Ibrahim Tukiçi (1926–2004), was an Albanian singer.He was born in

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. He studied for canto in the

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and graduated in 1957. After finishing the studies in 1957 he got a job at the

National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania (Albanian: ''Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit - TKOB'') is a theatre in Tirana, Albania. It is the largest theatre in the country, and hosts music and dance performances year round. History ...

. He interpreted in many classical operas such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In his last years of his career he sang in the Albanian operas such as ''The girl from Kaçanik'' ("Goca e Kaçanikut"), "Borana", ''The sold bride'' ("Nusja e shitur"), "Mrika", ''Spring'' (" Pranvera"), ''The Memory Flower'' ("Lulja e Kujtimit"), ''The Wake-Up'' ("Zgjimi"), ecc.Chinese literature, Issue 4 Page 11

Tukiqi is known for his peculiar interpretation of popular Albanian songs, such as "Kenke nuri i bukurisë", "Bishtalecat palë-palë", "Hajde gjyle", "Mic Sokoli", etj. For his activity he has received prizes, medals and other titles such as Second Prize in the Festival of Youth in Bucarest in 1953, the Festival of Vienna in 1958,

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 ...

in 1951 and

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in 1985. He is the father of two musicians, Genc and

David Tukiçi David Tukiçi (born 1956, Shkodër, Albania) is an Albanian composer and singer. He also holds Italian citizenship. At 13, he won the 1969 edition of the Festivali i Këngës në RTSH as a singer and then pursued composition training notably w ...

. A street in Tirana bears his name today, in his memory.

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{{authority control 20th-century Albanian male opera singers People from Shkodër People's Artists of Albania 1926 births 2004 deaths