Aida Baraku
Aida Baraku | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1968 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Known for | Singer, composer, journalist, television producer |
| Spouse | Armend Rexhepagiqi |
Aida Baraku (born 29 October 1968) is an Albanian Kosovar singer, composer, journalist and television producer. She is known for her songs "Shoqet" (The friends), "Leze, Leze", "Titanik" (Titanic), etc.[1]
Today she is mostly known as a composer. Together with her husband Armend Rexhepagiqi, they composed songs for famous singers like Adelina Thaçi, Tuna, Jehona Sopi and many others.[2]
Baraku as a journalist, has worked for prestigious newspapers like "Zëri" and "Koha Ditore". She worked as a director for the entertainment shows at Radio Televizioni i Kosovës. Together with her husband, they ran the first seasons of "E Diell" (It's Sunday), a Sunday-show at Top Channel which was one of the most watched shows in the Albanian-speaking territories during that time.[3][4]
Although she has been away from the public eye recently, in interviews she expresses dissatisfaction from the current music in Kosovo and criticizes the national channels. She writes multiple songs, such as Leze Leze and Ka Ska.[5]