Lindita Halimi (born 24 March 1989), commonly known as simply Lindita, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth edition of Top Fest with "Ëndërroja" (I dreamed) in 2009. In 2016, she participated in the fifteenth season of ''

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''. In 2017, she represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "

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", after winning Festivali i Këngës 55. Recognized for her powerful and versatile vocal delivery ranges from screaming to

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singing, Linda has had collaborations with Stevie Wonder in 2013 and

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. She has also opened for the

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Early years and career

Lindita Halimi was born in Viti, Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia), on 24 March 1989. She took part in the third edition of ''Ethet'' (Albanian ''

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'') and reached the Top 10. She has participated in Top Fest twice. In 2009 she won the competition. She has released several singles, mostly ballads. In 2013 she moved to the

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. In December 2014 she returned to take part in the 53rd edition of

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, where she finished third. She won Festivali i Këngës 55 with the song "

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", and represented Albania in the

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with the song "

Discography

Awards and nominations

Annotations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linda Halimi Living people 1989 births 21st-century Albanian women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Albania Albanian expatriates in the United States Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2017 Kosovan singers Kosovo Albanians American Idol participants People from Viti, Kosovo Festivali i Këngës winners