Febin Joseph, better known by his stage name Fejo, is an Indian rapper, singer, songwriter and actor from Kerala. He started his solo career professionally in 2009, and is considered the pioneer of Malayalam hip-hop, noted for his socio-political themes. He is known for the songs like "Thalayude Vilayattu" from Aaraattu (2022), "Aparaada Panka" from Maradona (2018), "Ayudhameduda" from Ranam (2018), and "Ee Thazhvara" from Athiran (2019).
Early life and education Febin was born to Joseph and Leonitha in Vytilla, Kochi, Kerala, India. He developed an interest in music and songwriting at a young age. He completed B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics while building his musical career.
Career He started his Indie music career in 2009 and has popularised 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.
Fejo has collaborated with various artists like Raftaar, M.G Sreekumar, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Stephen Devassy, Deepak Dev, Bijibal, Sam CS, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman, Justin Varghese, Rahul Raj. His notable singles include "Malsaram Ennodu Thanne", "Theruvinte Kalakaran", "Avasaram Tharu", "Dorothy", "Koottilitta Thatha", "Vere Level", "Koode Thullu", "Mahanubhavulu", and "Vazhikatti". His first rap for a feature film came in May 2018 with the song Aparaada Panka for the movie Maradona, starring Tovino Thomas. The same year, 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.
In 2022, he made his acting debut in the movie Naradan directed by Aashiq Abu starring Tovino Thomas & Anna Ben. Later that 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. 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, sharing the stage with DJ Sekhar, Stephen Devassy, Sivamani & Jacqueline Fernandez. 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. 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.
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. 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. He also collaborated with Shankar Ehsaan Loy for their first Malayalam film Chatha Pacha, rapping for the title track. In December 2025, Fejo won two Mazhavil Manorama Music Awards, receiving the Special Jury Mention (Singer) for Heart Attack and the Song of the Year award for Onam Mood.
Filmography YearFilm titleRoleNotes2022NaradanMudiyanDebut film
Discography
Film songs YearFilmSongMusic composerCo-singer(s)LabelNotes2018Maradona"Aparaada Panka"Sushin ShyamMini Music - DivoDebut film Ranam"Ayudhameduda"Jakes BejoyAjaey Shravan, FuRa, Jakes BejoyGoodwill Entertainments2019Athiran"Ee Thazhvara"PS JayhariAmrita JayakumarManorama MusicJeem Boom Bhaa"Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda" PS Jayhari CrishnaMillennium AudiosKalki"Police Re Entry Song"Jakes Bejoy Goodwill Entertainments"K Swag - Red Blue Black"lyrics with Joe PaulUnder World"Paravakalini"Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha NairSooraj SanthoshFriday Film House2020Uriyadi"Olakkalu Seelakkalu"Ishaan Dev Rock SomanManorama Music2021Operation Java"Naade Naattaare"Jakes Bejoy ThirumaliV Cinemas InternationalKeshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan"Ashichu Mohichu Keshu"Nadirshah, BijibalMillennium Audios2022Aarattu"Thalayude Vilayattu"Rahul RajM.G SreekumarSaina Music"Naadan Adi"Naradan"Thannatthaan"Sekhar MenonManchildOPM RecordsPathrosinte Padappukal"Kali Kalam"Jakes BejoyJXB RecordsTrojan"Vandiyodu Shankara"Sejo JohnManorama MusicUllasam"Ullasamo"Shaan RahmanSatyam Audios2023Pappa"Raghupati Raghava"Rahul Subrahmanian Purusha Pretham"Amali"Ajmal HasbullaThink MusicJanaki Jaane"Udal Manam"Sibi Mathew AlexManorama MusicVaathil"Jeevithamenna Thamaasha"Sejo JohnShahabaz AmanSaregamaKing of Kotha"Kalapakkaara"Jakes BejoyShreya Ghoshal & Benny DayalSony Music"King of Kotha - Title Track"Shaan RahmanNithya MammenRDX"Mura Padichathu"Sam CSSaregamafor OST"Adiyodadi"Sam CSDance Party"Vittu Pidi"Rahul RajManorama Music2024Oru Kattil Oru Muri"Rukmangadhavidhi"VarkeyNarayani Gopan123MusixAlangu"Puli Yaaru