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Olta Boka
Olta Boka
	Boka during the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Background information
Born	13 September 1991 (age 32); Tirana, Republic of Albania
Genres	Pop; R&B; pop rock;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2001–present

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Olta Boka (born 13 September 1991)^[1] 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.^[2]

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).^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

She has won several awards in the major musical event Kënga Magjike.^[1] She has also won the "Top Albania Radio Award" in Top Fest 11.^[6] In 2013, Boka played the role of Esmeralda in the Albanian version of Notre Dame de Paris musical.^[7] A year later, she participated in TV Klan's dancing competition "Dance With Me" and won four prizes, alongside actor Devis Muka.^[8]^[9]^[10]

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


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
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

Top Fest


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"Ti më ke mua" (ft. Erik Lloshi)	Top Albania Radio Award	Won

References

^ ^a ^b "Olta Boka Biography" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Olta Boka to represent Albania in Eurovision". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Si kanë ndryshuar këngëtaret e Etheve" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Olta Boka (Albania) message". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Olta Boka". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Lista e fituesve të Top Fest 11" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Notre Dame de Paris". 9 November 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Çiftet e Dance With Me" (in Albanian). 20 September 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Eurovision's Olta Boka take to the stage in Dance With Me". 8 October 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Çmimi Albtelecom u fitua nga Olta dhe Devisi" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

External links

Olta Boka zbulon problemin shëndetësor nga i cili vuan (in Albanian). August 31, 2023.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Frederik Ndoci with Hear My Plea	Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008	Succeeded by Kejsi Tola with Carry Me in Your Dreams

[auto-1] "Olta Boka Biography" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[2] "Olta Boka to represent Albania in Eurovision". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[3] "Si kanë ndryshuar këngëtaret e Etheve" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[4] "Olta Boka (Albania) message". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[5] "Olta Boka". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

[6] "Lista e fituesve të Top Fest 11" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[7] "Notre Dame de Paris". 9 November 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[8] "Çiftet e Dance With Me" (in Albanian). 20 September 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[9] "Eurovision's Olta Boka take to the stage in Dance With Me". 8 October 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[10] "Çmimi Albtelecom u fitua nga Olta dhe Devisi" (in Albanian). Retrieved March 27, 2018.

