Miriam Cani (; born 30 May 1985) is an Albanian singer, songwriter and television host. She was a member of the successful German pop girl group Preluders. Beyond her music career, Cani has been featured as a judge on the Albanian television talent competition series The X Factor Albania,

The Voice of Albania ''The Voice of Albania'' is an Albanian television reality singing competition created by John de Mol and is part of ''The Voice'' franchise. It began airing on Top Channel on October 21, 2011 and ended after six seasons on May 19, 2017. Top C ...

and The Voice Kids Albania.

Life and career

Popstars Germany

In 2003, Miriam Cani along with 13 other participants auditioned for a spot in the

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version of the talent show

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and in the end she was voted as one of the winners and became a member of the girl group Preluders. Cani made her first TV appearance in Germany in 1993 in the show "Interaktiv". She participated in the musical ''"

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"'' in Germany and also in the musical ''Ludwig 2" in 2013 in Germany ,and in the musical ''"

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"'' in Albania, where she played the main role, Roxie Hart. As a television host she hosted ''Jamba TV Clip Clash'' and ''Eclips'' in Germany, and ''

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'' in Albania. She sang in the ''FilmHarmonic Night'' in Germany, and also performed her single ''Bring the Rain'' in ''Fernsehgarten''. She presented the Albanian national final for the

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. Cani herself participated in the Albanian national final for the

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in Germany with the entry "Ende ka shpresë" in a duet with singer

Alban Skënderaj Alban Skënderaj (; born 20 April 1982) is an Albanian singer, songwriter, composer, actor, producer and television personality. Born in Lushnjë and raised in Vlorë, Skënderaj has established himself as a viable artist in Albania and the Alba ...

, now her husband.

Personal life

After a music collaboration proposed by her father, Cani started a relationship with Albanian singer

in 2007. On 28 November 2015, Cani gave birth to a daughter, Ameli Skënderaj, on the occasion of Albania's 103rd independence day. In June 2019, Skënderaj presented a concert as part of his ''Hapësira e një ëndrre'' event in

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, Kosovo, at which both Skënderaj and Cani performed "Dhurata" and started the performance by revealing she was pregnant. Their son named Duam Skënderaj was born on 14 January 2020.

Discography

* 2005: ''Shko'' * 2005: ''Belong'' * 2006: ''One Goal'' * 2006: ''Don't Surrender'' (feat.

Alketa Vejsiu Alketa Vejsiu (born 19 January 1984) is an Albanian television presenter, entrepreneur, model, producer and singer. Career Television * ''Gjeniu i Vogël'' * ''Dancing with the Stars Albania'' * ''X Factor'' * ''Dance with Me'' * ''Your F ...

) * 2007: ''When a Devil Loves an Angel'' * 2009: ''Let Me Die With You'' (feat.

) * 2010: ''Mos më ndal'' * 2010: ''Ende ka shpresë'' (feat.

) * 2011: ''Somebody Hurts'' (feat.

) * 2012: ''Përgjithmonë'' * 2013: ''Ti s'e di përse'' * 2013: ''I paprekshëm'' * 2013: ''Labirint'' * 2014: ''Shiu im'' * 2014: ''Bring the Rain'' * 2017: ''Meteor'' * 2017: ''Dhurata'' (feat.

) * 2017: ''More Than a Song'' (feat.

) * 2018: ''Radio Silence'' * 2018: ''Në parajsë'' * 2019: ''Duamë'' (feat.

)

References

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