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Fejo (rapper)
Indian rapper and songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Febin Joseph better known by his stage name Fejo, is an Indian rapper, singer and songwriter from Kerala who started his solo career professionally in 2009.[1][2] Rapping in Malayalam, Fejo has worked with music composers including Raftaar, Sushin Shyam, Deepak Dev, Shaan Rahman, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj.[3][4] He is considered as the pioneer of Malayalam Rap, noted for his socio political themes & commercially performing tracks.[5][6][7]
He started his Indie music career in 2009 and has popularized the subversive music genres in Kerala and experimenting with different genres, predominantly Hip Hop/Rap in Malayalam. He has performed in various concerts including MTV Hustle, Comedy Utsavam, Flowers Top Singer, Star Singer and concerts like Breezer Vivid Shuffle, Mirchi Music Awards 2020, Mazhavil Music Awards, Para Hip Hop Fest etc.[8][9][10]
He is best known for the theme song "Thalayude Vilayattu" from the Mohanlal starrer Aaraattu, "Aparaada Panka" from the movie Maradona starring Tovino Thomas, "Ayudhameduda" from the movie Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, "Ee Thazhvara" from the movie Athiran starring Fahad Fazil etc. He is also known for his singles "Malsaram Ennodu Thanne", "Theruvinte Kalakaran", "Avasaram Tharu", "Dorothy", "Koottilitta Thatha" , "Vere Level",[11] "Koode Thullu"[12][13] and "Mahanubhavulu"[14]
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Personal life
Febin also known as Fejo was born to Joseph and Leonitha in Vytilla, Kochi. He has completed B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics before entering to the movie industry.[15]
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Fejo began his professional journey in the music and entertainment industry in 2009.
He has collaborated with several music composers, including Sushin Shyam, Sam CS, Bijibal, Justin Varghese, Stephen Devassy, Sekhar Menon, Masala Coffee, Girish Nakod.[16][17]
His first rap for a feature film came in May 2018 with the song Aparaada Panka for the movie Maradona, starring Tovino Thomas. The song was a major success, crossing over 1.6 million views on YouTube. In September 2018, he contributed rap verses for the song Ayudhameduda in the film Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. Later in April 2019, he rapped for the song Ee Thazhvara from Athiran, starring Fahad Fazil, and in 2021 he performed rap in the song Naade Naattaare from the movie Operation Java starring Lukman Avaran & Balu Varghese.[18]
In 2022, he made his acting debut in the movie Naaradhan directed by Aashiq Abu starring Tovino Thomas & Anna Ben.[19] The same year, he also sang Thalayude Vilayattu with M.G. Sreekumar for the Mohanlal-starrer Aarattu. He collaborated on Nammal Onnale with Varkey for Netflix and worked with Deepak Dev for Meta’s Instagram 1 Minute Music campaign.
In 2023, Fejo composed and performed the opening song for Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 5, hosted by Mohanlal.[20] He also sang for King of Kotha with Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal, & Jakes Bejoy, and performed in RDX for Sam CS. Additionally, he collaborated on Sambar for Def Jam India, alongside Thirumali and Dabzee.
In 2024, Fejo performed the opening act at the inaugural function of the Super League Kerala,[21] sharing the stage with DJ Sekhar, Stephen Devassy, Sivamani & Jacqueline Fernandez.[22][23][24][25][26] In October 2024, he became the first Malayalam rapper to perform in Red Bull 64 Bars with his track Top Tier Talk, created with Parimal Shais.[27] Later in 2024, Fejo made his Kollywood debut with the song Puli Yaaru Nari Yaaru, performed alongside Anthony Daasan, composed by Ajesh for the Tamil movie Alangu.
In December 2024, Fejo signed with Sony Music India and released his first song under the label, Aayiram Aura. The song gained attention and trended at number 3 on YouTube after its release.[28][29]
In January 2025, he made his playback singing debut in the Malayalam film Painkili with the song Heart Attack, marking his first time singing in a movie instead of rapping. It was composed by Justin Varghese and penned by Vinayak Sasikumar.[30][31][32] Following the success of the song, Fejo received further opportunities as a playback singer, performing Madi Raja for Daveed, Neptune for Detective Ujjwalan, and Onam Mood for the film Sahasam, which trended at number 1 on YouTube [33][34][35][36][37][38]
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