Eli Fara
Eli Fara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1967 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Musical career | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Eli Fara AM (Albanian: [ɛˈli faˈɾa]; born 21 May 1967) is an Albanian singer. Prior to 2000, she was awarded the Merited Artist of Albania by the Government of Albania.
Life and career
Fara was born on 21 May 1967 in the city of Korçë, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present Albania.[1] She is of Aromanian descent.[2][3][4], her surname means seed in Albanian. She first came to prominence as a performer of the urban folk songs of her home region. In 1988, she was invited to appear at the National Folklore Festival in Gjirokastër. Albania had no record industry to speak of prior to the fall of Communism and as late as 1993 it was still only possible to buy cassette albums by a handful of artists - one of whom was Eli Fara. She has spent much of the intervening period overseas but has remained very popular in her native country. In recent years she has recorded more modern music although she still sings some of the folk songs from Korçë that first brought her to the attention of the Albanian public. In 2012, Fara was a finalist at Kënga Magjike (The Magic song) with "Romale", a song mixed with various genres.[5]
References
- ^ "Eli Fara – Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Minga, Mikaela (2012). Këngë Korçare: Song Making and Musical Culture in the City of Korçë during the Twentieth Century (PDF) (Thesis). p. 266.
Eli Fara (b. 1967) is a singer of Aromanian descent.
- ^ "Eli Fara, mysafire speciale në festivalin "Fantana di Malma"". Panorama (in Albanian). 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Pensionet bëjnë vllehët grekë" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 14 March 2011.
- ^ Lista e plotë e finalistëve të Kënga Magjike 2012 (Albanian)
