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Aurela Gaçe
Aurela Gaçe (; born 16 October 1974) is an Albanian singer and songwriter. She is a three-time Festivali i Këngës winner, a three-time Kënga Magjike winner and a two-time Balkan Music Award winner for ''Balkan's Song of the Year'' and ''Best Singer from Albania''. She was a judge on the third season of ''The Voice of Albania''. In 2011, she won the 49th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Kënga ime" and represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Life and career Aurela Gaçe was born on 16 October 1974 into an Albanian family in the village of Llakatund, Vlorë, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present Albania. In 2010 Gaçe won the 49th edition of "Festivali i Këngës" with "Kënga Ime", written by Shpëtim Saraçi. Her most successful song ''Origjinale'' (feat. Dr. Flori & Marsel) has more than 8 million views on YouTube. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlorë County
Vlorë County (; sq, Qarku i Vlorës) is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania with the capital in Vlorë. The county spans and has a total population of 187,675 people as of 2021. It borders the counties of Fier and Gjirokastër, as well as the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. Vlorë is geographically a very mountainous county. The county stretches along the Adriatic Sea and especially the Ionian Sea, forming the Albanian Riviera. The county has a coastline of . The coasts on the west can be very steep and rocky with green panoramic vistas and high mountains in the hinterland, including the Ceraunian Mountains. The highest natural point is Maja e Çikës, at . The northwest of the county is mostly located on the peninsula of Karaburun, with a rough relief, steep cliffs, bays and rocky beaches. With more than 187,000 inhabitants in 2021, the county is the sixth most populous county within Albania, and the third most populous within the Southern Region. Albanians constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania In The Eurovision Song Contest
Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since its debut in . Festivali i Këngës, a long-standing song contest that takes place every year in Albania since 1962, is used to select the country's entrant for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in with Anjeza Shahini placing seventh. It remained the country's highest result in the contest until , when Rona Nishliu finished fifth. History 2000s The national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), expressed their intention to participate in the 2002 and 2003 Eurovision Song Contests, however they were denied participation due to the large number of countries participating. However, the country debuted at the 2004 contest in Istanbul with the song "The Image of You" performed by Anjeza Shahini. The country received 106 points in the grand final and finished in the seventh place remaining the country's highest pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All About You (Juliana Pasha Song)
"It's All About You" is a song by Albanian singer Juliana Pasha. It was released as a single on 17 May 2010 by EMI. The song was composed by Ardit Gjebrea and written by the latter together with Pirro Çako. Musically, it is an English-language uptempo- pop song, which lyrically makes reference to the singer's Christian faith honoring the bond between a woman and her god. The song represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, after Pasha won the pre-selection competition, Festivali i Këngës, with the Albanian-language version "Nuk mundem pa ty". It reached the 16th place during the grand final in a field of 25, gathering a total of 62 points. During her blue and violet-themed performance, Pasha was accompanied a violin player and three backing vocalists with the stage being decorated with silver-hanging balls. The accompanying music video premiered on the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest on 23 March 2010. A religion-inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Pasha
Juliana Pasha (born 20 May 1980) is an Albanian singer. In 2010, she won Honorary Citizen Award of Burrel from the mayor of the city. After she went into Eurovision in 2010 she won the first prize in the festival "Kenga Magjike" with the song called "Sa e shite zemren". She was a mentor and judge on the first series of Albania and Kosovo's version of The X Factor. Eurovision 2010 On 27 December 2009, Pasha won the national final to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She had previously taken part in the 2007 and 2008 festivals, placing 3rd and 2nd respectively with "Qielli i ri" and "Një jetë", the latter a duet with Luiz Ejlli. In the contest, she qualified to the final, where she performed fifteenth, following the Turkish representants MaNga and preceding Iceland's Hera Björk, and placed 16th out of 25 contestants, receiving 62 points, which included a 12-point set from Macedonia. Personal life When the media asked her how important religion is for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvana Gjata
Elvana Gjata (; born 3 February 1987), is an Albanian singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Tirana, she has been referred to as a "Diva of Albanian music". She rose to recognition in Albania and other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkans following the release of her two studio albums, ''Mamës'' (2007) and '' Afër dhe larg'' (2011). The singer saw further success through many acclaimed singles, as well as her extended plays '' 3'' (2018) and '' Çelu'' (2021), and has achieved multiple number one singles in the Albanian singles chart. Gjata has also received numerous awards and accolades, including two Balkan Music Awards, a Festivali i Këngës Award, four Kënga Magjike Awards and a Top Fest Award. Life and career 1987–2010: Early life and career beginnings Elvana Gjata was born to Fatmir and Donika Gjata on 3 February 1987 into an Albanian family of the Catholic faith in Tirana, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present Alba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Balkan Music Awards
The Second Annual Balkan Music Awards were held in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria for the second time. The previous year's main winner of the show with the title "Best Song of Balkans 2009" was Željko Joksimović with Ljubavi representing Serbia with 37 points, followed closely by Flori Mumajesi with Playback from Albania with 31 points. Balkan Music Awards was originally broadcast by the Bulgarian Balkanika Music Television, and also by 11 other television stations in the Balkans. Performers * Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before meeting the Ro ... Participants for "Best Song for Balkans 2010" The following list shows 11 participants from every country who will wave their flag in Sofia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubavi (Željko Joksimović Song)
"Ljubavi" (in sr, Љубави; English translation: ''My love'') is the first single from the fifth studio album by Serbian singer-songwriter and music producer Željko Joksimović with the same name. The composer of the song is Željko Joksimović by himself, and the lyrics are written by Momčilo Bajagić – Bajaga. From its release, the song is well charting in most ex- Yugoslav charts. Background In 2007 Joksimović released greatest hits compilation '' Platinum Collection''. In this CD were included two new singles too – "Nije Do Mene" and "Devojka". From then he made a pause on his career for two years. After pausing he made his comeback with this single. In October 2009 "Ljubavi" was aired in all the radio stations not just around Serbia, but Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia and Croatia too. The song was accepted with generally positive critics around these countries. Composition The song is written in C minor. Joksimović's vocal range extends from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian. A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: "Lane moje", " Lejla", "Oro", "Nije ljubav stvar" and " Adio". He also composes music for films, television series and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third. During 2013, 2014 and 2015, he was a ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Aurela Gaçe
The List of awards and nominations received by refers to the awards and nominations which were received by Albanian singer and songwriter Aurela Gaçe. Awards and nominations Balkan Music Awards , - , rowspan="2", 2011 , rowspan="2", "Origjinale" , Best Song from Albania , , - , Best Song from Balkans , Festivali i Këngës , - , , 1997 , , "E kemi fatin shpresë dhe marrëzi" , First Place , , - , rowspan="2", 1999 , rowspan="2", "S´jam tribu" , First Prize , , - , Best Performer , , - , , 2001 , , "Jetoj" , First Prize , , - , , 2010 , , "Kënga Ime" , First Prize , Kënga Magjike Kënga Magjike (; ) is an annual music competition organised by the Albanian television broadcaster Televizioni Klan. The music competition has been broadcasting annually since its inauguration in 1999 with the exception of 2020. The first ed ... , - , rowspan="2", 2007 , rowspan="2", "Hape Vetën" , First Prize , , - , Best Performer , , - , rowspan="2", 2014 , rowspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
