Fejo (rapper)

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Fejo
OriginKochi, Kerala, India
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Years active2009–present

Febin Joseph better known by his stage name Fejo, is an Indian rapper 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, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Girish Nakod. [3] [4] He is considered one of the pioneers of Malayalam Rap, noted for his socio political themes & commercially performing tracks. [5] [6] [7]

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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 and concerts like Breezer Vivid Shuffle, Mirchi Music Awards 2020, Para Hip Hop Fest etc. [8] [9]

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", "Local Idi", "Koottilitta Thatha" ,"Vere Level" [10] and a single with Masala Coffee - "Live the Metro Life" for KMRL. [11] [12]

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. [13]

Career

Fejo began his journey in the music/entertainment industry professionally in 2009.

He has worked with several music composers including Raftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Masala Coffee, Girish Nakod. [14] [15]

In May 2018, he did his first rap for a feature film in the song Aparaada Panka for the movie Maradona starring Tovino Thomas, the song was a big hit and has crossed over 1 Million views in YouTube. In September 2018, he did rap in the song Ayudhameduda for the movie Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. Later in April 2019 he did rap in the song Ee Thazhvara from the movie Athiran starring Fahad Fazil, and in May 2019 he did rap in the song Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda from the movie Jeem Boom Bhaa starring Askar Ali. [16]

In 2022, he made his acting debut in the movie Naaradhan directed by Aashiq Abu starring Tovino Thomas & Anna Ben. [17]

In 2023, he composed & performed opening song for Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 5, hosted by Mohanal. [18]

Filmography

Feature films

As Rapper
YearFilm TitleSong TitleMusic ComposerNotes
2018 Maradona Aparaada Panka [19] Sushin Shyam [20] Debut film
2018 Ranam Ayudhameduda Jakes Bejoy with Ajaey Shravan & FuRa
2019 Athiran Ee ThazhvaraPS Jayhari [21] with Amrita Jayakumar
2019 Jeem Boom Bhaa Kalathe Vellum TheeyedaPS Jayhariwith Crishna
2019 Kalki Police Re Entry Song Jakes Bejoy
2019 Kalki K Swag - Red Blue Black Jakes Bejoy lyrics with Joe Paul
2019 Under World ParavakaliniYakzan Gary Pereira & Neha Nair with Sooraj Santhosh
2020 Uriyadi Olakkalu Seelakkalu Ishaan Dev with Rock Soman
2021 Operation Java Naade Naattaare Jakes Bejoy with Thirumali
2021 Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan Ashichu Mohichu Keshu Nadirshah & Bijibal
2022 Aarattu Thalayude Vilayattu [22] [23] Rahul Raj [24] [25] with M.G Sreekumar [26]
2022 Aarattu Naadan Adi [27] Rahul Raj from Aaraattu OST
2022 Naaradan Thannatthaan [28] [29] Sekhar Menon with Manchild
2022 Pathrosinte Padappukal Kali Kalam Jakes Bejoy
2022TrojanVandiyodu Shankara Sejo John
2022 Ullasam Ullasamo [30] Shaan Rahman
2023 Pappa Raghupati RaghavaRahul Subrahmanian
2023 Purusha Pretham Amali [31] [32] Ajmal Hasbulla
2023 Janaki Jaane Udal ManamSibi Mathew Alex
2023VaathilJeevithamenna Thamaasha [33] Sejo John with Shahabaz Aman
2023 King of Kotha Kalapakkaara [34] [35] Jakes Bejoy with Shreya Ghoshal & Benny Dayal
2023 King of Kotha King of Kotha - Title Track Shaan Rahman with Nithya Mammen
2023 RDX Mura Padichathu Sam CS for RDX OST
2023 RDX Adiyodadi Sam CS for RDX OST
2023Dance PartyVittu Pidi [36] [37] Rahul Raj
2024Oru Kattil Oru MuriRukmangadhavidhi [38] [39] [40] Varkeywith Narayani Gopan

[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]

As Actor

YearFilm TitleRoleNotes
2022 Naaradan [50] Mudiyan [51] Acting debut

[52] [53]

Discography

YearSong TitleFeaturing ArtistsNotes
2018Shuffle Track 2.0 (Live Life in Color) Raftaar & Varun Dhawan for Breezer Vivid Shuffle
2019I Live the Metro Life Masala Coffee for Kochi Metro Rail Limited
2022Urula [54] Bijibal, Soumya Ramakrishnan International Dance Day (for Dancity)
2022Nammal OnnalleVarkey, Blessleefor Netflix India (Onam Song) [55]
2022Supply Anthem Shabareesh Varma, Varkeyfor Entri Elevate
2022Aiwa Deepak Dev for Meta (Instagram 1 Minute Music)
2023Surangani Masala Coffee for Ektara Album
2023Yodhakkal Original [56] Thudwiserfor Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 5
2023Sambar [57] Thirumali & Dabzeefor Def Jam India [58] [59]
2024Utharam ParaAbRawfor Saina Music Indie

Television

Music and reality shows

YearShowJudges / ArtistsCo Artists / GuestsHostChannelNotes
2018Breezer Vivid Shuffle Raftaar Deep Kalsi, Girish NakodVineeth Beep Kumar MTV India for Grand Finale 2018
2019 MTV Hustle Raftaar, Nucleya, Raja Kumari MC Altaf, Rapper Big Deal, Raiychu Gaelyn Mendonca MTV India for Grand Finale 2019
2019Comedy Utsavam Tini Tom, Kalabhavan Prajod, Shaju Mithun Ramesh Flowers TV Ep. 396
2019Comedy Utsavam Sudheesh, Thesni Khan, Kalabhavan PrajodAdarsh ADJ [60] Mithun Ramesh Flowers TV Ep. 495
2020Para HipHop Festival Aashiq Abu, Bijibal, Shahabaz Aman BlessleeDJ Sekhar & Sreenath Bhasi Kochi Music FoundationSeason 1
2021 Mirchi Music Awards with Chandan Shetty, Bjorn Surrao & Roll Rida Blesslee & Adarsh ADJShilpa Bala Asianet for Mirchi Malayalam
2021 Top Singer M.G Sreekumar, Innocent, Afsal, Rahul Raj Nadirshah, Aparna Balamurali Meenakshi Anoop Flowers TV Ep. 5 (Star Nite)
2021Bumper Chiri Agosham Manju Pillai, Sabumon, Naseer Sankranthi Adarsh ADJ, Baiju Santhosh Karthik Surya Mazhavil Manorama Ep. 1
2021Bumper Chiri Agosham Manju Pillai, Sabumon, Naseer Sankranthi Adarsh & Ardhra, Thankachan VithuraKarthik Surya Mazhavil Manorama Christmas Special
2022 Star Singer K.S Chithra, Sharreth, G. Venugopal Stephen Devassy, Suraj Venjaramoodu Jewel Mary Asianet Ep. 75 [61]
2022Mazhavil Music Awardswith Stephen Devassy Indulekha Warrier Swasika Mazhavil Manorama for ManoramaMAX [62]
2023Comedy Utsavam Tini Tom, Kalabhavan PrajodAdarsh ADJ Mithun Ramesh Flowers TV Season 3 Ep. 31
2023 Bigg Boss Malayalam Mohanlal Asianet TV Season 5 Ep. 1 [63] [64]

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