Tefta Tashko-Koço (; 2 November 191022 December 1947) was an

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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

-speaking world. She was posthumously awarded the prestigious title People's Artist.

Biography

Life

Tefta Tashko-Koço was born on 2 November 1910 into an

family in Faiyum, Egypt. In 1921, the family moved to Korçë, Albania, and in 1927, Tefta left for France to study singing at the ''Conservatoire de Montpellier''. From 1932 to 1936, she studied singing in the Conservatoire de Paris under André Gresse, ''Declamation lyrique'' with Salignac and ''Maintien and Art Mimique'' with G. Wague. In 1936, she permanently returned to Albania, where she performed operatic and chamber music as well as Albanian urban songs. She was asked to

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several times each concert when she performed in Albania. She recorded Albanian urban lyric songs for the Columbia Society in Italy in 1937 and 1942, and was a regular performer on

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since its foundation in 1938.Koço, p. 53 Tefta Tashko was accompanied by Lola Gjoka, and sang songs written specifically for her by the Albanian music composer Kristo Kono. She later married Kristaq Koço and had a son together, Eno Koço ( sq), currently a musical director and scholar. Tefta Tashko died unexpectedly in 1947, aged just 37.

Portrait

A painting by Myrteza Fushekrati (1942), made in 1976

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was devoted to this artist and until 1990 it was displayed at the Gallery of Art in Tirana.

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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 ...