Bardhul Idrizi (; born 25 December 1997), known mononymously as Bardhi, is a Macedonian-Albanian rapper. He attracted widespread attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans upon the release of his breakthrough single, "Betohemi", which eventually peaked atop the Albanian chart.

Life and career

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(present-day North Macedonia). Bardhi first gained national attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans in October 2020, with the release of his acclaimed single, "Betohemi". It was an immediate commercial success, reaching number one in Albania for several consecutive weeks. Bardhi's chart success continued into November 2020 with his follow-up "Interes", which debuted at number one in the Albanian Top 100, upon its release. The rapper's debut studio album, ''Trëndafil'', premiered on 9 November 2021. 14 singles were released from the record in the span of a year, seven of them to commercial success. "Do të doja" and "Diva" peaked at number six, respectively, while "Copë Copë", a collaboration with Kosovo-Albanian rapper

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, reached the top five in Albania.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

* ''Trëndafil'' (2021)

Extended plays

* ''21'' (2019)

Singles

As lead artist

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bardhi 1997 births Living people 21st-century Albanian male singers 21st-century Albanian rappers Albanian hip-hop singers Macedonian musicians of Albanian descent Albanian-language singers Albanian songwriters Albanian male rappers Macedonian rappers People from Kumanovo