Ledina Çelo (born 9 February 1977) is an Albanian singer and model. She is best known for representing Albania at the

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, after winning the 43rd 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 ...

Life

2003–present

In December 2003, she hosted the 43rd edition of

, the national pre-selection competition for the

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. A year later, she participated as a contestant with the song ''Nesër Shkoj'' and eventually won the competition. She qualified for the grand final and finished in the sixteenth place. In 2006, Ledina Celo finished second in

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with the song "Jemi Të Huaj".

Awards

, - , , 2004 , , "

Tomorrow I Go "Tomorrow I Go" is a song by Albanian singer Ledina Çelo composed by Adi Hila and written by Pandi Laço. The song was released as part of a CD compilation on 29 April 2005 by CMC Records. Musically, it is an English-language folk-influenced ...

" , First Prize ,

, - , , 2003 , , "Te dua se je Ti" , Linda Association Prize , , - , , 2004 , , "Ne nje ishull qe nuk ekziston" , Public Prize , , - , rowspan="2", 2006 , rowspan="2", "Jemi te huaj" , Best Performer , , - , Second Prize , , - , rowspan="2", 2013 , rowspan="2", "Gaboja" , Best Ballad , , - , Second Prize , Videofest Awards , - , rowspan="2", 2005 , rowspan="2", " Vagabond nga dashuria" , Best Female , , - , Best Editing , , - , rowspan="2", 2007 , rowspan="2", "Të ndjejë të huaj" , Best Camera , , - , Best Production , Zhurma Show Awards , - , , 2004 , "Vagabond nga dashuria" , Best Video ,

References

1975 births Living people Musicians from Tirana 21st-century Albanian women singers Festivali i Këngës winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Albania Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2005 Albanian pop musicians {{Albania-singer-stub