Muazana "Ana" Golja is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing

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in the teen dramas '' Degrassi: Next Class'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie ''

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''.

Career

Golja began her acting career in 2005 as Lucy in the Canadian police series ''1-800-Missing''. She later had small roles in the series '' Flashpoint'' and ''

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'', before landing a part in the regular cast of ''

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'' in 2010. In 2010 with ''

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,'' she had her first major role as part of the main cast of that sitcom. In 2011, she played Liz in ''

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.'' She then participated in small projects and a web series before landing the role of Zoë Rivas in the Canadian teen drama '' Degrassi: Next Class'' in 2013. In 2015, Golja played Ariana Berlin, in the TV movie '' Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'', a role which earned her a nomination for the

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. Golja recorded the song "Feel So Good" for the ''

'' soundtrack, produced by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton. As of January 2016, Golja was working on her debut EP. She released the EP, titled ''Epilogue'' over the course of several weeks in November and December 2017. Golja co-hosted the Albanian festival

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, the annual Albanian selection for the

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, from December 20 to 22, 2018.

Personal life

Golja was born and raised in

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to parents from

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. She later moved to the

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neighborhood in

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. She is of Albanian descent, and also has "some Spanish, some Greek, some German, and Jewish" heritage. Golja has stated that she considers herself Canadian "through and through".

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

* 2015 : ''Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'' (Soundtrack) * 2018 : ''Epilogue'' (Debut Album) * 2019: ''Bailemos'' feat. Alx Veliz (Single) * 2021 : ''Strive'' (EP)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golja, Ana 1996 births Living people 21st-century Canadian women singers Actresses from Toronto Canadian television actresses Canadian people of Albanian descent Canadian people of German descent Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian people of Jewish descent Canadian people of Spanish descent Musicians from Mississauga Singers from Ontario Singers from Toronto Actresses from Mississauga