language=Albanian |date=12 November 2019}}</ref>
== Life and career ==
=== 1995–2020: Breakthrough and ''Mozzart'' ===
Mozzik was born as Gramoz Aliu on 29 September 1995 into an Albanian family in Ferizaj, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="Biography">{{cite web |publisher=TeksteShqip |title=Mozzik{{spaced ndash}}Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/mozzik/biografia |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117065754/https://www.teksteshqip.com/mozzik/biografia |archive-date=17 January 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}</ref> He has an elder brother, Getoar Aliu, who is also a rapper and songwriter, known professionally as Getinjo.<ref name="Bio"/> Mozzik was signed by On Records, Mozzik rose to widespread attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title='On Records' kërkon përjashtimin e këngëve të Mozzik dhe Getinjo nga 'The Top List' |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/on-records-kerkon-perjashtimin-e-kengeve-te-mozzik-dhe-getinjo-nga-the-top-list/ |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204181357/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/on-records-kerkon-perjashtimin-e-kengeve-te-mozzik-dhe-getinjo-nga-the-top-list/ |archive-date=4 December 2020 |language=sq |date=10 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, Mozzik announced an upcoming single in collaboration with Kosovo-Albanian rapper Tayna during a social media post.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozzik dhe Tayna flasin lidhur me bashkëpunimin e tyre: Do të jetë hit |url=https://lajmi.net/mozzik-dhe-tayna-flasin-lidhur-me-bashkepunimin-e-tyre-do-te-jete-hit/ |website=lajmi.net |accessdate=29 January 2020 |language=Albanian |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> The aforementioned single, "Edhe ti", was premiered in the same month and entered the music charts in Albania, Germany and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Koha |title=Tayna e Mozziku publikojnë këngën 'Edhe ti' |url=https://www.koha.net/showbiz/205024/tayna-e-mozziku-publikojne-kengen-edhe-ti/ |website=koha.net |accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=Albanian |date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Privé |title=Publikohet dueti tejet i komentuar: Tayna ft Mozzik! |url=https://prive.al/publikohet-dueti-tejet-i-komentuar-tayna-ft-mozzik/ |website=prive.al |accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=Albanian |date=22 January 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, he released his follow-up singles "Auf Wiedersehen" and "Tom & Jerry", the first marking his first single entirely written in the German language.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozzik godet me projektin e radhës, 'Auf Wiedersehen' |url=https://telegrafi.com/mozzik-godet-projektin-e-radhes-auf-wiedersehen/ |website=telegrafi.com |accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=Albanian |date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
=== 2021–present: ''No Rich Parents'' and ''Lamboziki'' ===
Mozzik released his first collaborative album, ''No Rich Parents'', with Swiss rapper Loredana in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Apple Music |title=No Rich Parents{{spaced ndash}}Album by Loredana and Mozzik on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/xk/album/no-rich-parents/1567926449 |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013150417/https://music.apple.com/xk/album/no-rich-parents/1567926449 |archive-date=13 October 2021 |date=24 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Five successful singles, "{{lang|de|Rosenkrieg|i=no}}", "Oh Digga", "{{lang|sq|Nëse Don|i=no}}", "{{lang|de|Mit Mir|i=no}}" and "{{lang|de|Immer Wenn Es Regnet|i=no}}", preceded the record prior to its release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Senfter |first=Martin |publisher=Pandroid |title=Loredana x Mozzik{{spaced ndash}}No Rich Parents |date=27 September 2021 |url=https://www.pandroid.at/2021/09/27/loredana-x-mozzik-no-rich-parents-review-pandroid/ |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222152007/https://www.pandroid.at/2021/09/27/loredana-x-mozzik-no-rich-parents-review-pandroid/ |archive-date=22 February 2022 |language=de |url-status=live}}</ref> Announced in October 2021, ''Lamboziki'', Mozzik's second studio album, was issued in February 2022, featuring the commercially successful singles "{{lang|sq|Shko|i=no}}", "{{lang|fr|Bonjour Madame|i=no}}" with Albanian singer Noizy and "{{lang|sq|Ska|i=no}}" with Albanian singer Elvana Gjata.<ref name="Lamboziki">{{cite web |publisher=Apple Music |title=Lamboziki{{spaced ndash}}Album by Mozzik on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/xk/album/lamboziki/1609413854 |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216163635/https://music.apple.com/xk/album/lamboziki/1609413854 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |date=13 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
He married Swiss rapper Loredana Zefi in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Blick |title=Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik |url=https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/loredana-bestaetigt-trennung-von-mozzik-ab-jetzt-bin-ich-eine-alleinerziehende-mum-id15560865.html |accessdate=3 January 2020 |language=German |date=11 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Das große Geheimnis von Loredana und ihrem Freund! |url=http://www.deinupdate.de/?p=22353 |website=deinupdate.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208180307/http://www.deinupdate.de/%3Fp%3D22353/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Loredana gave birth to their daughter in December 2018 in her hometown of Lucerne, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozzik dhe Loredana bëhen prindër për herë të parë, vjen në jetë Hana |url=https://telegrafi.com/mozzik-dhe-loredana-behen-prinder-per-te-pare-vjen-ne-jete-hana/ |website=telegrafi.com |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=Albanian |date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ganz heimlich: Rapperin Loredana ist Mama geworden! |url=https://www.promiflash.de/news/2018/12/20/ganz-heimlich-rapperin-loredana-ist-mama-geworden.html |website=promiflash.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='BONNIE & CLYDE'-RAPPERIN LOREDANA IST MUTTER GEWORDEN |url=https://www.bigfm.de/news/28017/bonnie-clyde-rapperin-loredana-ist-mutter-geworden |website=bigfm.de |accessdate=8 December 2019 |language=German |date=19 December 2019}}</ref> The couple separated in October 2019<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Blick |title=Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik |url=https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/loredana-bestaetigt-trennung-von-mozzik-ab-jetzt-bin-ich-eine-alleinerziehende-mum-id15560865.html |website=blick.ch |accessdate=3 January 2020 |language=German |date=11 October 2019}}</ref> but they collaborated on their 2021 album ''No Rich Parents''.
He is in a relationship with Lotina Haziri,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=Lotina haziri confirms her relationship with rapper mozzik - Korca Boom News {{!}} Top Stories, Albania and World |url=https://korcaboom.com/lotina-haziri-confirms-her-relationship-with-rapper-mozzik/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> the daughter of Kosovo politician Lutfi Haziri.
== Discography == {{Main|Mozzik discography}}
*''Mozzart'' (2020) *''No Rich Parents'' (2021) *''Lamboziki'' (2022) *Mergimstar (2024)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{AllMusic|id=mozzik-mn0003764557|title=Mozzik}} *{{IMDb name|10175725|Mozzik}} *{{Discogs artist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mozzik}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Ferizaj Category:Kosovan musicians Category:Kosovan rappers Category:Albanian songwriters Category:21st-century Albanian male singers Category:21st-century Albanian rappers Category:Kosovan people of Albanian descent Category:Sony Music artists