| Fero | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Feronit Shabani |
| Birth Date: | 1997 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gjilan, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
| Years Active: | 2016–2023 |
| Label: | Major Movez |
Khattab Shabani[1] (born Feronit Shabani, in Albanian fɛɾɔˈnit ʃaˈbani/; 8 July 1997), known professionally as Fero, is a former Kosovo-Albanian rapper, singer and songwriter.[2] [3] As of August 2023, he has quit his musical career, condemned his own opus as "useless" and has devoted himself to Islam.[4]
Feronit Shabani was born on 8 July 1997 into an Albanian family in the city of Gjilan, then part of the FR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[2] In August 2019, he terminated his contract with On Records and relocated to Berlin, Germany, whereas he established his own music label.[5] The following months, he released four singles, including "Jom rrit" and "Habibi" both entering the music charts in Albania.[6] [7]
Shabani was in a relationship with Albanian model Arbenita Ismajli, whom he married in February 2021.[8] [9] Together they have one daughter born on 24 April 2021, whom they named Nina.[10] In July 2023, Shabani was arrested after allegedly beating and threatening Ismajli.[11] Following the occurrences, Ismajli filed for divorce.[12]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [13] | |||||||||||
| "Feromeni" | 2016 | — | rowspan="13" | ||||||||
| "Rra rra" | 2017 | 1 | |||||||||
| "Harroj" | — | ||||||||||
| "A pe din qysh" | 15 | ||||||||||
| "Bakshish" | — | ||||||||||
| "Gang Gang" | 2018 | — | |||||||||
| "Veni 1" | — | ||||||||||
| "Vi vet" | — | ||||||||||
| "Bona fam" | — | ||||||||||
| "Alles Baba" | — | ||||||||||
| "Baba për ikona" | 2019 | — | |||||||||
| "Fol edhe 1 her" | 74 | ||||||||||
| "Ride or Die" | — | ||||||||||
| "Jom rrit" | 86 | Self Loyalty | |||||||||
| "Mama" | — | ||||||||||
| "Habibi" | 75 | ||||||||||
| "Marijuana" | 2020 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [14] | |||||||||||
| "S'du me ni" | 2016 | — | rowspan="5" | ||||||||
| "No Kiss" | 2017 | — | |||||||||
| "Ska konkurenc" | 2018 | 2 | |||||||||
| "Mamacita" | — | ||||||||||
| "Momo" | 2019 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||