Fitnete Rexha (April 3, 1933 – August 13, 2003) was an Albanian
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singer and recipient of the
Merited Artist of Albania
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title.
Life
Fitnete Rexha was born in
Tirana
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on April 3, 1933, where she also died on August 14, 2003. She holds the title of
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 gi ...
, and was one of the most prominent folk singers of middle Albania, mainly of folk music of Tirana. Fitnete came into contact with the tradition of popular folk music in Tirana in her family. The youngest daughter of Bab Rexh Delia, at about 15 years, she started to sing and record folk songs at
Radio-Tirana under the orchestra band of Middle Albania directed by Muharrem Gura and Skënder Reka. The orchestra consisted of musicians Skënder Reka on the accordion, Liu Nushi and Çerçiz Mehmeti on the violin, Reshit Shehu at the
dayereh, Mustafa Zyberi on the clarinet, Riza Selita on the contrabass, Emil Miloti and Fadili of the Army Ensemble in the guitar. Initially she started working as a singer at the
Estrada of Tirana and then her singing activity was held entirely by the
Albanian National Song and Dance Ensemble The Albanian National Song and Dance Ensemble ( sq, Ansambli i Këngëve dhe Valleve Popullore) is one of Albania's oldest ongoing national-level performance groups, created in 1957 in Tirana, Albania
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in Tirana until her retirement in 1981. Among the most beautiful songs sung by F. Rexha are ''I'm dressed in white'', ''There, to the seven hyacinths'', ''Two beautiful ones in a door'' ecc. She has recorded about 200 popular songs of Middle Albania. Her music recordings are mostly found at Radio Tirana. Academic. Composer
Çesk Zadeja once said of her, "As long as the popular songs of Middle Albania will be heard, the singer Fitnete Rexha will be remembered."
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Albanian music
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Fitnete Rexha (discography)
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1933 births
2003 deaths
Musicians from Tirana
20th-century Albanian women singers