The People's Artist () was an honorary title for outstanding art performers of the

People's Socialist Republic of Albania The People's Socialist Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë, links=no) was the Marxist–Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1946 to 1992 (the official name of the country was the People's R ...

, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts (

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

and

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). It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title is no longer given in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

after the law was amended in 1996. The equivalent of it became the "Grand Master of Work" title, that was also substituted with the "Grand Master" title after a 2001 amendment of the 1996 law.

Creation

Founded on 26 October 1960, the honorary title of “Artist of the People” was bestowed upon singers, composers, orchestra directors, musicians, stage managers, ballet dancers, and actors in theater, cinema, and opera whose works displayed great artistic value towards the development of the performing arts in the

. When first established, the recipient of the title only received a certificate from the Presidium of the People’s Assembly. Sometime in the mid to late 1960s, a badge was created as an outward symbol of the title. The badge consisted of a round gilt or brass medal in diameter with white enameled base with thin rays, upon which is a ruby red enamel band with inscription ARTIST I POPULLIT, at the center a black enameled Albanian double headed eagle on a bright red circle, surmounted by ruby red star. The back of the badge is plain. Its recipients include many of the country's most-acclaimed composers, dancers, singers, film and theatre directors and actors. Normally, a person was named the People's Artist after 40 years of age. An exception was made for ballet dancers.

Recipients

* Lola Gjoka (Aleksi) *

Dhimitër Anagnosti Dhimitër Anagnosti (born 23 January 1936) is an Albanian film director of the 20th century. He was a member of the Parliament of Albania in the 1990s and a Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. For his contribution in film, he received the Peo ...

* Gaqo Çako *Vitore Çeli *

Melpomeni Çobani Melpomeni Mihal Çubonja (6 June 1928 – 26 October 2016)http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2016/10/26/shuhet-aktorja-e-njohur-e-estrades-melpomeni-cobani/ was an Albanian actress and an honored People's Artist of Albania. She has starred in ...

Tish Daija Tish Daija (Shkodër, 30 January 1926 – 3 October 2003) was an Albanian composer. He composed the first Albanian ballet ''Halili dhe Hajria'' (Halili and Hajria) that premiered on 13 January 1963 and has since been shown more than 250 times at ...

*Marjana Daja *Zef Deda *

Kristaq Dhamo Kristaq Dhamo (20 April 1933 – 14 August 2022) was an Albanian actor and film director. He was awarded the People's Artist of Albania medal. His 1958 film ''Tana'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Dhamo died on 14 ...

*Shkurte Fejza *

Jorgjia Filçe-Truja Jorgjia Filçe-Truja (20 January 1907 – 22 June 1994) was an Albanian soprano. She was one of the icons of the Albanian urban lyrical music, and one of the main contributors for the establishment of the Academy of Arts of Albania. Life She wa ...

Naim Frashëri Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri (; ; 25 May 184620 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, rilindas and translator who was proclaimed as the national poet of Albania. He is regarded as the pioneer of modern ...

*Vangjush Furxhi *Viktor Gjoka *

Pjetër Gjoka Pjetër Gjoka (3 August 1912 – 12 May 1982) was an Albanian film and theatre actor. He started his theatre activity with the amateur groups in Shkodër in 1929. In 1947 he started to work as a full-time actor in the National Theater of Alban ...

*Frrok Haxhia *Demir Hyskja *

Feim Ibrahimi Feim Ibrahimi (1935–1997) was an Albanian composer born on 20 October 1935 in Gjirokastër, southern Albania. Essentially self-taught in his early years, he became the first significant Albanian composer to study exclusively in his home country, ...

* Mirush Kabashi *

Xhanfise Keko Xhanfise Keko (27 January 1928 – 22 December 2007), born in Gjirokastër, Albania, was an Albanian film director. Keko was one of the seven founders of "New Albania" Film Studio ( sq, Kinostudio "Shqiperia e Re"), present day "Albafilm-Tiran ...

Mustafa Krantja Mustafa Krantja (10 April 1921 – 4 January 2002) was an Albanian classical music conductor and composer. He has written about 20 major works. Krantja was awarded the People's Artist People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Unio ...

