Herciana Matmuja

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Hersi, 2014.
Hersi at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Herciana Matmuja or Hersi (born February 1, 1990 in Kukës ) is an Albanian singer .

Career

Herciana's family moved to Tirana when she was young . She has been singing since she was eight and had television appearances as a child. She took part in numerous music competitions for young people. In 2005 she passed the entrance exam for the art academy in Tirana  . Since 2005 she has been studying classical singing in Rome , where two of her aunts live and where she is currently also living.

In 2006 Hersi took part in the Festivali i Këngës , the most important music competition in Albania, for the first time . She was tenth and best young talent. In 2010 she reached eleventh place at the Festivali i Këngës . She was less successful in 2011 when she missed points with the song Aty ku më le . In 2012, Hersi came third at the 51st Festivali i Këngës with the song Kush ta dha këtë emër? . In 2011 and 2012 she also participated in the television show Kënga Magjike  .

On December 28, 2013 she won the 52nd Festivali i Këngës . As the winner, she represented Albania with the song Zemërimi i një nate (Wrath of the Night) at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen . The song is a mixture of Pop and R 'n' B . In Copenhagen she sang the song in English under the title One Night's Anger in the first semifinals. However, she missed the finals.

Discography

  • 2006: Ah jetë, oh jetë
  • 2010: Me cilin rri ti dashuri
  • 2011: Natë moj natë
  • 2011: Aty ku më le
  • 2012: Kthehu (ft. Gjergj Leka)
  • 2012: Animon
  • 2012: Kush ta dha këtë emër
  • 2013: Zemërimi i një nate
  • 2014: One Night's Anger

Web links

Commons : Hersiana Matmuja  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Hersi Matmuja wins Festivali i Këngës !, December 28, 2013 (English)
  2. ↑ a b c Albania: Meet Hersiana Matmuja. In: The Eurovision Times. December 30, 2013, accessed January 9, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b c Gafurr Sahiti: Albania: Hersiana Matmuja talks to Esctoday. In: esctoday.com. December 29, 2013, accessed January 9, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Hersi Matmuja: "Canto per l'Albania ... ma sono innamorata dell'Italia". In: Eurofestival News. January 1, 2014, accessed January 9, 2014 (Italian).
  5. ↑ Ian Fowell: Hersi Matmuja returns with Animon at kënga magjike festival in Albania. In: EuroVisionary. October 22, 2012, accessed January 9, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Matmuja, Herciana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hersi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION albanian singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Kukës