Xhensila Myrtezaj (; born 9 April 1993) is an Albanian singer and entrepreneur.
Life and career
Myrtezaj was born on 9 April 1993 in
Tirana
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, Albania, to
Albanian
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parents, who divorced when she was a child.
At an early age, she attended the
Jordan Misja Lyceum in Tirana. She became known for the talent show "Ethet e së premtes mbrëma", in which she took part at the age of 14. She also took part in the casting show Top Fest with the song "A më do ?" In 2009 she appeared on Top Fest 6 with the song "Ekzistoj", but did not reach the final.
In 2010 Myrtezaj sang "A më do?" at Top Fest 7. In 2011 she took part in Top Fest 8 with the song "Engjëlli" and won the Best Song Award in the Pop / R & B area. In December 2011, Myrtezaj took part in the Albanian preliminary selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...
,
Festivali i Këngës with the song "Lulet mbledh për hënën". She reached the final of the competition where she finished 13th overall.
In November 2016, she released "Uh Baby" with Kosovo-Albanian singer
Kida
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History
It carried programming from UPN at its sign-on; h ...
. In June 2018 she sang "Çika Çika" with
Ardian Bujupi
Ardian Bujupi (; born 27 April 1991) is a German-Albanian singer and songwriter.
Born in Pristina, Kosovo, he moved to Germany at a young age and he has been living there ever since. He gained recognition in German-speaking Europe after finishi ...
. This song reached 100 million views on YouTube. They also released "Panorama" together in July 2020 which counts more than 60 million views to date.
Personal life
Myrtezaj is married to Albanian comedian and singer
Bes Kallaku
Besart Kallaku (born 21November 1985), commonly known as Bes Kallaku is an Albanian actor, comedian, singer and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Currently, he is hosting BE Cafe TV show at Klan TV. He is famously known for a ...
, who both converted to
Roman Catholicism
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. On 12 July 2018, she gave birth to their daughter Ajka.
In December 2022, it was announced that the singer and her husband faced disagreements on their relationship and are subjects of a possible divorce.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
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1993 births
21st-century Albanian women singers
Albanian pop singers
Albanian Roman Catholics
Albanian fashion businesspeople
Converts to Roman Catholicism
Festivali i Këngës contestants
Living people
Musicians from Tirana