Kelly (singer)

Florian Carkanji (born 12 March 1988), known by his stage name Kelly, is an Albanian singer, songwriter and music producer.

 Biography 
Carkanji was born in Tirana, Albania. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Tirana. He began his music career when he was a teenager. He choose the stage name "Kelly" because he listened to songs by American singer R. Kelly.

 Career 
Kelly has been active in the Albanian music scene since 2006. He has performed in several music festivals, including Mikrofoni i Artë (Golden Microphone), Top Fest, and Kënga Magjike.

He is well known for his song "Nuk Di" (I Don't Know), which he performed with the group Upstream. This song won the "Best Pop and Rock" award at Top Fest 5.

Kelly has also competed in the Festivali i Këngës (Festival of Song) on RTSH. He performed "Ylli im polar" (My Polar Star) in the 57th edition. Later, he performed the song "Meteor" in the 59th and 60th editions.

In 2024, he was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality TV show Big Brother VIP Albania.

Kelly founded his own record label called "NO LIMIT". He produces music for himself and other artists through this label.

 Discography 
 Singles 
 S’je këtu (2024) 
 Sa u deshëm (2025) 
 Si m’harrove (2025) 
 S’ka më shi (2025) 

 Collaborations 
 Ku je (2025) – with Egli Tako  
 Ti (2025) – with Egli Tako

 References