Florjan Mumajesi (; born 23 August 1982), known professionally as Flori, is an Albanian recording artist, composer, producer, and singer. Born and raised in

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, Mumajesi began his career at an early age and rose to significant recognition after his participations in

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and his eventual win in 2018. He resumed his earlier career in 2011 with his debut studio album "Detaj" which incorporated musical elements from all of his previous records. Mumajesi established his own

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"Threedots" with whom he produced more than a dozen records for many recording artists across Albania and the

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. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the Balkan Music Award, Kënga Magjike Award and Top Fest Award.

Life and career

Mumajesi was born on August 23, 1982 into an

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family in the city of

, then part of the

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, present

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. He showed great interest in performing and recording music at an early age. He made his professional debut in 1998 as a member of the boy group "The Dreams" with whom he participated at

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 ...

in 2000 and

in 2001. He later reached his fame in the Albanian music industry as a solo singer and later as a composer. He participated in

in 2002 and continued collaborating with different artists. He won an award at

not only for his own song and interpretation, but also for songs composed for other artists. He worked as manager for

Soni Malaj Soni Malaj (born 23 October 1981), also known mononymously as Soni, is an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. Life and career Soni Malaj was born on 23 October 1982 into an Albanian family in the city of Tropojë, then part of the People' ...

for a period of time. Together with a few other music professionals in Albania, he decided to open his record-label, named Threedots Production where the most famous artists of the country and others were signed. From the beginning of his solo career he had huge success in Albania. However, after releasing ''"Tallava"'', ''"Playback"'' and ''"Me Zemër"'' he received even greater recognition from the public for his interesting genre, a mix of dance music, R&B and other modern beats. He received international attention after his work was seen on the

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, Balkan's biggest music channel. After his successful debut, he received multiple nominations at

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for his contribution in 2009 for the Balkan music. At the ceremony his song "Playback" won "Best song from Albania" and ranked second as the best song from Balkans. A year later, he was also nominated as the composer of "Origjinale" from

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 ''Bes ...

. In the ceremony, the songs was announced as the Best Song from Balkans for 2010. 2011 Balkan Music Awards, wiki

Discography

*''Detaj'' (2011)

References

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Life and career

Discography

See also

References