Laura Nezha

Laura Nezha (born September 16th, 1990) is an Albanian singer, actress, and director.

Life and career
Laura Nezha was born in the city of Fier and moved to the capital Tirana at a very young age. She started singing when she was only five years old in various children events. At twelve years old, she competed in the first season of the talent show "Gjeniu i vogël", where she earned the Third Prize among thousands of contestants from different Albanian-speaking territories. In 2007, she won the First Prize in the RinFest music competition.

Nezha rose to fame after participating in the major musical event Kënga Magjike in 2011, with the song "Jo s'e di", receiving great acclaim from the public. A year later, in 2012, she participated in Top Fest, with the song "Edhe pse gabim".

She graduated from the University of Arts for directing, in 2014. For her thesis, she directed the play True West (Perëndim i vërtetë) in the National Theatre of Albania, which resulted in success. She has acted in numerous theatre plays throughout the years, such as in Les Bonnes, A Streetcar Named Desire, What the Butler Saw, Hamlet, and many more, making theatre her biggest artistic achievement.

In 2016, Laura Nezha participated in the Albanian version of the dancing competition "Dance With Me" where after 15 weeks of different dance numbers, she won the First Prize. In 2017, she voice acted in the Albanian-language version of Moana, where she voiced the titular character. After 6 years, she returned to Kënga Magjike in 2017, with the song "Je dashuri".

Discography

 * 2011: Jo s'e di
 * 2012: Edhe pse gabim
 * 2016: Luv That
 * 2017: Je dashuri

Awards
Gjeniu i vogël


 * rowspan="1"|2004
 * rowspan="1"|"Herself"
 * Third Prize
 * Won
 * }
 * }

RinFest


 * rowspan="1"|2007
 * rowspan="1"|"Herself"
 * First Prize
 * Won
 * }
 * }

Dance With Me Albania


 * rowspan="3"|2016
 * rowspan="3"|"Laura & Renato"
 * First Main Prize
 * Won
 * 6th Night Prize
 * Won
 * 12th Night Prize
 * Won
 * }
 * 12th Night Prize
 * Won
 * }