Tinka Kurti Tinka Kurti ( Thani; born 17 December 1932) is an Albanian actress. Her body of work, spanning 60 years, includes more than 50 feature movies and 150 theatre plays has been awarded her with the People's Artist of Albania medal. Biography Ti ...

Marie Logoreci Marie Logoreci (born Çurçija; 23 September 1920 – 19 June 1988) was an Albanian film and stage actress. She started her career as a singer in Radio Tirana (1945), before making her breakthrough appearance as an actress in the film The Great ...

*Ibrahim Madhi *

Pirro Mani Pirro Mani (born April 14, 1932), is an Albanian actor and theatre director. He is one of the most prominent personalities in the history of Albanian theater.He worked at the National Theatre of Albania The National Theatre of Albania ( sq, Teat ...

Violeta Manushi Violeta Manushi (6 March 1926 – 26 July 2007) was an Albanian actress. She was honored with the People's Artist of Albania. She is best known in Albania for her portrayal of Teto Ollga (Auntie Ollga), a symbolic character which followed her ...

Avni Mula Avni Mula (Gjakova, 4 January 1928 – Tirana, 29 October 2020) was an Albanian singer, composer, and musician. For his contribution to the arts, he received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albani ...

Robert Ndrenika Robert Ndrenika (born 10 January 1942) is an Albanian actor and former politician. He was honored with the People's Artist of Albania award in 1988. He was active in films, but also in theater and television performing hundreds of leading and Su ...

*Luftar Paja *

Drita Pelingu Drita Pelingu (3 December 1926 – 3 October 2013) was an Albanian actress, academic and director. She was awarded the title of Merited Artist of Albania. Pelingu died following a long illness on 2 October 2013, aged 86, in Tirana Tira ...

* Sulejman Pitarka *

Sandër Prosi Aleksander "Sandër" Prosi (6 January 1920 – 24 March 1985; rup, Sandãr Prosi) was an Albanian film and theater actor and violin player. He was given the People's Artist of Albania award by the Albanian government. He is considered one of th ...

Pandi Raidhi Pandi Raidhi (14 April 1921 – 18 July 1999) was an Albanian film and theatre actor, and recipient of the People's Artist of Albania recognition. Biography Raidhi was born on 14 April 1921 in Korçë in southern Albania. He started his ar ...

Kadri Roshi Kadri Roshi (4 January 1924 – 6 February 2007) was an Albanian actor. He was named a People's Artist of Albania The People's Artist () was an honorary title for outstanding art performers of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose ...

Skënder Sallaku Skënder Sallaku (25 January 1935 – 11 February 2014) was an Albanian comedian and actor, recipient of the People's Artist of Albania award. He was also a notable national champion of Albania in Greco-Roman wrestling. His filmography inclu ...

*Ndue Shyti *Andrea Skanjeti *

Tefta Tashko-Koço Tefta Tashko-Koço (; 2 November 191022 December 1947) was an Albanian singer and soprano. She was a leading figure in the regional music industry and is considered one of the most influential personalities of the 20th century in the Albanian ...

Albert Vërria Albert Vërria (Fier, 3 September 1936 – Vlorë, 17 August 2015) was an Albanian actor. He was a Merited Artist of Albania. He completed his primary and secondary school in his hometown. In 1963 he completed the high school for actor "Alexan ...

* Mentor Xhemali *

Margarita Xhepa Margarita Xhepa (born 2 April 1932; rup, Margarita Gepa) is an Albanian actress, best known as one of the great ladies of Albanian cinema and theater. She continues to play in recent films such as Firdus in Bolero ne vilen e pleqve, based on ...

Çesk Zadeja Çesk Zadeja (8 June 1927, Shkodër – 15 August 1997, Rome) was an Albanian composer. A native of Shkodër, he studied in Moscow and did much to promote the arts in Tirana. He is known as "The Father of Albanian Music".Vaçe Zela Vaçe Zela (; 7 April 19396 February 2014) was an Albanian singer and songwriter. She was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Bor ...

Nikolla Zoraqi Nikolla Zoraqi (19281991; rup, Nicolla Zorachi) was a composer from Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is loca ...

*Demir Zyko * Agim Zajmi

References

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Awards established in 1960

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1960 establishments in Albania

Creation

Recipients

See also

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