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Elsa Lila (born June 15, 1981) is an Albanian singer.[1]

Elsa Lila
Birth name	Elsa Lila
Born	(1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 41) Tirana, Albania
Genres	Soul pop musical theatre
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1996–present

Early life

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 by Italian police, in Rome, for drug dealing.[3]

Awards

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]

Festivali i Këngës

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	"Pyes lotin"	First Prize	Won
		Public Prize	Won
1997	"Larg urrejtjes"	First Prize	Won
		Public Prize	Won

Kënga Magjike

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

Radio Televizioni Shqiptar

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

• "Zemra e nënës"
• "Pyes lotin" (Asking the tear)
• "Larg urrejtjes" (Away from the hatred)
• "Vetëm një fjalë" (Just one word)
• "L'amore che ho" (The power of love)
• "Valeria"
• "Il senso della vita" (The meaning of life) Italian charts 9
• "Moj e bukura Shqipëri" (Thou beautiful Albania)
• "Lahutari"
• "Këngë për Çamërinë"
• "Volata Finale" (feat. Enrico Ruggeri)
• "Diferenca je ti" (feat. Pirro Çako)

References

На других языках

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[de] Elsa Lila

Elsa Lila (* 4. Juni 1981 in Tirana) ist eine albanische Sängerin, die in Italien lebt.

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- [en] Elsa Lila

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