Adrian Lulgjuraj (born 19 August 1980) is a Montenegrin-born

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singer . Together with

Bledar Sejko Bledar Sejko (born February 19, 1971) is an Albanian guitarist, composer, and singer who represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with his song " Identitet", which he performed with Adrian Lulgjuraj. According to Sejk ...

, he represented Albania in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2013 The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EB ...

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with the song " Identitet". The song failed to qualify for the final.

Biography

Lulgjuraj was born in the coastal city of Ulcinj (

: ''Ulqin'') to an

family, the southernmost city of Montenegro. Although raised in an Albanian-majority city, Lulgjuraj was always involved in projects and festivals all over Montenegro. He is known for his charity work and the original genre in music. Lulgjuraj entered the Albanian music industry in early 2010, participating in various TV shows and music festivals such as

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. He entered the competition twice, both times entering the finals, and receiving numerous awards. Lulgjuraj was also a helping-coach in ''

The Voice of Albania ''The Voice of Albania'' is an Albanian television reality singing competition created by John de Mol and is part of ''The Voice'' franchise. It began airing on Top Channel on October 21, 2011 and ended after six seasons on May 19, 2017. Top C ...

'', the Albanian version of ''The Voice of Holland''.

Private life

Adrian is married to Ana Pejović Lulgjuraj, former Miss Montenegro in 2000. They have 2 children.

Discography

* 2012: " Identitet" ''(Identity)'' ''(feat.

)'' * 2012: "Evoloj" ''(Evolve)'' * 2011: "Të mori një det" ''(You went away)''

Awards

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 determ ...

, - , , 2012 , , " Identitet (feat .

)" , First Prize ,

, - , , 2012 , , "Evuloj" , Best Male ,

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References

Living people Albanian rock singers People from Ulcinj 1980 births Albanians in Montenegro Albanian Roman Catholics 21st-century Albanian male singers Festivali i Këngës winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2013 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Albania {{Eurovision-stub