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'''Albana Bilalli''', known professionally as '''Albana''', is an [[Albanians|Albanian]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[Composer|music composer]] known for her performances in various music genres, including [[Soul music|soul]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[funk]], and [[jazz]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=STORY |url=https://www.albana.one/story |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=ALBANA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Albana Bilalli :: Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/albana-bilali/biografia |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=www.teksteshqip.com}}</ref>
'''Albana Bilalli''', known professionally as '''Albana''', is an [[Albanians|Albanian]] singer, songwriter, and composer known for her performances in various music genres, including [[Soul music|soul]], R&B, [[funk]], and [[jazz]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=STORY |url=https://www.albana.one/story |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=ALBANA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Albana Bilalli :: Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/albana-bilali/biografia |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=www.teksteshqip.com}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Bilalli was born on July 27, 1989, in [[Pristina]], [[Kosovo]].<ref name=":0" /> Her early education started in Pristina, where she completed her primary schooling.<ref name=":1" />
Bilalli was born on July 27, 1989, in [[Pristina]], Kosovo.<ref name=":0" /> Her early education started in Pristina, where she completed her primary schooling.<ref name=":1" />


She attended the Zenel Hajdini school in Kodra e Trimave and later continued her music education at the [[Prenk Jakova School of Music]]. Bilalli continued her formal education by enrolling in the [[Faculty of Arts in Pristina]], specializing in solo singing. She completed her master's degree with a focus on classical singing ([[mezzo-soprano]]) on December 17, 2014.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
She attended the Zenel Hajdini school in Kodra e Trimave and later continued her music education at the [[Prenk Jakova School of Music]]. Bilalli continued her formal education by enrolling in the [[Universiteti i Prishtinës Faculty of Arts|Faculty of Arts in Pristina]], specializing in solo singing. She completed her master's degree with a focus on classical singing ([[mezzo-soprano]]) on December 17, 2014.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />


==Music career==
==Music career==
Her debut in the music scene took place at the [[Kënga Magjike]] festival with the release of her song, "Akull".<ref name=":7">{{Citation |title=ALBANA BILALLI - AKULL ( KENGA MAGJIKE 2013 ) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6w4O2ucTY |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en}}</ref>
Her debut in the music scene took place at the [[Kënga Magjike]] festival with the release of her song, "Akull".<ref name=":7">{{Citation |title=ALBANA BILALLI – AKULL ( KENGA MAGJIKE 2013 ) | date=November 10, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6w4O2ucTY |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en}}</ref>


In 2017, Albana released her debut album, ''Drita ime Fajkoi i vogel dhe Valet e shpirtit'', which featured songs in [[Albanian language|Albanian]].{{cn|date=December 2023}}
In 2017, Albana released her debut album, ''Drita ime Fajkoi i vogel dhe Valet e shpirtit'', which featured songs in [[Albanian language|Albanian]].<ref name=":4">{{Citation |title=ALBUMI I PARË I ALBANA BILALLIT | date=September 20, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui58mbVbBQw |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en}}</ref>

Albana has participated in various music festivals, including Expodubai, Worringer - Weekender Dusseldorf, [[Top Fest]], [[Kënga Magjike|Kenga Magjike]], [[Dokufest|Doku Fest]], Erdh Lezeti, Vinoskop, and many more.<ref name=":1" />{{better source needed|date=December 2023}}


She represented [[Kosovo]] with traditional [[Albanian language|Albanian]] songs at Expo Dubai 2021.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Turizmi dhe kultura e Kosovës prezantohet në Dubai |url=https://demokracia.com/turizmi-dhe-kultura-e-kosoves-prezantohet-ne-dubai/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=sq}}</ref>
She represented [[Kosovo]] with traditional [[Albanian language|Albanian]] songs at Expo Dubai 2021.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Turizmi dhe kultura e Kosovës prezantohet në Dubai |url=https://demokracia.com/turizmi-dhe-kultura-e-kosoves-prezantohet-ne-dubai/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=sq}}</ref>


