Olta Boka

Olta Boka
Olta Boka
	Boka during the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Background information
Born	13 September 1991; Tirana, Albania
Genres	Pop; R&B; pop rock;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present

Olta Boka (born 13 September 1991)[1] is an Albanian singer, known for representing Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Zemrën e lamë peng", after winning Festivali i Këngës 46.[2]

Career

Olta Boka was born in the capital Tirana. 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).[3]

She rose to fame after winning Festivali i Këngës in 2007, giving her the right to represent Albania in Eurovision Song Contest the next year.[4] 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 is the youngest singer to represent a country in the Eurovision Song Contest since the year 2004, with Cyprus' representative who was 16 years old.[5]

She has won several awards in the major musical event Kënga Magjike.[1] She has also won the "Top Albania Radio Award" in Top Fest 11.[6] In 2013, Boka played the role of Esmeralda in the Albanian version of Notre Dame de Paris musical.[7] A year later, she participated in TV Klan's dancing competition "Dance With Me" and won four prizes, alongside actor Devis Muka.[8][9][10]

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


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	"Jepu me zemër"	AMC Prize	Won
2010	"Mbete një brengë"	Best Ballad	Won
2011	"Anna"	AMC Prize	Won
2013	"E fundit tango"	Best Performance	Won

Top Fest


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"Ti më ke mua" (ft. Erik Lloshi)	Top Albania Radio Award	Won

References

"Olta Boka Biography" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Olta Boka to represent Albania in Eurovision". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Si kanë ndryshuar këngëtaret e Etheve" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Olta Boka (Albania) message". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Olta Boka's Official ESC profile". Retrieved December 9, 2019.
"Lista e fituesve të Top Fest 11" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Notre Dame de Paris". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Çiftet e Dance With Me" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Eurovision's Olta Boka take to the stage in Dance With Me". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Çmimi Albtelecom u fitua nga Olta dhe Devisi" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Frederik Ndoci with Hear My Plea	Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008	Succeeded by Kejsi Tola with Carry Me in Your Dreams

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[auto-1] "Olta Boka Biography" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[2] "Olta Boka to represent Albania in Eurovision". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[3] "Si kanë ndryshuar këngëtaret e Etheve" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[4] "Olta Boka (Albania) message". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[5] "Olta Boka's Official ESC profile". Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[6] "Lista e fituesve të Top Fest 11" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[7] "Notre Dame de Paris". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[8] "Çiftet e Dance With Me" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[9] "Eurovision's Olta Boka take to the stage in Dance With Me". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[10] "Çmimi Albtelecom u fitua nga Olta dhe Devisi" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.