Loredana Zefi

Loredana Zefi Aliu (Albanian pronunciation: [loɾɛdana zɛfi]; born 1 September 1995), better known by her stage name Loredana, is a Swiss rapper.

Loredana
Birth name	Loredana Zefi
Born	(1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 Lucerne, Switzerland
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Sony/ATV Germany
Associated acts	Mozzik

Life and career

1995–2019

Loredana was born on 1 September 1995 into an Albanian family of the Roman Catholic faith in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland.[1][2][3][4] In 2018, she released her debut single "Sonnenbrille", which experienced commercial success throughout German-speaking Europe.[5] Her follow-up single, "Bonnie & Clyde" featuring her ex-husband Mozzik, peaked at number two in Switzerland and number three in Austria and Germany, respectively.[6] Both aforementioned singles became her first singles to be certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie and Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft.[7] In the same year, she released her third single "Milliondollar$mile", which saw a moderate success.[8]

In 2019, Loredana collaborated a second time with her ex-husband Mozzik on "Romeo & Juliet" peaking at number two in Germany.[9] The two follow-up singles "Labyrinth" and "Jetzt rufst du an", all entered the charts in Austria and Germany.[10][11] The same year, Loredana released her seventh single "Eiskalt" featuring Mozzik, which achieved to be certified gold in Germany and Austria.[12] The single marks the third time that both artists have collaborated musically on a recording. A month later, she released her debut studio album, King Lori, featuring the commercially successful singles "Genick", "Mit dir" and the number-one single "Kein Plan".[13][14] In November 2019, she won the Best Swiss Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[15] In 2019, Loredana was the second most Googled personality in Switzerland.[16][17]

2020–present

In January 2020, the number one single "Kein Wort" was released in collaboration with German rapper Juju.[18][19] In March 2020, she embarked on the King Lori Tour, which was later cancelled due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019-20 (COVID-19) in China and its spread to other countries.[20][21] The same month, she released her next number one singles "Angst" featuring English producer Rymez, and "Du bist mein" with German rapper Zuna.[22][23]

Personal life

Loredana entered a relationship with Mozzik and married him in 2018.[24] She gave birth to the couple's first daughter Hana on 18 December 2018 in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland.[25][26][27] The couple separated in October 2019.[28]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		GER [29]	AUT [30]	SWI [31]
King Lori	Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Loredana, Groove Attack Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio	3	2	2

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		GER [29]	ALB [32]	AUT [30]	SWI [31]
"Sonnenbrille"	2018	12	10	8	13	BVMI: Gold[33] IFPI AUT: Gold[34]	Non-album singles
"Bonnie & Clyde" (with Mozzik)		3	—	3	2	BVMI: Gold[33] IFPI AUT: Gold[34]
"Milliondollar$mile"		11	—	19	30	none
"Romeo & Juliet" (with Mozzik)	2019	2	3	4	4
"Labyrinth"		10	69	10	17		King Lori
"Jetzt rufst du an"		2	—	3	4
"Eiskalt" (featuring Mozzik)		2	37	2	7	BVMI: Gold[33] IFPI AUT: Gold[34]
"Kein Plan" (featuring Mero)		1	—	2	4	none
"Genick"		3	58	3	3
"Mit dir"		9	—	29	20		Non-album singles
"Kein Wort" (with Juju)	2020	1	—	1	3	BVMI: Gold[33]
"Angst" (featuring Rymez)		1	—	1	3	none
"Du bist mein" (with Zuna)		1	—	2	3
"Nicht verdient" (with Capital Bra)		1	—	1	1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER [29]	AUT [30]	SWI [31]
"Djadja (Remix)" (Aya Nakamura featuring Loredana)	2018	43	—	—	BVMI: Gold[33] IFPI AUT: Gold[34]	Non-album single
"Geh dein Weg" (KC Rebell and Summer Cem featuring Loredana)	2020	4	6	8	none	Maximum III
"Gib mir nicht die Schuld" (Dardan featuring Loredana)		—	—	79		Soko Disko
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Tours

