Xhonatan Isufi (Albanian: [ˈdʒɔnatan iˈsufi]; born 8 April 2000), known professionally as Don Xhoni, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper.
Don Xhoni | |
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Born | Xhonatan Isufi (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 22) Çikatovë e Re, Drenas, Kosovo |
Occupation | Rapper, songwriter |
Years active | 2018–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Hip hop |
Musical artist |
Don Xhoni was born as Xhonatan Isufi on 8 April 2000 into an Albanian family in the village of Çikatovë e Re near Drenas, Kosovo.[1][2] After rosing to prominence, Isufi was featured on Albanian singer Enca's "Break Down" in July 2020.[3] The song attained commercial success in Albania, reaching number 11 on the country's Top 100 chart.[4] He further gained international recognition in late 2020, after his single, "Make a pose (Freestyle)", turned viral on the social media platform TikTok.[5][6][7] Isufi's chart success ensued into October 2021 with the single, "Trust me", which peaked at number 13 in Albania and number 72 in Switzerland.[8] By November 2021, his collaboration with Swiss-Albanian rapper Loredana on his follow-up "Gjuj për to" had reached the top five in Albania and number 32 in Swiss Singles Top 100 chart.[9][10] A month later, he was featured on Kosovo-Albanian singer Butrint Imeri's successful single "Corazon" in December 2021.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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ALB [11] |
SWI [12] | |||||||||
"Jena me ekip" | 2018 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Ajo don"[13] | 2019 | — | — | |||||||
"Tjera llafe"[14] | 2020 | — | — | |||||||
"Baby"[15] | — | — | ||||||||
"Cash Cash"[16] | — | — | ||||||||
"Alles Gute Criminale"[17] | — | — | ||||||||
"Make a pose (Freestyle)"[18] | — | — | ||||||||
"Kokaina"[19] | — | — | ||||||||
"Maffia"[20] | 2021 | — | — | |||||||
"Une foli i fundit"[21] | — | — | ||||||||
"Deri kur"[22] | — | — | ||||||||
"Trust me"[23] | 13 | 72 | ||||||||
"Gjuj për to"[24] (featuring Loredana) |
2 | 36 | ||||||||
"Albaner"[25] | 2022 | — | — | |||||||
"Crypto"[26] | — | — | ||||||||
"Katile" | — | 38 | ||||||||
"Hala" (with Era Istrefi) |
100 | 25 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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ALB [27] |
SWI [12] | |||||||||
"Break Down"[28] (Enca featuring Don Xhoni) |
2020 | 11 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Corazon"[29] (Butrint Imeri featuring Don Xhoni) |
2021 | 5 | 35 | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |