Olta Boka (born 13 September 1991)
is an Albanian singer. She
represented Albania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...
with the song "
Zemrën e lamë peng", after winning
Festivali i Këngës 46.
Career
Olta Boka was born in
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
. She started singing at a very young age. She has participated in the talent shows: "Gjeniu i vogël" where she won the Best Performer award, and also in "Ethet e së premtes mbrëma" (Albanian version of
Idols).
She rose to fame after winning
Festivali i Këngës
Festivali i Këngës (; ), also referred to as simply FiK, is an annual music competition in Albania organised by the national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1962, it has also deter ...
in 2007, giving her the right to represent Albania in
Eurovision Song Contest the next year. She competed in the second semi-final on May 22, and won a place in the final on May 24, where she finished 17th out of 25 entrants with 55 points. She was the youngest singer to represent a country in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2004, with Cyprus' representative who was 16 years old.
She has won several awards in the major musical event
Kënga Magjike.
She has also won the "Top Albania Radio Award" in
Top Fest 11. In 2013, Boka played the role of Esmeralda in the Albanian version of
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
musical. A year later, she participated in
TV Klan
Televizioni Klan, also known as TV Klan, is an Albanian private television channel with national coverage, based in Tirana, Albania.
History and profile
TV Klan launched as a Franco-Albanian joint-venture, with its first broadcast airing on 25 ...
's dancing competition "Dance With Me" and won four prizes, alongside actor Devis Muka.
Discography
* 2001: ''Të dy prindërit i dua''
* 2007: ''
Zemrën e lamë peng''
* 2009: ''S'duhet të dua''
* 2009: ''Jepu me zemër''
* 2010: ''Mbete një brengë''
* 2011: ''Anna''
* 2013: ''E fundit tango''
* 2014: ''Ti më ke mua''
(ft. Erik Lloshi)
* 2014: ''Parfumi i tij''
* 2016: ''Rri edhe pak''
* 2017: ''Atij/asaj''
(ft. Stiv Boka)
Awards
Kënga Magjike
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, , 2009
, , "Jepu me zemër"
, AMC Prize
,
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, , 2010
, , "Mbete një brengë"
, Best Ballad
,
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, , 2011
, , "Anna"
, AMC Prize
,
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, , 2013
, , "E fundit tango"
, Best Performance
,
Top Fest
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, , 2014
, , "Ti më ke mua"
(ft. Erik Lloshi)
, Top Albania Radio Award
,
References
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21st-century Albanian women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Albania
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
Musicians from Tirana
1991 births
Living people
Festivali i Këngës winners
Albanian pop musicians