Lindon Berisha (; born 7 June 1990), also known mononymously as Lindon, is a Macedonian-Albanian pop singer.
Life and career
1990–2015
Lindon Berisha was born on 7 June 1990 into an
Albanian
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
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**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
family in the city of
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
, then part of the
Socialist Republic of Macedonia
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, present
North Macedonia
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. His father, Agron Berisha, was also a popular singer and songwriter during the late 20th century. Berisha made his breakthrough in the
Albanian-speaking world in 2015 and 2016 as he was featured on the singles "Kalle", "Asnihere" and "Money" by Macedonian-Albanian singer
Adrian Gaxha
Adrian Gaxha (, mk, Адријан Гаџа; born 13 February 1984) is a Macedonian-Albanian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and entrepreneur.
Life and career
Adrian Gaxha was born on 13 February 1984 into an Albanian family in the ci ...
.
2016–present
Following his success, Berisha continued his production career producing and writing songs for other Albanian artists. In 2016,
Arilena Ara
Arilena Ara (; born 17 July 1998) is an Albanian singer and television presenter. Ara rose to national recognition in Albania, upon her victory at X Factor Albania in 2013. After her participation in the 18th edition of the music contest , her ...
participated in the 18th edition of
Kënga Magjike
Kënga Magjike (; ) is an annual music competition organised by the Albanian television broadcaster Televizioni Klan. The music competition has been broadcasting annually since its inauguration in 1999 with the exception of 2020.
The first edi ...
with the song "
Nëntori
"Nëntori" (; ) is a song by Albanian singer Arilena Ara. The song was entirely written by Albanian musician Lindon Berisha and produced by Macedonian producer Darko Dimitrov. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' It was primarily composed fo ...
" written by Berisha. The song finished in the third place and attained commercial success in
Romania
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,
Russia
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and
Eastern Europe
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reaching
number one
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in the
Romanian Airplay Charts. Three years later, in 2019, he wrote another song for Arilena Ara titled "
Shaj", which won the
58th edition of
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 ...
.
The artist will therefore
represent Albania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The con ...
in
Rotterdam
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, the
Netherlands
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. In February 2020, "Flm Klm" was premiered and went on to reach number seventy eight in Albania.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berisha, Lindon
1990 births
Living people
Musicians from Skopje
Macedonian musicians of Albanian descent
21st-century Albanian male singers
Albanian pop singers
Albanian songwriters