''Free'' is Albana's second album, featuring a sound inspired by the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-01 |title=Zëri dhe stili i veçantë i Albana Bilallit sjelli albumin e dytë muzikor |url=https://gazetaprojekti.com/zeri-dhe-stili-i-vecante-i-albana-bilallit-sjelli-albumin-e-dyte-muzikor/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Gazeta Projekti |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Citation |title=Ora 7 - Albana Bilalli me albumin e dytë |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvX7b4G3Btc |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en}}</ref> Her music video for the album's first single, "Gentleman", was released on July 15, 2022.{{cn|date=December 2023}} Following "Gentleman", Albana released "Too Strong" on October 27, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lajmpress |date=2022-12-08 |title=Albana Bilalli sjell “Too Strong” |url=https://lajmpress.org/albana-bilalli-sjell-too-strong/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=lajmpress.org |language=en}}</ref>
''Free'' is Albana's second album, featuring a sound inspired by the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-01 |title=Zëri dhe stili i veçantë i Albana Bilallit sjelli albumin e dytë muzikor |url=https://gazetaprojekti.com/zeri-dhe-stili-i-vecante-i-albana-bilallit-sjelli-albumin-e-dyte-muzikor/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Gazeta Projekti |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Citation |title=Ora 7 – Albana Bilalli me albumin e dytë | date=May 4, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvX7b4G3Btc |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en}}</ref> Her music video for the album's first single, "Gentleman", was released on July 15, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=Albana Bilalli sjell këngën e re "Gentleman" |url=https://telegrafi.com/albana-sjell-kengen-e-re-gentleman/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=[[Telegrafi]] |language=sq}}</ref> Following "Gentleman", Albana released "Too Strong" on October 27, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lajmpress |date=2022-12-08 |title=Albana Bilalli sjell "Too Strong" |url=https://lajmpress.org/albana-bilalli-sjell-too-strong/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=lajmpress.org |language=en}}</ref>


On January 12, 2023, Albana released "We go down together", a [[Soul music|soul]] and [[jazz]] song.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-12 |title=Albana vjen me 'We go down together' |url=https://www.kosova-sot.info/vip/659997/albana-vjen-me-we-go-down-together/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Kosova Sot |language=en}}</ref>
On January 12, 2023, Albana released "We go down together", a [[Soul music|soul]] and [[jazz]] song.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-12 |title=Albana vjen me 'We go down together' |url=https://www.kosova-sot.info/vip/659997/albana-vjen-me-we-go-down-together/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Kosova Sot |language=en}}</ref>


"I Can Never Get Enough" was released on May 5, 2023, accompanied by an official music video.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rrustemi |first=Valmira |date=2023-05-05 |title=Albana Bilalli rikthehet me këngën e re 'I can never get enough'|work= Telegrafi |url=https://telegrafi.com/albana-bilalli-rikthehet-kengen-e-re-can-never-get-enough/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> She performed her then-latest album, ''FREE'', at the Worringer Weekender Festival in [[Düsseldorf]], Germany on June 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albana |url=https://www.worringer-weekender.de/artists/albana/?fbclid=IwAR0IObaPOwB1Vuz7fWxnG7o1nt6nCqUZAomu6ZtHRDvN_lgRO6wmO__BQJg |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Worringer Weekender |language=de-DE}}</ref>
"I Can Never Get Enough" was released on May 5, 2023, accompanied by an official music video.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rrustemi |first=Valmira |date=2023-05-05 |title=Albana Bilalli rikthehet me këngën e re 'I can never get enough'|work= [[Telegrafi]] |url=https://telegrafi.com/albana-bilalli-rikthehet-kengen-e-re-can-never-get-enough/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> She performed her then-latest album, ''FREE'', at the Worringer Weekender Festival in [[Düsseldorf]], Germany on June 23, 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Albana |url=https://www.worringer-weekender.de/artists/albana/?fbclid=IwAR0IObaPOwB1Vuz7fWxnG7o1nt6nCqUZAomu6ZtHRDvN_lgRO6wmO__BQJg |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Worringer Weekender |language=de-DE}}</ref>

=== Collaborations ===
Albana has built a diverse portfolio of [[collaboration]]s throughout her musical career.{{Peacock-inline|date=December 2023}} Her journey began with her first album, ''Drita ime Fajkoi i vogel dhe Valet e shpirtit'',{{Peacock-inline|date=December 2023}} which was recorded at Homebaesound Studio and produced by Armend Xhaferi on September 22, 2017. In this debut work, she joined forces with [[Ilir Bajri]] ([[piano]]), Armend Xhaferi ([[guitar]]), Teoman Ukqa ([[Drum|drums]]), Enes Beu ([[Drum|drums]]), Fatlind Fehrati ([[Bass drum|bass]]), and Dukagjin Muhaxheri ([[saxophone]]).<ref name=":4">{{Citation |title=ALBUMI I PARË I ALBANA BILALLIT |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui58mbVbBQw |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en}}</ref>

Albana's collaborative efforts took a new turn with the release of her second album, ''Free''.{{Peacock-inline|date=December 2023}} For this project, she partnered with a band consisting of artists from [[Germany]] and [[Belgrade]], including [[Hayden Chisholm]] ([[saxophone]]), Fedja Tom Franklin ([[Drum|drums]]/percussion), Miloš Nikolic ([[Bass drum|Bass]]), Milan Nikolic ([[trombone]]), and others. The album was recorded at HillRiver Studio and produced by Hayden Chisholm, a prominent jazz saxophone player from [[New Zealand]]. <ref name=":6" /> ALBANA devoted two years to crafting this album, which featured the release of her first single, ''A s‘më jep ujë'', on April 22, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Albana Bilalli publikon këngën e re 'A s'më jep ujë' |url=https://www.kosova-sot.info/vip/616430/albana-bilalli-publikon-kengen-e-re-a-s-me-jep-uje/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Kosova Sot |language=en}}</ref>

