Anxhela Peristeri
Born (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986
Korçë, Albania
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2001 – present
Musical career
GenresPop rock[1]
Instrument(s)Violin
LabelsOnima

Anxhela Peristeri (Albanian: [ˈandʒɛla pɛɾiˈstɛɾi]; born 24 March 1986) is an Albanian singer and songwriter. She emerged as the winner of the 19th edition of Kënga Magjike in 2017. After winning the 59th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2020, Peristeri was designated as the Albanian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Life and career

1986–2015: Early life and career beginnings

Anxhela Peristeri was born on 24 March 1986 into an Albanian family of the Eastern Orthodox faith in the city of Korçë, then People's Republic of Albania, present Albania.[2][3][4] There, she began to pursue music and attended high school in her elementary years studying violin.[5] Following this, the singer continued her studies and enrolled at the Jordan Misja Lyceum in Tirana.[5] In 2001, Peristeri participated as a contestant in the Miss Albania national pageant in Tirana.[6] Her initial forays into the music industry were in December 2001 as she unsuccessfully took part in the 40th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Vetëm ty të kam".[3] After her graduation in Tirana, Peristeri and her family moved to Thessaloniki, Greece.[7][8][5] During an interview in Greece, Peristeri stated that her paternal great-grandfather was Greek, from whom she inherited the surname Peristeri.[9][10] In another interview in Greece, when asked if she considers herself Greek, she answered that she is Albanian and her connection to Greece comes from a distant ancestor, namely her great-grandfather.[11] Describing her life in the latter country, she had stated that she experienced discrimination because of her Albanian origin.[12][13]

2016–present: Kënga Magjike and Eurovision

From March to June 2016, Peristeri appeared as a contestant on the first season of the Albanian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar and eventually emerged as the winner of the competition.[14] Later that year, in December, the singer participated in Kënga Magjike with the song "Genjështar", finishing in second place.[15] A year later, she returned to compete in Kënga Magjike's 19th edition and resulted as the winner with the song "E çmëndur".[16] Following her victory, her follow-up single, "Shpirti ma di", went on to reach number 73 in Albania.[17] Another charting single, "Pa mua", followed in late 2018 and peaked at number 74 in her native country.[18] A Balkan ballad incorporating Albanian folk elements, "Pa mua" was honored as the Song of the Year by the Akademia Kult at the 2019 Kult Awards, with Peristeri donating her prize winnings to victims of the 2019 Albania earthquake.[19][20] Peristeri's chart success ensued into September 2019 with the single "Shpirt i bukur", marking her third chart appearance.[21][22] In December 2019, following a one-year absence, she returned to compete in the 21st edition of Kënga Magjike with the song "Dikush i imi" and eventually finished in third place.[23] Succeeding "Dikush i imi" in January 2020, the follow-up single, "Ata", featuring Kosovo-Albanian singer Sinan Vllasaliu, debuted and peaked at number 100 in Albania.[24]

In October 2020, the Albanian broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced Peristeri as a selected contestant to compete in the 59th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Karma".[25] During the grand final of Festivali i Këngës in December 2020, the singer resulted as the winner and was thus announced as Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[26][27] In the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2021, Peristeri successfully qualified for the grand final and eventually finished in 21st place.[28][29] Peristeri's first extended play, N'Tiranë, was released on 29 January 2022.[30][31] Premiered as the record's lead single, the eponymous single, "N'Tiranë", had reached number 76 on the last issue of Albania's Top 100 chart for the week ending on 5 March 2022.[32][33]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

  • Anxhela për ju (2004)

Extended plays

  • N'Tiranë (2022)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Album
BEL
(Fl)
[34]
"Vetëm ty të kam" 2001 — Non-album singles
"1001 djem" 2004 — Anxhela për ju
"Ishe mbret" —
"Hej ti" 2005 — Non-album singles
"Sonte dridhuni"
(featuring Big Man)		 —
"Femër mediatike" 2014 —
"Ai po ikën" —
"Bye Bye"
(featuring Marcus Marchado)		 2015 —
"Si po jetoj" —
"Llokum"
(featuring Gold AG and Labi)		 2016 —
"Genjështar" —
"Qesh"
(with Aurel Thëllimi)		 2017 —
"I joti" —
"E çmëndur" —
"Insanely in Love"
(featuring Kastriot Tusha)		 2018 —
"Shpirti ma di" —
"Pa mua" —
"Muza ime"
(with Mateus Frroku)		 2019 —
"Maraz" —
"Shpirt i bukur" —
"Dikush i imi" —
"Ata"
(with Sinan Vllasaliu)		 2020 —
"Dashni" —
"Lujta" —
"Karma" 2021 —[lower-alpha 1]
"Nuk më doje" —
"Puthje"
(with Sinan Hoxha)		 —
"Potpuri 2022"
(with Yll Demaj)		 —
"N'Tiranë" 2022 — N'Tiranë
"Adrenalina" — Non-album singles
"Habibi"
(with Capital T and Mandi)		 —
"Kalimtar" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Karma" did not enter Belgium's Ultratop 50 chart, but was registered on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[35]