Nari Yaaru"AjeshAnthony DaasanSony Music2025Painkili"Heart Attack"Justin VargheseThink Musiclyrics Vinayak SasikumarDaveed"Madi Raja"Justin VargheseThink Musiclyrics Suhail KoyaDetective Ujjwalan"Neptune"RzeeSaregamalyrics Manu ManjithSahasam"Onam Mood"Bibin AshokHimna Hilari & Hinitha HilariSaregamalyrics Vinayak SasikumarKaram"Uyarnnu Vaa"Shaan RahmanVineeth SreenivasanSaregamaAthi Bheekara Kaamukan"Delulu Delulu"Bibin AshokSaregamalyrics HeyKarthii2026Chatha Pacha"Chatha Pacha Title Track"Shankar Ehsaan LoyShankar Mahadevan, Siddharth MahadevanT-Series MalayalamAashakal Ayiram"Kodumudi Kayareda"Sanal DevVipin K Sasidharan, Sruthy SivadasSree Gokulam Movieslyrics with SharfuMasthishka Maranam"Ilama Pazham"VarkeyMariya JohnySaregamaMadhuvidhu"Pokum Beyond"Hesham Abdul WahabZee Music Companyfor OST"Puthan Penne Manavatty"Athiradi"IYKYK"Vishnu VijayPoornima KannanSaregamalyrics Suhail Koya
Songs featured +YearSong titleFeaturing ArtistsLabelNotes2018Shuffle Track 2.0 (Live Life in Color)Raftaar, Varun Dhawanfor Breezer Vivid Shuffle2019I Live the Metro LifeMasala Coffeefor Kochi Metro Rail Limited 2022UrulaBijibal, Soumya RamakrishnanInlight CreationsInternational Dance Day (for Dancity)Nammal OnnalleVarkey, BlessleeNetflixfor Netflix India (Onam Song)Supply AnthemShabareesh Varma, VarkeyEntri Codingfor Entri ElevateAiwaDeepak DevAvenirtek, Metafor Meta (Instagram 1 Minute Music)2023SuranganiMasala CoffeeOne Digitalfor Ektara AlbumYodhakkal OriginalThudwiserfor Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 5SambarThirumali & DabzeeDef Jam2024Utharam ParaAbRawSaina Music IndieTop Tier TalkParimal ShaisDef Jamfor Red Bull 64 BarsAayiram AuraJeffin JestinSony Music India2025SickUlsava RaveThirumali, ThudwiserUniversal Music Indiafor Hyundai SpotlightBaby Cool AyirunneJeffin JestinSony Music IndiaVazhikattiJeffin Justin, Daleema
Television
Music and reality shows +YearShowJudges / ArtistsCo Artists / GuestsHostChannelNotes2018Breezer Vivid ShuffleRaftaarDeep Kalsi, Girish NakodVineeth "Beep" KumarMTV Indiafor Grand Finale 20182019MTV HustleRaftaar, Nucleya, Raja KumariMC Altaf, Rapper Big Deal, RaiychuGaelyn MendoncaMTV Indiafor Grand Finale 20192019Comedy UtsavamTini Tom, Kalabhavan Prajod, ShajuMithun RameshFlowers TVEp. 3962019Comedy UtsavamSudheesh, Thesni Khan, Kalabhavan PrajodAdarsh ADJMithun RameshFlowers TVEp. 4952020Para HipHop FestivalAashiq Abu, Bijibal, Shahabaz AmanBlessleeDJ Sekhar & Sreenath BhasiKochi Music FoundationSeason 12021Mirchi Music Awardswith Chandan Shetty, Bjorn Surrao & Roll RidaBlesslee & Adarsh ADJShilpa BalaAsianetfor Mirchi Malayalam2021Top SingerM.G Sreekumar, Innocent, Afsal, Rahul RajNadirshah, Aparna BalamuraliMeenakshi AnoopFlowers TVEp. 5 (Star Nite)2021Bumper Chiri AgoshamManju Pillai, Sabumon, Naseer SankranthiAdarsh ADJ, Baiju SanthoshKarthik SuryaMazhavil ManoramaEp. 12021Bumper Chiri AgoshamManju Pillai, Sabumon, Naseer SankranthiAdarsh & Ardhra, Thankachan VithuraKarthik SuryaMazhavil ManoramaChristmas Special2022Star SingerK.S Chithra, Sharreth, G. VenugopalStephen Devassy, Suraj VenjaramooduJewel MaryAsianetEp. 752022Mazhavil Music Awardswith Stephen DevassyIndulekha WarrierSwasikaMazhavil Manoramafor ManoramaMAX2023Comedy UtsavamTini Tom, Kalabhavan PrajodAdarsh ADJMithun RameshFlowers TVSeason 3 Ep. 312023Bigg Boss MalayalamMohanlalAsianet TVSeason 5 Ep. 12025Mazhavil Music AwardsBibin Ashok, Adarsh ADJ, Himna Hilari, Hinitha HilaryRanjini Haridas, Aswathy SreekanthMazhavil Manorama2026Flowers Music AwardsVedan, Adarsh ADJManikuttan, Meera AnilFlowers TV2026Atham Pathu RuchiAnju Joseph, Adarsh ADJMathukutty Xavier, Twinkle SheethalMazhavil ManoramaEp. 9
Awards & Recognitions +YearAward NameCategoryNominated WorkResultRef2025Mazhavil Music AwardsSpecial Jury Mention (Singer)Heart Attack (Painkili)Won2025Mazhavil Music AwardsSong of the YearOnam Mood (Sahasam)Won2026Flowers Music AwardsPeople's Choice : Hip Hop StarVazhikatti, Aayiram AuraWon
References
External links
Fejo on Instagram Fejo on YouTube Fejo on Facebook Fejo at m3db.com