MC Kresha
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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![]() Portrait of Fazliu (2017)  | |
| Born | Kreshnik Fazliu 5 September 1984 Mitrovica, Kosovo  | 
| Occupation | Rapper, songwriter | 
| Years active | 2008 – present | 
| Musical career | |
| Labels | PINT | 
| Associated acts | Lyrical Son | 
Life and career
    
    1984–present: Early life and career beginnings
    
Kreshnik Fazliu was born on 5 September 1984 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovicë, then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1][2] 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]
Discography
    
    
Studio albums
    
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [8]  | ||||||||||
| Patikat E Mia | 
  | 
— | ||||||||
| Air Force 1 | 
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— | ||||||||
| Emceeclopedy | 
  | 
46 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Collaborative albums
    
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [8]  | ||||||||||
| Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit (with Lyrical Son)  | 
  | 
— | ||||||||
| Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit (with Lyrical Son)  | 
  | 
4 | ||||||||
| United State Of Albania (with MC Kresha, Elinel, Erno, Lluni, Semiautomvtik)  | 
  | 
— | ||||||||
| Muzikë e Alltisë (with Lyrical Son)  | 
  | 
35 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As lead artist
    
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions  | 
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [16]  | ||||||||||
| "N'ks" (with Snupa)  | 
2008 | N/A | 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
    
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions  | 
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [17]  | ||||||||||
| "Classy" (Dj Blunt featuring Real 1 and Mc Kresha)  | 
2009 | N/A | 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
    
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions  | 
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [18]  | ||||||||||
| "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
    
- "MC Kresha – Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
 - "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.
 - Reka, Sindi (3 January 2022). "Kujdes gjuhë eksplicite/ Albumi më i ri plot surpriza i Lyrical Son dhe Mc Kresha do të publikohet për shumë pak ditë ..." (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
 - "Ja si renditen këngët e albumit të ri të Mc Kresha dhe Lyrical Son!" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
 - "Diskographie – MC Kresha" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
 - "Patikat E Mia – Album by MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
 - "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.
 - "Emceeclopedy – Album by MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
 - "Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit – Album by Lyrical Son and MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
 - "Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit – Album by Lyrical Son and MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
 -  "United State Of Albania – Album by MC Kresha and Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Muzikë e Alltisë – Album by MC Kresha and Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
 -  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 21 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.
 
 
