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Fejo
OriginKochi, Kerala, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2009–present

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 one of the pioneers 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]

Personal life

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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]

Career

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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, 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.

Filmography

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Feature films

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As Rapper
Year Film Title Song Title Music Composer Notes
2018 Maradona Aparaada Panka[28] Sushin Shyam[29] Debut film
2018 Ranam Ayudhameduda Jakes Bejoy with Ajaey Shravan & FuRa
2019 Athiran Ee Thazhvara PS Jayhari[30] with Amrita Jayakumar
Jeem Boom Bhaa Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda PS Jayhari with Crishna
Kalki Police Re Entry Song Jakes Bejoy
K Swag - Red Blue Black lyrics with Joe Paul
Under World Paravakalini Yakzan 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
Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan Ashichu Mohichu Keshu Nadirshah & Bijibal
2022 Aarattu Thalayude Vilayattu[31][32] Rahul Raj[33][34] with M.G Sreekumar[35]
Naadan Adi[36] from Aaraattu OST
Naaradan Thannatthaan[37][38] Sekhar Menon with Manchild; lyrics and vocals
Pathrosinte Padappukal Kali Kalam Jakes Bejoy
Trojan Vandiyodu Shankara Sejo John
Ullasam Ullasamo[39] Shaan Rahman
2023 Pappa Raghupati Raghava Rahul Subrahmanian
Purusha Pretham Amali[40][41] Ajmal Hasbulla
Janaki Jaane Udal Manam Sibi Mathew Alex
Vaathil Jeevithamenna Thamaasha[42] Sejo John with Shahabaz Aman
King of Kotha Kalapakkaara[43][44] Jakes Bejoy with Shreya Ghoshal & Benny Dayal
King of Kotha - Title Track[45] Shaan Rahman with Nithya Mammen
RDX Mura Padichathu Sam CS for RDX OST
Adiyodadi
Dance Party Vittu Pidi[46][47] Rahul Raj
2024 Oru Kattil Oru Muri Rukmangadhavidhi[48][49][50] Varkey with Narayani Gopan
Alangu Puli Yaaru Nari Yaaru Ajesh Tamil Debut Film. with Anthony Daasan

[51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]

As Actor

Year Film Title Role Notes
2022 Naaradan[63] Mudiyan[64] Acting debut

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Discography

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Year Song Title Featuring Artists Notes
2018 Shuffle Track 2.0 (Live Life in Color) Raftaar & Varun Dhawan for Breezer Vivid Shuffle
2019 I Live the Metro Life[67] Masala Coffee for Kochi Metro Rail Limited
2022 Urula[68] Bijibal, Soumya Ramakrishnan International Dance Day (for Dancity)
Nammal Onnalle Varkey, Blesslee for Netflix India (Onam Song)[69]
Supply Anthem Shabareesh Varma, Varkey for Entri Elevate
Aiwa Deepak Dev for Meta (Instagram 1 Minute Music)
2023 Surangani Masala Coffee for Ektara Album
Yodhakkal Original[70] Thudwiser for Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 5
Sambar[71] Thirumali & Dabzee for Def Jam India[72][73]
2024 Utharam Para AbRaw for Saina Music Indie
2024 Top Tier Talk Parimal Shais for Red Bull 64 Bars[74]

Television

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Music and reality shows

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Year Show Judges / Artists Co Artists / Guests Host Channel Notes
2018 Breezer Vivid Shuffle Raftaar Deep Kalsi, Girish Nakod Vineeth 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
2019 Comedy Utsavam Tini Tom, Kalabhavan Prajod, Shaju Mithun Ramesh Flowers TV Ep. 396
2019 Comedy Utsavam Sudheesh, Thesni Khan, Kalabhavan Prajod Adarsh ADJ[75] Mithun Ramesh Flowers TV Ep. 495
2020 Para HipHop Festival Aashiq Abu, Bijibal, Shahabaz Aman Blesslee DJ Sekhar & Sreenath Bhasi Kochi Music Foundation Season 1
2021 Mirchi Music Awards with Chandan Shetty, Bjorn Surrao & Roll Rida Blesslee & Adarsh ADJ Shilpa 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)
2021 Bumper Chiri Agosham Manju Pillai, Sabumon, Naseer Sankranthi Adarsh ADJ, Baiju Santhosh Karthik Surya Mazhavil Manorama Ep. 1
2021 Bumper Chiri Agosham Manju Pillai, Sabumon, Naseer Sankranthi Adarsh & Ardhra, Thankachan Vithura Karthik Surya Mazhavil Manorama Christmas Special
2022 Star Singer K.S Chithra, Sharreth, G. Venugopal Stephen Devassy, Suraj Venjaramoodu Jewel Mary Asianet Ep. 75[76]
2022 Mazhavil Music Awards with Stephen Devassy Indulekha Warrier Swasika Mazhavil Manorama for ManoramaMAX[77]
2023 Comedy Utsavam Tini Tom, Kalabhavan Prajod Adarsh ADJ Mithun Ramesh Flowers TV Season 3 Ep. 31
2023 Bigg Boss Malayalam Mohanlal Asianet TV Season 5 Ep. 1[78][79]

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