Pirro Çako is an Albanian singer and composer. In 1988, he won the Festivali i Këngës as a composer with the song ''E duam lumturinë'' ( en, We love happiness). The song was interpreted by

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. He has issued two albums: ''Herët a vonë'' ( en, Sooner or Later) in June 2004 and including 15 songs, and more recently, a second album, ''Mos më krahaso'' ( en, Don't Compare Me), a set of 12 songs. In a collaboration with composer Ardit Gjebrea, Çako wrote the song It's All About You ( sq, Nuk mundem pa ty), interpreted by

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for the Albanian national final for the

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Life

Çako was born on 19 November 1965 in

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, Albania, to tenor

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and soprano Luiza Çako. Çako graduated from the

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and later obtained a degree in the École Normale de Musique de Paris for film music composing. In 1988 ''E duam lumturinë'' ( en, We love the happiness), a song written by Çako, won the Albanian national festival. The song was interpreted by

and has now transformed into an anthem of the children. His duet with Rovena Dilo ''Për një çast më ndali zemra'' ( en, For a moment my heart stopped) is considered to be one of Çako's best performances. The song participated in and won the

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(2001), a well-known musical event in Albania. In 2010 in a collaboration with Ardit Gjebrea Çako wrote the song " It's All About You" ( sq, Nuk mundem pa ty), interpreted by

for the Albanian national final for the

. The song won the festival, and later it was written and performed in English. Çako also composed a song for Rovena Dilo in Rtsh Festival 2001 called AntiNostradamus (Antinostradamus) and participated in Rtsh 2009 with a song written by him & composed by him called "Nje Tjeter Jete" ( en, Another Life) which received 4th place out of 20 participants.

Personal life

Çako was the former husband of the soprano,

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whom he married in 1987. According to their divorce files, Çako separated from Mula in 2007 and a divorce was completed in 2010 after 23 years of marriage. Çako and Mula have a son, Anthony Çako, born in 1995 in Paris

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, where the couple shared a dwelling.

Albums

Çako published his first album ''Herët a vonë'' ( en, Sooner or Later) in June 2004. The album contains 15 songs, solos and duos with Rovena Dilo,

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, as well as Çako's former wife

, a well-known soprano. In 2006, he issued a second album ''Mos më krahaso'' ( en, Don't Compare Me), a set of 12 songs, including the joyful "Letër Dashurie" ( en, Love Letter).

Awards and nominations

Festivali i Këngës , - , , 1988 , , "E duam lumturinë" , First Prize As Composer , , - , , 2010 , , " Nuk mundem pa ty" , First Prize As Songwriter ,

, - , , 2001 , , "Për një çast më ndali zemra (ft.Rovena Dilo)" , First Prize , , - , , 2003 , , "Unë Ai, Ti, Ajo" , Best Songwriter in Festival , , - , rowspan="2", 2004 , rowspan="2", "Leter dashurie" , Cesk Zadeja Prize , , - , Third Prize , , - , , 2008 , , "Anjushka" , Hit Song , , - , rowspan="2", 2010 , rowspan="2", "Mirëmbrëma si je" , Best Songwriter in Festival , , - , Second Prize , , - , rowspan="2", 2011 , rowspan="2", "Vetem Buje (ft.Vedat Ademi)" , Style Song , , - , Second Prize , , - , , 2012 , , "Dalldisa" , Best Artistic Contribution , Kult Awards , - , , 2007 , , "Miku im" , Best Album of the Year , Video Fest Awards , - , rowspan="5", 2007 , rowspan="5", "Ah, moj dashuria ime!" , Best Video / First Prize , , - , Best Male , , - , Best Director , , - , Best Production , , - , Best Camera , , - , , 2008 , , "Engjell apo djallë" , Best Camera ,

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cako, Pirro 1965 births Living people Musicians from Tirana 20th-century Albanian male singers Çako family Kënga Magjike winners Albanian pop musicians 21st-century Albanian male singers