Merita Halili

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Merita Halili (* 1966 in Tirana ) is a folk singer from Albania . She is one of the most important interpreters of Albanian folk music , especially that of Central Albania. Because of her voice she is often called "The Nightingale of Central Albania" ( Albanian  Bilbili i Shqipërisë së Mesme ).

Artistic creation

Merita Halili made her national debut at the age of 17 at the Gjirokastra National Folklore Festival in 1983. Shortly thereafter, she began performing on Albanian radio and television . As a result, she became one of the most popular singers in the country, to which, among other things, her membership as a soloist in the "State Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dances" contributed.

Halili was one of the first Albanian interpreters to make their own sound recordings. Halili received her greatest recognition in 1995 at a gala festival in Tirana, where 90 Albanian singers performed and she received the main prize.

style

Merita Halili interprets the folk music of Central Albania, especially that of her hometown Tirana , but also that of the regions around Durrës , Elbasan and Kavaja . She was and is inspired by earlier Central Albanian folk singers such as Fitnete Rexha from Kruja and Hafsa Zyberi from Tirana.

Private life

Merita Halili is married to Raif Hyseni , a folk musician from Mitrovica ( Kosovo ). Hyseni moved to Tirana in 1992 after working as an actor on radio and television in the Kosovar capital Pristina . Hyseni accompanies his wife to most of their gigs, where he plays with the accordion in the band. The two are parents of three daughters. The family lives in New Jersey ( United States ).

Discography

Albums

  • 1990: Këngë popullore të zgjedhura
    • Dy këngë rome
    • Lule t'bukra ka Tirona
    • Doli goca n'penxhere
    • Aty larg unë shkova
    • M'ka marrë malli për nonën time
    • Emine
    • Kënga e Qomilesë
    • Mu ke çeshmja
    • Ç'na çudite mi bukuri
    • Dorë për dore
    • Kjo shoqnia
    • Këndo moj qyqe
    • Zymbyli i bardhë
    • Ëndrrat e mia
    • Ke Selvitë në atë lulishte
  • 1992: Këngë të zgjedhura
    • Shtatë zymbylat
    • Jam bandill një trim i fortë
    • Çohuni djema shaloni atin
    • Lum e lum se ia merrni
    • S'paske pas një pikë mëshire
    • Fryni era u çil taraka
    • Karajfili në saksi
    • Tek çeshmja e stanit
    • Kur pata një lule të bukur
    • Dil të shoh me sy
  • 2000: Merita Halili
    • 16 jam unë, 18 je ti
    • Të vogël të desha
    • O moj gocë e bukur me cim cim ca
    • Sa më ka marrë malli
    • Trëndafilin kur ta dhashë
    • O në sabah came dalë në pazar
    • O iku goca moj lale
    • Well, leu dielli

Singles

  • Ani more nuse
  • Vetë më the të dua
  • E jotja jam
  • Rrushja e lalesë
  • Erdh pranvera

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ç'fitoi Merita Halili në Amerikë? (What did Merita Halili win in America?). “Kosovarja” magazine, April 2015, accessed on February 4, 2016 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ a b c d Merita Halili and the Raif Hyseni Orchestra. Library of Congress , June 19, 2008, accessed February 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Merita Halili. East European Folklife Center, accessed February 4, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Halili, Merita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Albanian folk singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Tirana , Albania