Elsa Lila
Elsa Lila | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elsa Lila |
| Born | June 15, 1981 Tirana, Albania |
| Origin | Albania |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Elsa Lila (born June 15, 1981) is an Albanian singer.[1]
Early life[edit]
Elsa Lila was born in Tirana, Albania. Her father was a singer of the former Albanian state choir, while her mother was a violinist, so both of her parents raised her close to the music and the theatre, giving her a great love for the arts. Lila had shown her singing and acting talents ever since she was a child in Albanian state television shows, and won the Albanian national song contest two years in a row while she was in her teenage years. She's also known for originating the role of Satine in the Albanian-language version of the musical Moulin Rouge. In 2014, Lila was a judge on the fourth season of The Voice of Albania.[2] In March 16th 2022, she was arrested from Italian Police, in Rome, for drug dealing.[3]
Awards[edit]
In 1996, at the age of 15, Lila won the Albanian national song contest, and won the Albanian public award through televoting. In 1997 she repeated herself, and won the Albanian national song contest, and public award. In 1998, she was noticed by all of Europe when she won Albania the Varna international song contest in Bulgaria, where 14 other countries participated. In the same year she represented her country in Lisboa Expo 98, holding a concert. In 1999, at only 18 years old, Lila was elected "Albanian singer of the century" by the national poll of the Albanian state radio television. In the same year Lila won the first competition of Kenga Magjike. In 2001, she was awarded "Ambassador of the Albanian Music in the World" by Rexhep Mejdani, President of the Republic of Albania. She was recognised also all around Asia, and the United States when she modeled for various magazine covers in New York City, and sang at the Avery Fisher Hall to the American State Secretary, in 2005, and in China she sang the jingle of the popular Chinese television program, CCTV, while she was a guest there. In 2007, she took part at the 57th Sanremo Song Contest with the song "Il senso della vita" that precedes the album coming out at springtime. In December 2008, she was the host of 47th Festivali I Këngës in Tirana and she sang a song with Enrico Ruggeri, and it became part of the soundtrack of the movie by director Gjergj Xhuvani.[4][5]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Pyes lotin" | First Prize | Won |
| Public Prize | Won | ||
| 1997 | "Larg urrejtjes" | First Prize | Won |
| Public Prize | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Vetem Nje Fjale" | First Prize | Won |
Varna International Song Contest
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Herself" | First Prize | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Herself" | Albanian Singer of the Century | Won |
Albanian Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Herself" | Ambassador of the Albanian Music in the World | Won |
Songs[edit]
- "Moj e bukura Shqipëri" (Thou beautiful Albania)
- "Pyes lotin" (Asking the tear)
- "Vetëm një fjalë" (Just one word)
- "L'amore che ho" (The power of love)
- "Il senso della vita" (The meaning of life) Italian charts 9
- "Larg urrejtjes" (Away from the hatred)
- "Valeria"
- "Diferenca je ti" (feat. Pirro Çako)
References[edit]
- ^ "Elsa Lila :: Biografia". Teksteshqip.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Famous Singer Among Albanians Arrested in Rome for Drug-Dealing". Balkan Insight. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "Këngë magjike - Muzika Shqiptare". Muzika.albasoul.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Alqi Boshnjaku - Muzika Shqiptare". Muzika.albasoul.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
