Ledri Vula (; born 10 July 1986) is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, singer and songwriter.

Life and career

Ledri Vula was born on 10 July 1986 to Agron and Xheraldina Vula in the city of

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. His father is an Albanian television producer Agron Vula who is from

Gjakova Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakov ...

, his mother is journalist and television personality Xheraldina Vula, who originally comes from

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, Montenegro. In 2005, he rose to prominence as one of the member of the hip hop duo Skillz. In 2012, the rise of his own stardom eventually led to the dissolution of the duo. In 2014, Vula launched his solo career starting off in December that year with the release of his debut single "100 Probleme". In 2016, he won the My Music Hit of the Year Award at the

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. In 2019, he performed at the Sunny Hill Festival in

sharing a stage with other acclaimed artists such as

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and

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. In January 2020, Vula announced his debut studio album, ''10/10'', to be released later that year. In February 2020, he premiered his follow-up singles "

Piano Rap Kosovo-Albanian rapper Ledri Vula has released two studio albums, 53 Single (music), singles as a lead artist and 13 as a featured artist. Albums Studio albums Singles As lead artist 2010s 2020s As featured artist ...

" and " Prej Inati", whereas during the summer he premiered two other songs where both of them where features, the first one was "DMP" featuring Capital T, and "Aman" featuring Lumi B & Dafina Zeqiri. in May 2023, Vula released his new album ''1 gotë per Ty''.

Activism

Following the earthquake in Albania on 26 November 2019, Vula and his family offered immediate relief activities and the family-owned residences in

to the families and victims affected by the seismicity. In May 2020, he expressed his support to the

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movement in connection with the wider

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. Later that year, he extended his support to the Albanian campaign, ''Liria ka emër'', which was created following the confirmation of an indictment on war crimes against several Albanian figures of the

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(UÇK) by the Specialist Chambers in

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Discography

* ''10/10'' (2020)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vula, Ledri 1986 births 21st-century Albanian rappers 21st-century Albanian male singers Albanian activists Albanian songwriters Albanian-language singers Kosovan people of Albanian descent Kosovan rappers Kosovan singers Living people Musicians from Pristina