MC Kresha

Kreshnik Fazliu (; born 5 September 1984), known professionally as MC Kresha or Mc Kresha, is a Kosovan rapper and songwriter who sings and raps in both Albanian and English.

Life and career Early life and career beginnings

Kreshnik 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. Mc Kresha "Lej Flleshat" as a single in 2010. 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 ). In July 2018, Fazliu was announced as an act at the Sunny Hill Festival on its debut edition in Pristina. In August 2019, he was approached to perform for a second time at the Sunny Hill Festival. Fazliu's fourth collaborative album, Muzikë e Alltisë, was released in January 2022. Songs featured on the record included "Hotel Mahalla", "Paret Lejla", "Rammstein" and "Stuhi mbi oqean", the latter featuring Albanian singer Elvana Gjata, which attained commercial success in Albania.

Football career Kreshnik Fazliu was a goalkeeper for the youth team of the Kosovan club KF Trepça. However, he could not become a professional footballer due to injuries and left football at the age of 18.

After receiving his UEFA license C, he was named the general manager of the Kosovan club FC Phoenix Banjë. On October 22, 2023, he resigned from his position as general manager to focus on his musical career.

Personal life Kreshnik Fazliu is married to Erzina Shehu. They have two children.

Discography Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SWI Patikat E Mia Released: 1 June 2010 Label: AVD Digital, PINT Format: Digital download, streaming — Air Force 1 Released: 4 September 2012 Label: AVD Digital, PINT Format: Digital download, streaming — Emceeclopedy Released: 9 May 2014 Label: AVD Digital, PINT Format: Digital download, streaming 46 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SWI Label: PINT Format: Digital download, streaming — Rapsodët n'Rap t'Sotit Released: 10 June 2016 Label: PINT Format: Digital download, streaming 4 United State Of Albania Released: 17 February 2019 Label: AVD Digital, PINT Format: Digital download, streaming — Muzikë e Alltisë Released: 12 January 2022 Label: AVD Digital, PINT Format: Digital download, streaming 35 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peakchartpositions Album ALB "N'ks" 2008 "Lej flleshat" 2010 Patikat E Mia "Lyrical Warfare" "Patikat e mia" "Kon pe shan me non" 2011 Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit "Hip hopin e du" 2012 "Nuk ini Gengsta" "Cok guzel" Air Force 1 "N'disko t'shqiptarve" 2013 "Amsterdam" 2014 Emceeclopedy "Luv Luv" "Police" "Beat Murderer" "Era" 2015 1 Rapsodët n'Rap t'Sotit "Ky tipi" 2016 — "Hip Hop" 1 "Thirri krejt shoqet" — "Spo ma nin" — "Jeni marre" — "Hey Girl" 2017 — "Duqa mi duqa" — "Rruga n'club" 2018 — "Boulevard" — "Menemadhe" 2019 1 "Private" — "Pasite" 1 "Thug Life" — "Gjiganta" 2020 11 "Ajo po don" 8 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peakchartpositions Album ALB "Classy" 2009 "Classy" 2009 "La vida loca (Remix Me Dosta)" "Kush o mama" 2010 "Souljah" "Delicius" "M.F." "Cha kisha ngjyros" "Ca$h" 2011 "Boni zhurmë" "As ni zo" "Si bass" "Jabadabadu" "Çele çadren" 2013 "Para" "Move ur bady" "Me ta pyl" "Special" "Rikthejm na" 2014 "Ballin" "Take A Picture" "Bombshell" "1990" "Edhe tri" 2015 "Asaj" 2017 — "Ikim" — "Jena pa" — "Numra" 3 Winter Is Here "Për familje" 2018 — "Ping Pong" 3 "Mafia Shqip" — "Gabimet" — "Psikopatja jote" — "Habibi" — "Rick Ross" 2019 — "Art Abazi" — "KG" 2020 — "Vetë e lype" 2021 7 Dafinë moj "Heku qafë" 1 Heart Broken Kids "Maje" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs Title Year Peakchartpositions Album ALB "Hotel Mahalla" 2022 34 Muzikë e Alltisë "Paret Lejla" 29 "Stuhi mbi oqean" 3 "Rammstein" 16 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.