References

  1. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri – Credits". All Media Network. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Anxhela Peristeri – Biografia". TeksteShqip. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Çfarë bën Anxhela Peristeri para se të dalë në skenë". ABC News (in Albanian). 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021. 'Meqenëse unë jam e fesë ortodokse bëj gjithmonë kryqin'
  5. 1 2 3 Tejeci, Erdi (23 April 2021). "Anxhela Peristeri: 10 facts about Albania's Eurovision 2021 singer". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Velija, Kreizia (21 January 2017). "Dikur konkurrente në "Miss Albania", sot pjesë e televizioneve më prestigjoze shqiptare" (in Albanian). Top Albania Radio. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri, an excellent voice of Albanian music" (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Adams, William Lee (23 December 2020). "Festivali i Këngës 59 winner: Anxhela Peristeri will sing "Karma" for Albania at Eurovision 2021". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri zbulon për mediat në Greqi se ka origjinë greke" (in Albanian). Zëri. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Chalkos, Konstantinos (11 April 2021). "Αλβανία: Η Anxhela Peristeri μιλά στο κεντρικό δελτίο ειδήσεων της ΕΡΤ!" (in Greek). Eurovision Fun. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri këndon shqip në emisionin e famshëm grek: Krenare që jam shqiptare". Balkan Web (in Albanian). 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri rrëfehet për racizmin që e ka përndjekur në greqi: "Më privoi nga shumë gjëra!"" (in Albanian). TPZ. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri rrëfen rracizmin: Më hapi mendjen, i bëra të flasin për punën time" (in Albanian). Revista Who. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri merr trofeun e 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'" (in Albanian). Televizioni Klan (TV Klan). 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "'Ma thuaj ti' fiton 'Këngën Magjike'" (in Albanian). Televizioni Klan (TV Klan). 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "'E çmendur', kënga më e mirë për 2017-ën" (in Albanian). Televizioni Klan (TV Klan). 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  17. ↑ Velija, Kreizia (28 September 2018). "Top Awards: Rikthehet Anxhela Peristeri: 'Mungesa ime në tregun muzikor ishte e qëllimshme'" (in Albanian). Top Albania Radio. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri zbulon më shumë për 'Pa Mua' dhe koncertin e parë recital" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 8 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Albania | Review: Anxhela Peristeri – 'Pa mua'". SoundsEuropean!. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri, fitoi çmimin e këngës së vitit, dhuron të ardhurat për të prekurit nga tërmeti". ABC News (in Albanian). 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri publikon këngën e re 'Shpirt i bukur'". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Top Awards: Anxhela Peristeri: Në vitin 2019-të nuk është tabu të dalësh me të brendshme" (in Albanian). Top Albania Radio. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "Eneda Tarifa, fituesja e Kënga Magjike" (in Albanian). Televizioni Klan. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  24. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri dhe Sinan Vllasaliu sjellin bashkëpunimin "Ata". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  25. ↑ Smith, David (28 October 2020). "Albania: 26 artists confirmed for Festivali i Këngës 59…including Orgesa Zaimi, Inis Neziri and Era Rusi". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  26. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri to represent Albania at Eurovision 2021!". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri fiton çmimin e parë në festivalin e 59-të të këngës" (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Second Semi-Final 2021: The Qualifiers". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  29. ↑ "Congratulations Italy: Måneskin win Eurovision Song Contest 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  30. ↑ "N'Tiranë – EP by Anxhela Peristeri on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "Anxhela do i këndojë Tiranës në albumin e ri, sekuencë nga kënga" (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni 21 (RTV21). 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "N'Tiranë – Single by Anxhela Peristeri on Apple Music". Apple Music. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  33. ↑ "Anxhela Peristeri i shton një tjetër këngë listës së saj në Top 100!" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  34. ↑ "Diskografie – Anxhela Peristeri" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  35. ↑ "Ultratip Bubbling Under – 29/05/2021" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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