# Albina Kelmendi

Albina Kelmendi (Albanian pronunciation:; born 27 January 1998) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after placing as the runner-up on the fourth series of The Voice of Albania in 2014. Kelmendi and her family represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Duje".

## Early life

Albina Kelmendi was born in Pejë, Kosovo (then part of FR Yugoslavia). She studied clarinet and piano at the Halit Kasapolli music school in her hometown, and started performing together with her family under the name Family Band.

## Career
### 2014–2021: The Voice of Albania and Top Fest

In 2014, she auditioned for the fourth series of The Voice of Albania. After getting chair turns from all four coaches, she joined Team Elsa. She finished as the runner-up of the season.
The Voice of Albania performances :
| Round | Song | Original artist(s) | Notes |
| Blind auditions | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Etta James | Four-chair turn, joined Team Elsa |
| Battle | "Run Baby Run" | Sheryl Crow | Won against Nilsa Hysi |
| Knock Out | "Suus" | Rona Nishliu | Won against Xhejni Memlikaj |
| Live shows | "Tomlin e nanës" | Jericho | |
| Live shows | "Serenata e Shubertit" | Frederik Ndoci | |
| Live shows | "All for Love" | Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting | With Team Elsa |
| Semi-final | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown | |
| Final | "Zgjohu" | Jericho | |
| Final | "Unchain My Heart" | Ray Charles | |
| Final | "Tomlin e nanës" | Jericho | With Jericho |
The following year, she took part in the twelfth edition of Top Fest, where she presented the song "Nuk ka ma mire".

### 2022–present: Nana loke, Festivali i Këngës, and Eurovision Song Contest

In June 2022, Albina Kelmendi released her debut album, Nana loke. In December of the same year, she and five members of her family took part in the Festivali i Këngës 61 as Albina & Familja Kelmendi, where they presented the song "Duje". While coming in second place on the final night, the result of which was decided by a jury, the public chose her as the Albanian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
At Eurovision in Liverpool, she performed in the second semi-final on 11 May 2023, and managed to successfully qualify to the final. She placed 22nd in the grand final.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with album details :
| Title | Album details |
| Nana loke | Released: 25 June 2022 Label: Fole Publishing |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Ëndrrën mos ma merr" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Hera e parë" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Denim" (with Sinan Vllasaliu) | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Shko" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Një takim" (with Taulant Bajraliu) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Ishim" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Mos më lini vet" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Ta fali zemra" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Vjet e mija po kalojn" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Hallakam" (with Labinot Tahiri) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Ç'ka don tash prej meje" (with Ymer Bajrami) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Mirazh" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Kur ta ktheva Kosovë shpinën" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Vullkan" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Zot mos e bo" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "E kom prej teje" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Pa mu" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Çikë e bukur" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Moj e mira te pojata" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Jetoj me shpresë" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Nanë moj kom gabu" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Sytë e tu" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Emri im" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Duje" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Inat" | 2023 | Non-album singles |