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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/video/olta-boka-albania-message|title=Olta Boka (Albania) message|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> 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 a country in the Eurovision Song Contest since the year 2004, with Cyprus' representative who was 16 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/olta-boka/story|title=Olta Boka's Official ESC profile|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
She has won several awards in the major musical event [[Kënga Magjike]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/olta-boka/biografia|title=Olta Boka Biography|language=sq|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> She has also won the "Top Albania Radio Award" in [[Top Fest|Top Fest 11]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2014/06/09/soni-malaj-fituese-e-top-fest-11/|title=Lista e fituesve të Top Fest 11|language=sq|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> In 2013, Boka played the role of Esmeralda in the Albanian version of [[Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)|Notre Dame de Paris]] musical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvklan.al/notre-dame-de-paris/|title=Notre Dame de Paris|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> A year later, she participated in [[TV Klan]]'s dancing competition "Dance With Me" and won four prizes, alongside actor Devis Muka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anabel.al/artikull/3515/ja-ciftet-e-dance-with-me/|title=Çiftet e Dance With Me|language=sq|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionireland.net/2014/10/08/albania-watch-eurovisions-olta-boka-take-to-the-stage-in-dance-with-me/|title=Eurovision's Olta Boka take to the stage in Dance With Me|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaexpress.com/roze/sabriu-dhe-rozana-fitojne-cmimin-e-publikut-ne-dance-with-me-68518/?archive=1|title=Çmimi Albtelecom u fitua nga Olta dhe Devisi|language=sq|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
