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Tuna (singer)
Altuna Sejdiu (; ; born 14 July 1985), also known professionally as Tuna (), is a Macedonian-Albanian singer and songwriter. Life and career Altuna Sejdiu was born on 14 July 1985 into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, then part of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, present North Macedonia. Her father, Shaban Sejdiu, is a freestyle wrestler and two-time Olympic bronze medal winner. Tuna discovered her passion for music at an early age participating in various music festivals. Her professional career began in 2002 when she competed in the talent search competition ''Play - Search For A Star'' organized by the Macedonian record label M2 Production. Sejdiu was one of two winners from the competition, which resulted in the release of her first single "Najdi den, najdi nokj, najdi vreme" (Find a day, Find a night, Find time). Tuna later began to establish her career in Albania and turned focus to releasing material in the Albanian language. In 2003, she released her ...
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Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. As of the 2021 North Macedonia census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km² and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia. The area of Skopje has been continuously inhabited since at least the Chalcolithic period. The city — known as ''Scupi'' at the time — was founded in the late 1st century during the rule of Domitian, and abandoned in 518 after an earthquake destroyed the city. It was rebuilt under Justinian I. It became a significant settlement under the First Bulgarian Empire, the Serbian Empire (when it served briefly as a capital), and later under the Otto ...
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X Factor Albania
''X Factor'' is an Albanian television reality music competition, based on the original British series, and an addition to ''The X Factor'' franchise, to find new singing talent. The show began airing on 8 January 2012 and was broadcast by TV Klan. The judging panel for the most recent season consisted of Adi Krasta, Arilena Ara, Young Zerka and Soni Malaj. Other judges from previous seasons consisted of Pandi Laço, Alban Skënderaj, Juliana Pasha, Vesa Luma, Altuna Sejdiu, Miriam Cani, Bleona Qereti and Elhaida Dani. The show is hosted by Alketa Vejsiu. She applied to acquire the rights of the show along with Top Channel and TV Klan. Syco TV gave the rights to her, then she sold parts of the rights to TV Klan. After losing the rights of ''The X Factor'', Top Channel acquired the rights of the talent show, '' The Voice''. The show ran for 4 seasons, with the last episode airing on 1 June 2015, and then TV Klan announced that there were no plans to air another series of th ...
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Yll Limani
Yll Limani (; born 24 September 1994) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. Life and career 1994–2020: Early life and career beginnings Yll Limani was born on 24 September 1994 into an Kosovo Albanians, Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the FR Yugoslavia, present-day Kosovo. His father, Mufail Limani, was a member of the Albanian band Minatori. The singer's public singing debut was at the :sq:The Voice of Albania (sezoni i parë), first season of ''The Voice of Albania'' in 2011, followed by an appearance on the 9th edition of the Albanian music contest Top Fest in 2012. Upon a three-year hiatus, Limani's first single as a lead artist, "Single" featuring Kosovo-Albanian rapper Gent Fatali, was released in January 2015. The singer made his first appearance on Albania's Top 100 chart with "" in July 2016, which debuted and peaked within the top three. Following this, the Albanian broadcaster, (RTSH), reported in November 2016 that Limani was selecte ...
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Fatman Scoop
Isaac Freeman III (August 6, 1968 – August 31, 2024), better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop, was an American hip-hop recording artist and radio personality. Noted for his booming, raw vocal presence on various hip-hop songs, he was best known for his guest performances on the 2005 singles " Lose Control" by Missy Elliott and " It's Like That" by Mariah Carey, as well as his 1999 sleeper hit single, " Be Faithful" (featuring the Crooklyn Clan), which topped the UK Singles Chart in 2003. Early life Isaac Freeman III was born on August 6, 1968, in Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in Harlem, the son of Clara and Isaac Freeman Jr. He was educated at Cardinal Hayes High School and the New York Institute of Technology. Career Freeman adopted the stage name "Fatman Scoop" from the nickname given to him by his Uncle Jack as a child, because he loved ice cream. He first came to prominence with the release of the single " Be Faithful" (featuring the Crooklyn Clan), which topp ...
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Noizy
Rigels Rajku (; born 27 September 1986) known professionally as Noizy, is an Albanian singer, rapper and music producer. He is one of the most famous and successful artists in the Albanian music industry and has gained a large following due to his talent and unique style in rap and hip-hop music. Some of his most well-known songs include "Mi Amor", "Medalioni", "Nuk kan besu" and "Kallma" among others. He is also known for his involvement in natural living and for his lifestyle, which is often reflected in his music and music videos. Life and career 1986–2010: Early life and career beginnings Rigels Rajku was born on 27 September 1986 into a multi-religious Albanian family in the village of Sukth, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present Albania. His father is from Dibër and his mother a Catholic from Krujë. In 1997, Rajku and his family fled to London, England, as refugees to escape the war and conflicts in connection with the Albanian unrest. He was ...
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Dafina Zeqiri
Dafina Zeqiri (; born 14 April 1989), also known mononymously as Dafina, is a Swedish-born Kosovo-Albanian singer. Life and career Dafina Zeqiri was born on 14 April 1989 into an Albanian family from Kosovo in the city of Varberg, Sweden. Her siblings are Tringa Zeqiri and Besa Tafari ''née'' Zeqiri. Dafina's father, Nebih Bajraktari, left her family at a very early age and was absent since then. He later gave a public speech asking her to forgive him, although Dafina never made any replies. Her mother is Melihate Zeqiri, a former singer in the 1980s. In 2007, Zeqiri performed at Polifest Festival and was nominated for her song, "Rrallë e Përmallë," and eventually won the competition. In 2008, Zeqiri received a BOOM Award Nomination for her song "Adios," and was awarded with the audience award. In the same year, she launched her first album titled ''Knock Down''. Shortly afterwards, in her continued participation in Kënga Magjike, she received the "First Magic" award ...
