Arta Bajrami (born 9 January 1980) is a Kosovo singer and songwriter. Born and raised in

Pristina Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and District of Pristina, district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdo ...

, she has been referred to as the " Albanian Queen of R&B" and is noted for her versatility in music and performance. She is ethnically Albanian.

Life and career

Bajrami was born on 9 January 1980 into an Albanian family in the city of

, then part of the

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, present

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

.(22 July 2010
Arta Bajrami: Mua s’ma hedh dot njer
, '' Gazeta Shqiptare'' (in Albania), Retrieved October 28, 2010 She is popular among the young Albanian audience in

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, Kosovo,

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and

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. She has had the fortune of winning several music prizes in various Albanian music contests. She got married in 2009. Bajrami grew up in a family where music was just as important as the daily food (Arta's father Zejnullah Bajrami was a famous Kosovar rapsode).(9 March 2024
ZEJNULLAH BAJRAMI (1952-2017)
'' Teksteshqip.com'' (in Albania), Retrieved March 9, 2024 In a family of four, Arta's mother is the only member without a professional music background. Bajrami's younger brother Artan, known as Don Arbas in showbusiness, is an Albanian songwriter and producer. He runs Arbasound, a company known for producing many great songs by Albanian performers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bajrami, Arta 1980 births Living people Kosovan singers Musicians from Pristina