Olta Boka

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


 * 2009
 * "Jepu me zemër"
 * AMC Prize
 * Won
 * 2010
 * "Mbete një brengë"
 * Best Ballad
 * Won
 * 2011
 * "Anna"
 * AMC Prize
 * Won
 * 2013
 * "E fundit tango"
 * Best Performance
 * Won
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 * "E fundit tango"
 * Best Performance
 * Won
 * }

Top Fest


 * 2014
 * "Ti më ke mua" (ft. Erik Lloshi)
 * Top Albania Radio Award
 * Won
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