Albina Kelmendi
Albina Kelmendi | |
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FR Yugoslavia )(present-day Kosovo | |
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Folé Publishing |
Albina Kelmendi (Albanian pronunciation: [alˈbina kɛlˈmɛndi]; born 27 January 1998)[1] is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after placing as the runner-up on the fourth series of The Voice of Albania in 2014.[2] Kelmendi and her family represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Duje".
Early life
Albina Kelmendi was born in
Career
2014–2021: The Voice of Albania and Top Fest
In 2014, she auditioned for the fourth series of The Voice of Albania.[3] After getting chair turns from all four coaches, she joined Team Elsa. She finished as the runner-up of the season.
Round | Song | Original artist(s) | Notes |
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Blind auditions | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Etta James | Four-chair turn, joined Team Elsa |
Battle | "Run Baby Run" | Sheryl Crow | Won against Nilsa Hysi |
Knock Out | "Suus" | Rona Nishliu | Won against Xhejni Memlikaj |
Live shows | "Tomlin e nanës" | Jericho | |
"Serenata e Shubertit" | Frederik Ndoci | ||
"All for Love" | Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting | With Team Elsa | |
Semi-final | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown | |
Final | "Zgjohu" | Jericho | |
"Unchain My Heart" | Ray Charles | ||
"Tomlin e nanës" | Jericho | With Jericho |
The following year, she took part in the twelfth edition of Top Fest, where she presented the song "Nuk ka ma mire".[4]
2022–present: Nana loke, Festivali i Këngës, and Eurovision Song Contest
In June 2022, Albina Kelmendi released her debut album, Nana loke.
At Eurovision in Liverpool, she performed in the second semi-final on 11 May 2023, and managed to successfully qualify to the final. She placed 22nd in the grand final.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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Nana loke |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Ëndrrën mos ma merr" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
"Hera e parë" | 2016 | |
"Denim" (with Sinan Vllasaliu) |
2018 | |
"Shko" | 2020 | |
"Një takim" (with Taulant Bajraliu) | ||
"Ishim" | ||
"Mos më lini vet" | ||
"Ta fali zemra" | ||
"Vjet e mija po kalojn" | ||
"Hallakam" (with Labinot Tahiri) | ||
"Ç'ka don tash prej meje" (with Ymer Bajrami) | ||
"Mirazh" | 2021 | |
"Kur ta ktheva Kosovë shpinën" | ||
"Vullkan" | ||
"Zot mos e bo" | ||
"E kom prej teje" | ||
"Pa mu" | ||
"Çikë e bukur" | ||
"Moj e mira te pojata" | ||
"Jetoj me shpresë" | 2022 | |
"Nanë moj kom gabu" | ||
"Sytë e tu" | ||
"Emri im" | 2023 | |
"Duje"[a] | ||
"Inat"[9] |
Notes
- ^ Credited as Albina & Familja Kelmendi.
References
- ^ a b "Albina Kelmendi në Radio KFOR zbuloi se në fund të muajit shkurt lanson projektin e ri muzikor". Radio KFOR Shqip. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Albina Kelmendi – Biografia". www.teksteshqip.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Ja pse u përlot Albina Kelmendi në intervist". InfoKosova (in Albanian). 16 December 2022. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Intervistë me këngëtaren Albina Kelmendi: Nuk ka zhanër të mirë apo të keq, gjithçka varet nga interpretimi dhe ndjenja që e përçon përmes këngës". Kosova Sot. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Në bashkëpunim me nënën, Albina Kelmendi publikon albumin "Nana loke"". Dielli.info (in Albanian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 October 2022). "Albania: Festivali i Këngës 61 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Farren, Neil (22 December 2022). "Albania: Albina & Familja Kelmendi to Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "New music this week (part 1): Songs from Reiley, Sam Ryder, Elena Tsagrinou and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.