Nora Istrefi (born 25 March 1986) is a

Kosovo Albanian The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ...

singer.

Life and career

1986–2004: Early life and career beginnings

Istrefi was born to Nezir Istrefi and Suzana Tahirsylaj on 25 March 1986 into an

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family in the city of

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, then part of the

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, present

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. Istrefi started her professional career at the age of 18.

2005–present: ''Engjëll'' and continued success

She released her first album ''Engjëll'' (Angel) in 2005, with songs including "Taxi", which brought her a degree of popularity. During the four coming years she released three albums, ''Opium'' in 2006, ''Another World'' in 2008 and her self-titled album ''Nora'' in 2009. After 2009, she released a number of songs, including "Le Mama" with Gena, "Big Love", "Ski me ikë". Istrefi is the daughter of Suzana Tahirsylaj, a popular Kosovo-Albanian singer in the 1980s and '90s. Her younger sister

Era Istrefi Era Istrefi (; ; born 4 July 1994) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer. Born and raised in Pristina, Istrefi rose to significant international recognition with the breakthrough single "BonBon", which experienced commercial success worldwide and receive ...

is also a singer. She is in a relationship with Robert Berisha. They were engaged on 22 May 2008 in

. On 2 September 2014, the couple married in Pristina. They have a girl named Renè.

Awards and nominations

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, - , , 2013 , , "I Jemi Je" , Discography Award , Top Music Awards , - , rowspan="1", 2016 , rowspan="1", "Herself" , Female Artist of the Year ,

References

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