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Olta Boka (born 13 September 1991) is an Albanian singer. She represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Zemrën e lamë peng", after winning Festivali i Këngës 46.
Career
Olta Boka was born in Tirana. She started singing at a very young age. She has participated in the talent shows: "Gjeniu i vogël" where she won the Best Performer award, and also in "Ethet e së premtes mbrëma" (Albanian version of Idols).
She rose to fame after winning Festivali i Këngës in 2007, giving her the right to represent Albania in Eurovision Song Contest the next year. She competed in the second semi-final on May 22, and won a place in the final on May 24, where she finished 17th out of 25 entrants with 55 points. She is the youngest singer to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest.
She has won several awards in the major musical event Kënga Magjike. She has also won the "Top Albania Radio Award" in Top Fest 11. In 2013, Boka played the role of Esmeralda in the Albanian version of Notre Dame de Paris musical. A year later, she participated in TV Klan's dancing competition "Dance With Me" and won four prizes, alongside actor Devis Muka.
Discography
2001: Të dy prindërit i dua
2007: Zemrën e lamë peng
2009: S'duhet të dua
2009: Jepu me zemër
2010: Mbete një brengë
2011: Anna
2013: E fundit tango
2014: Ti më ke mua (ft. Erik Lloshi)
2014: Parfumi i tij
2016: Rri edhe pak
2017: Atij/asaj (ft. Stiv Boka)
Awards
Kënga Magjike
Top Fest
References
External links
Olta Boka zbulon problemin shëndetësor nga i cili vuan (in Albanian). August 31, 2023.