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Luan Zhegu
Luan Zhegu (; born 21 September 1949) is an Albanian distinguished singer and songwriter from Tirana. Life and career Luan Zhegu was born on 21 September 1949 in Tirana. His first steps into music at age 12, playing the nightingale in the operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ... ''Bilbili dhe kanarina'' ("The Nightingale and the Canary"), with music from Llazar Morcka. After playing a few other operettas during the time he left singing and focused on percussion, later playing the drums at age 17 for the Tirana Circus for two years. In 1969, after refusing to train as an officer he was sent in the marines, staying at the military base in Pasha Liman, near Orikum. There he created his first composition with an accordion, titled ''Vajza dhe deti'' ("The Girl a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merited Artist Of Albania
Merited Artist of Albania ( sq, Artist i Merituar) was a state honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania. It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title was no longer given in Albania after the law was amended in 1996. Definition The title is the state award of Albania that was given for the personal merit in Albania to the citizens that worked in their respective artistic field as a rule of no less than ten (10) years obtaining high on-the-job achievements and professional mastery. Conditions The title was awarded by the President of Albania. It was given to citizens of Albania, foreigners, and persons with no citizenship. This title was lower than the People's Artist of Albania which could only be awarded ten (10) years after obtaining the Merited Artist of Albania. This title was not awarded posthumously. Title recipients The Merited Artist of Albania title could only be awarded to motion picture di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivali I Këngës
Festivali i Këngës (; ), also referred to as simply FiK, is an annual music competition in Albania organised by the national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1962, it has also determined the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2004. Various singing presentations have been used throughout its history, beginning with radio-only interpretations in the first few years, live performances, playback, remakes, and even duets featuring other singers. The winners have traditionally been selected by a jury. However, other voting methods have also been applied, such as televoting or regional juries. At times, the head juror has carried twice the voting power of other jurors. Vaçe Zela holds the record for most victories in the competition with eleven wins followed by Tonin Tërshana with four wins and Aurela Gaçe, Manjola Nallbani, and Elsa Lila with three wins. The most recent winner is Elsa Lila w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