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-'''Olta Boka''' (born 13 September 1991)<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> is an Albanian singer, known for [[Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|representing Albania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] with the song "[[Zemrën e lamë peng]]", after winning [[Festivali i Këngës 46]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/video/olta-boka-in-belgrade|title=Olta Boka to represent Albania in Eurovision|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
+'''Olta Boka''' (born 13 September 1991)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Olta Boka Biography |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/olta-boka/biografia |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=sq}}</ref> is an Albanian singer. She [[Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|represented Albania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] with the song "[[Zemrën e lamë peng]]", after winning [[Festivali i Këngës 46]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olta Boka to represent Albania in Eurovision |url=https://eurovision.tv/video/olta-boka-in-belgrade |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Olta Boka was born in the capital [[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 [[Idol (franchise)|Idols]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoalbania.al/ethet-e-te-premtes-si-kane-ndryshuar-elvana-gjata-olta-boka-xhensila-myrtezaj-dhe-shume-kengetare-te-tjera/|title=Si kanë ndryshuar këngëtaret e Etheve|language=sq|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
+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 [[Idol (franchise)|Idols]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Si kanë ndryshuar këngëtaret e Etheve |url=http://infoalbania.al/ethet-e-te-premtes-si-kane-ndryshuar-elvana-gjata-olta-boka-xhensila-myrtezaj-dhe-shume-kengetare-te-tjera/ |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=sq |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041049/http://infoalbania.al/ethet-e-te-premtes-si-kane-ndryshuar-elvana-gjata-olta-boka-xhensila-myrtezaj-dhe-shume-kengetare-te-tjera/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-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/|title=Olta Boka's Official ESC profile|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
+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 |title=Olta Boka (Albania) message |url=https://eurovision.tv/video/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 Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olta Boka |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/olta-boka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326001228/https://eurovision.tv/participant/olta-boka |archive-date=2023-03-26 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}}</ref>
-She has won several awards in the major musical event [[Kënga Magjike]].<ref name="auto"/> 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>
+She has won several awards in the major musical event [[Kënga Magjike]].<ref name="auto" /> She has also won the "Top Albania Radio Award" in [[Top Fest|Top Fest 11]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lista e fituesve të Top Fest 11 |url=http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2014/06/09/soni-malaj-fituese-e-top-fest-11/ |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=sq}}</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 |title=Notre Dame de Paris |date=9 November 2013 |url=http://tvklan.al/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 |title=Çiftet e Dance With Me |date=20 September 2014 |url=http://www.anabel.al/artikull/3515/ja-ciftet-e-dance-with-me/ |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=sq}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eurovision's Olta Boka take to the stage in Dance With Me |date=8 October 2014 |url=https://eurovisionireland.net/2014/10/08/albania-watch-eurovisions-olta-boka-take-to-the-stage-in-dance-with-me/ |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Çmimi Albtelecom u fitua nga Olta dhe Devisi |url=http://www.gazetaexpress.com/roze/sabriu-dhe-rozana-fitojne-cmimin-e-publikut-ne-dance-with-me-68518/?archive=1 |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=sq}}</ref>
 ==Discography==
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 * 2017: ''Atij/asaj'' <small>(ft. Stiv Boka)</small>
-==Awards and nominations==
+==Awards ==
-'''Gjeniu i Vogël'''
-{{awards table}}
-|-
-||2004
-||"Herself"
-|Best Performer
-|{{won}}
-|}
-'''[[Festivali i Këngës]]'''
-{{awards table}}
-|-
-||2007
-|"[[Zemrën e lamë peng]]"
-|First Prize
-|{{won}}
-|-
-||2019
-|"[[Shkrime në mur]]"
-|First Prize
-|{{pending}}
-|}
-'''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]]'''
-{{awards table}}
-|-
-||2008
-||"[[Zemrën e lamë peng]]"
-|Contestant
-|{{nom|17th}}
-|}
 '''[[Kënga Magjike]]'''
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 ||"Ti më ke mua" <small>(ft. Erik Lloshi)</small>
 |Top Albania Radio Award
-|{{won}}
-|}
-'''Dance With Me Albania'''
-{{awards table}}
-|-
-|rowspan="5"|2014
-|rowspan="5"|"Olta & Devis"
-|Winner of the 2nd night
-|{{won}}
-|-
-|Winner of the 4th night
-|{{won}}
-|-
-|Winner of the 7th night
-|{{won}}
-|-
-|Albtelecom Award
 |{{won}}
 |}
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* [https://lokimagazine.com/2023/08/31/keto-semundje-nuk-kane-sherim-olta-boka-zbulon-problemin-shendetesor-nga-i-cili-vuan/ Olta Boka zbulon problemin shëndetësor nga i cili vuan] (in Albanian).  August 31, 2023.
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-{{Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
+{{Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}}
+{{Eurovision Song Contest 2008|state=collapsed}}
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-[[Category:Albanian female singers]]
+[[Category:21st-century Albanian women singers]]
 [[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Albania]]
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-[[Category:21st-century women singers]]
 [[Category:Festivali i Këngës winners]]
+[[Category:Albanian pop musicians]]

v t e Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Festivali i Këngës
Participation	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	~~Arilena Ara~~ Besa Olta Boka Eugent Bushpepa Ledina Çelo Elhaida Dani Luiz Ejlli Aurela Gaçe Ronela Hajati Hersi Albina and Familja Kelmendi Lindita Adrian Lulgjuraj Jonida Maliqi Frederik Ndoci Rona Nishliu Juliana Pasha Anxhela Peristeri Bledar Sejko Anjeza Shahini Eneda Tarifa Kejsi Tola
Songs	"Carry Me in Your Dreams" "Duje" "Fairytale" ~~"Fall from the Sky"~~ "Feel the Passion" "Hear My Plea" "The Image of You" "It's All About You" "Karma" "Ktheju tokës" "Identitet" "I'm Alive" "Mall" "One Night's Anger" "Sekret" "Suus" "Titan" "Tomorrow I Go" "World" "Zemrën e lamë peng" "Zjarr e ftohtë"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Albania did not compete

Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Artists	MusicBrainz