• King Lori Tour (2020)

Awards

Year	Award	Nomination	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Swiss Act	Herself	Won	[15][35]

References

1. "Loredana është mbesa e këtij personaliteti të njohur fetar". kosovarja-ks.com (in Albanian). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
2. "Loredana Zefi është vajza e vëllaut të priftit katolik Don Shan Zefit". gazetanewborn.co (in Albanian). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
3. "Loredana–Porträt". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
4. "LOREDANA - STECKBRIEF, SONGS & KONZERTE". radiomonster.fm (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
5. ""Sonnenbrille" startet durch". laut.de (in German). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
6. ""Bonnie & Clyde" jagen das Geld". laut.de (in German). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
7. "Zweimal Gold für Loredana von Groove Attack und Believe". beta.musikwoche.de (in German). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
8. "Neues Video zu "Milliondollarsmile"". laut.de (in German). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
9. "Keine Chance auf einen Swiss Music Award". laut.de (in German). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
10. "Darum geht es im neuen Song von Loredana". 20min.ch (in German). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
11. "Das Video zu "Jetzt Rufst Du An"". laut.de (in German). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
12. "Neues Video "Eiskalt" feat. Mozzik". laut.de (in German). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
13. "King Lori". laut.de (in German). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
14. "MUSIKVIDEO: LOREDANA & MERO HABEN NOCH IMMER "KEIN[EN] PLAN"". bigfm.de (in German). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
15. "MTV EMA 2019: Luzerner Rapperin Loredana gewinnt". blick.ch (in German). blick.ch. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
16. "Das war 2019 angesagt – Schweiz". trends.google.com (in German). Google. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
17. "Das sind die beliebtesten Suchbegriffe 2019". blick.ch (in German). Blick. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
18. ""KEIN WORT": JUJU & LOREDANA KÜNDIGEN GEMEINSAME SINGLE AN". bigfm.de (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
19. "RAPPERINNEN BELEGEN SPITZENPOSITIONEN DER OFFIZIELLEN DEUTSCHEN CHARTS". offiziellecharts.de (in German). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
20. ""BONNIE & CLYDE"-TOUR: LOREDANA KÜNDIGT KONZERTREISE AN". bigfm.de (in German). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
21. "LOREDANA SICHERT SICH MIT "ANGST" DIE SPITZE DER CHARTS". bigfm.de (in German). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
22. "Mit "Angst" gegen die Kritik". laut.de (in German). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
23. "Neues Video zu "Du Bist Mein"". laut.de (in German). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
24. "Das große Geheimnis von Loredana und ihrem Freund!". deinupdate.de (in German). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
25. "Mozzik dhe Loredana bëhen prindër për herë të parë, vjen në jetë Hana". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
26. "Ganz heimlich: Rapperin Loredana ist Mama geworden!". promiflash.de (in German). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
27. ""BONNIE & CLYDE"-RAPPERIN LOREDANA IST MUTTER GEWORDEN". bigfm.de (in German). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
28. "Loredana bestätigt Trennung von Mozzik". blick.ch (in German). Blick. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
29. "Suche Nach "LOREDANA"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
30. "Diskografie—Loredana" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
31. "Diskografie—Loredana" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
32. Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
    • For "Sonnenbrille":"The Top List—15/07/2018" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    • For "Romeo & Juliet":"The Top List—24/02/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
    • For "Labyrinth":"The Top List—16/06/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
    • For "Eiskalt":"The Top List—20/10/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
    • For "Genick":"The Top List—03/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
33. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank: Loredana" [Gold and platinum database: Loredana] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
34. "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: Loredana" [Results of your search: Loredana]. IFPI AUT. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
35. "2019 MTV EMA: DIE GEWINNER". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

• Loredana Zefi on Instagram
• Loredana Zefi on YouTube