Albana's collaborative spirit extended to representing [[Kosovo]] with folk Albanian music at Expo Dubai on November 25, 2021.{{Peacock-inline|date=December 2023}} In this endeavor, she worked alongside Astrit Stafai ([[guitar]]) and Adorel Haxhiaj ([[cello]]).<ref name=":5" />

At an earlier point in her career, Albana was the inaugural lead singer of a new band known as Offchestra.<ref>{{Citation |last=Bilibani |first=Eroll |title=Offchestra introducing Albana Bilalli |date=2011-07-27 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/8907132@N02/5997596363/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> She made the decision to leave the band in 2011.

More recently, Albana engaged in a new collaboration with a band from [[Germany]], featuring Pedja ([[piano]]), Leo Asal ([[drummer]]), Leonard ([[guitar]]), and Hanes ([[Bass drum|bass]]) at the "Worringer Weekender" festival in Germany.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Albana |url=https://www.worringer-weekender.de/artists/albana/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Worringer Weekender |language=de-DE}}</ref>

=== Influential works ===

Albana's musical journey has been marked by various collaborations that have showcased her distinctive style and versatility.{{Peacock-inline|date=December 2023}} Her debut single, ''Akull'', was performed by Albana during her participation in [[Kënga Magjike|Kënga Magjike 2013]].{{cn|date=December 2023}}

==Personal life==
Albana is mother of two children, with her partner Milot.{{cn|date=December 2023}}


==Discography==
==Discography==
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Albana
Born
Albana Bilalli

(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)
Pristina, Kosovo)
Citizenship
  • Kosovo
  • Germany
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Years active2008–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Websitehttps://www.albana.one/

Albana Bilalli, known professionally as Albana, is an Albanian singer, songwriter, and composer known for her performances in various music genres, including soul, R&B, funk, and jazz.[1][2]

Early life

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Bilalli was born on July 27, 1989, in Pristina, Kosovo.[1] Her early education started in Pristina, where she completed her primary schooling.[2]

She attended the Zenel Hajdini school in Kodra e Trimave and later continued her music education at the Prenk Jakova School of Music. Bilalli continued her formal education by enrolling in the Faculty of Arts in Pristina, specializing in solo singing. She completed her master's degree with a focus on classical singing (mezzo-soprano) on December 17, 2014.[2][1]

Music career

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Her debut in the music scene took place at the Kënga Magjike festival with the release of her song, "Akull".[3]

In 2017, Albana released her debut album, Drita ime Fajkoi i vogel dhe Valet e shpirtit, which featured songs in Albanian.[4]

She represented Kosovo with traditional Albanian songs at Expo Dubai 2021.[5]

Free is Albana's second album, featuring a sound inspired by the 1960s and 1970s.[6][7] Her music video for the album's first single, "Gentleman", was released on July 15, 2022.[8] Following "Gentleman", Albana released "Too Strong" on October 27, 2022.[9]

On January 12, 2023, Albana released "We go down together", a soul and jazz song.[10]

"I Can Never Get Enough" was released on May 5, 2023, accompanied by an official music video.[11] She performed her then-latest album, FREE, at the Worringer Weekender Festival in Düsseldorf, Germany on June 23, 2023.[12]

Discography

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  • Drita ime Fajkoi i vogel dhe Valet e shpirtit (2017)
  • Free (10 songs)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "STORY". ALBANA. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Albana Bilalli :: Biografia". www.teksteshqip.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ ALBANA BILALLI – AKULL ( KENGA MAGJIKE 2013 ), November 10, 2013, retrieved November 3, 2023
  4. ^ ALBUMI I PARË I ALBANA BILALLIT, September 20, 2017, retrieved November 3, 2023
  5. ^ "Turizmi dhe kultura e Kosovës prezantohet në Dubai" (in Albanian). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Zëri dhe stili i veçantë i Albana Bilallit sjelli albumin e dytë muzikor". Gazeta Projekti. May 1, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Ora 7 – Albana Bilalli me albumin e dytë, May 4, 2022, retrieved November 3, 2023
  8. ^ "Albana Bilalli sjell këngën e re "Gentleman"". Telegrafi (in Albanian). July 22, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Lajmpress (December 8, 2022). "Albana Bilalli sjell "Too Strong"". lajmpress.org. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Albana vjen me 'We go down together'". Kosova Sot. January 12, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Rrustemi, Valmira (May 5, 2023). "Albana Bilalli rikthehet me këngën e re 'I can never get enough'". Telegrafi. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Albana". Worringer Weekender (in German). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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