Mendi Mengjiqi
Mendi Mengjiqi (* 1958 in Gornje Ljupče near Podujevo , FVR Yugoslavia , today Kosovo ) is a Kosovar composer.
He studied composition at the Academy of Music in Krakow , Poland . Mendi Mengjiqi composed the national anthem of Kosovo: Evropa . The hymn was approved by the Kosovar parliament on June 11, 2008 with 72 votes in favor, 14 against and 5 abstentions as the future national anthem.
Other works
- Homagium Matri Teresiae
- Tillagynad Gunnel o days Svensson
- Donum Musicum
- Pashko Berisha
Individual evidence
- ↑ RedOrbit.com Kosovo gets national anthem (accessed June 12, 2008)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mengjiqi, Mendi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kosovar-Albanian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gornje Ljupče near Podujevo , SFR Yugoslavia , today Kosovo |