Rezarta Smaja

Rezarta Smaja
Born (1984-03-23) 23 March 1984
Shkodër, Albania
Genres Pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2008–present
Labels Independent

Rezarta Smaja (born 23 March 1984 in Shkodër) is an Albanian singer.

Life and career

Rezarta Smaja was born on 23 March 1984 in Shkodër, a city located in northern Albania. She began her music career in rock bands and sang at various music events in her hometown. Her professional career started after her decision to compete at Ethet (Albanian Idol) where she was a finalist. Despite not being a prominent name in the commercial music business and magazine headlines, Smaja decided to continue her career participating at music festivals in Albania, such as Top Fest, Kënga Magjike and Festivali i Këngës.[1] To date, she hasn't recorded any music videos, and instead sings live in Tirana.[2]

Her latest appearance was at the 2014 Kënga Magjike with "Shpirt i lirë" (Free spirit).[3] She made it through to the final, held on 13 December 2014. Later that month, she competed at the 53rd Festivali i Këngës, with "Më rrëmbe" (Take me away), a song written by Dr. Flori, an Albanian singer-songwriter who died in November 2014, with a hope to represent Albania at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.[4][5] She qualified to the final, and placed 7th. She will compete in Festivali i Këngës 54 with the song "Dashuri në përjetësi" (Love in eternity), a duet with Klodian Kaçani.

Discography

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Rezarta Smaja, biography". Teksteshqip.
  2. ↑ "Rezarta Smaja, interview". MAD TV.
  3. ↑ "Kënga Magjike 2014: Rezarta Smaja". TV Klan.
  4. ↑ "Albania: 18 finalists revealed". escXtra.com. escXtra. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Live: Festivali i Këngës – Semifinal 2". escXtra.com. escXtra. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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