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Getoar Selimi
Getoar Selimi (; born 3 July 1982), also known as Geasy or Ghetto Geasy, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Pristina, Selimi found prominence in the Albanian-speaking Balkans as a member of the musical group Tingulli 3nt beginning in 1996. Life and career 1989–2011: Formations and Tingulli 3nt Getoar Selimi was born on 3 July 1982 in an ethnic Albanian family in the city of Pristina, Kosovo. Selimi together with Kosovo-Albanian musicians Besa Gashi and Jeton Topusha formed the musical group Tingulli 3nt and began their career as a group in 1996. They rose to national prominence in the Albanian-speaking Balkans with the release of six successful studio albums, which altogether significantly contributed to the rise of their stardom. Selimi continues to be member of Tingulli 3nt and commenced to release occasional solo projects since 2012. 2012–present: Solo projects and continued success By 2012, Selimi went on to release his first s ...
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Jonida Maliqi
Jonida Maliqi (; born 26 March 1983) is an Albanian singer and media personality. Throughout her career, Maliqi has won six awards at Kënga Magjike and first place in 2008. She is also a double winner of accolades at the Top Fest in 2006 and 2010 respectively. Maliqi played Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus), Bithia in the Albanian version of ''The Ten Commandments: The Musical'' and starred as Juliet in the Albanian theatre production of ''Roméo et Juliette (musical), Roméo et Juliette''. In 2012, she was appointed as the captain of her team at the Albanian version of the Dutch TV series ''I Love My Country (Dutch TV series), I Love My Country'' whereas in 2014 she co-hosted the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars (Albanian TV series), Dancing with the Stars. In 2016, Maliqi appeared as a judge on the fifth season of The Voice of Albania and in 2018 she became the sixteenth representative of Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, finishing 9th in the second semi-final with ...
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Tamara Todevska
Tamara Todevska (, pronounced , born 1 June 1985), known professionally as Tamara, is a Macedonian singer. She has North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, represented North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions; in Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, 2008, she performed the song "Let Me Love You (Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrijan Gaxha song), Let Me Love You" with Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha and failed to qualify for the final, performing, and in North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, 2019, she placed seventh in the final with the song "Proud (Tamara Todevska song), Proud", earning North Macedonia its best-ever result in the contest. Tamara began her music career in 2003 following the release of her debut studio album ''Sino (Tamara Todevska album), Sino''. She has won on various music competitions throughout her career such as MAKFest in 2006 and Skopje Fest in 2007. Todevska is the younger sister of singer Tijana Dapčević, ...
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Koha Ditore
''Koha Ditore'' (trans. ''Daily Time'') is the leading daily newspaper in Kosovo. It is published by Koha Group and was founded and owned by politician Veton Surroi. His sister Flaka Surroi is now the publisher, following Veton Surroi's launch of his political career within the ORA reformist party. The newspaper initially published as a weekly magazine Koha, that ran from 1992 to 1994, becoming a leading weekly magazine in Kosovo. The initial team included new generation of opinion-makers such as Ylber Hysa, Baton Haxhiu, Dukagjin Gorani, Eqrem Basha, Shkelzen Maliqi, etc. The newspaper with the same name was published for the first time in 1997. Its current editor in chief is Agron Bajrami. On Saturday, March 31, 2007, Koha Ditore distributed a free jubilee edition celebrating 10 years since its first issue. In all opinion polls conducted in Kosovo since 1999, Koha Ditore resulted as the most read newspaper. According to the last poll conducted in February 2008, Koha Dit ...
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Vizion Plus
Vizion Plus is a national Albanian privately owned television channel established in September 16, 1999 in Tirana, Albania. The channel started as a local station and a few years later began broadcasting all over Albanian territory. Programs Vizion Plus bought the rights to ''Zonë e Lirë'' from 2007 until 2011, considered as the highest rated talk show hosted by a former news editor, Arian Çani. In collaboration with Tring Digital, Vizion Plus successfully bought the rights of the first Albanian edition of Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ... and improvised comedy show Apartmenti 2XL. These two shows produced record audiences. Nationally created shows ''International'' TV shows See also * Television in Albania * Communication in Alb ...
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Radio Television Of Kosovo
The Radio Television of Kosovo (; ; RTK) is the public service broadcaster in Kosovo. It was founded after the Kosovo War, replacing the equipment and property of the RTS branch in Pristina. RTK operates two radio services, offering a diverse range of news, music, and entertainment programs. Additionally, it runs four 24-hour television channels, broadcasting a variety of content including news, sports, culture, movies, and documentaries. RTK’s services are available on terrestrial and satellite networks, ensuring wide accessibility across Kosovo and to the diaspora. As a public service broadcaster, RTK is funded through a combination of public funding, advertising revenue, and donations. The RTK replaced the Radio Television of Pristina (; ) which was originally founded in 1974 until its end in 1990. History Radio Television of Pristina (1974-1992) In 1945, Radio Pristina (Albanian: ''Radio Prishtina'') began broadcasting out of Prizren following the Second World War. Th ...
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