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'''Rona Nishliu'''{{ref label|names|a|}} (born August 25, 1986 in ], ] - present-day ]{{ref label|names|b|}}) is a Kosovar singer and radio presenter of Albanian ethnicity. She represented Albania in the ] in ], ] where she placed 5th and achieved the best placement for Albania to date.<ref></ref><ref name="esctoday.com">http://esctoday.com/news/read/18023</ref> She became citizen of ] on 12 January 2012 with a decree of the President of Albania ].<ref>, President of Albania, 2012-01-12</ref> '''Rona Nishliu''' (born 25 August 1986) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/rona-nishliu/biografia|title= Rona Nishliu Biografia|language=sq|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref> She came to international prominence after ] in the ] in ], ], where she placed fifth and achieved the best placement for Albania to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard|title=ESC 2012 Final Results|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>


==Early life and career== ==Early life and career==
===Early life and beginnings===
Rona was raised in her birth town. At the age of thirteen her family moved to ] due the ] in her hometown. She was a contestant on Albanian Idol in 2004 and placed in the top five. She then worked on Radio Blue Sky in Pristina as a presenter<ref></ref>


===2004–2012: Early life and beginnings===
===Eurovision 2012===
Rona Nishliu was raised in her birth town ], but moved with her family to ] at the age of thirteen due to the ] in her hometown. In 2004 she entered "Ethet e së premtës mbrëma" (Friday night's fevers), a similar show to '']''. She successfully passed the first rounds and entered the live shows, where she finished Top 5. After the show, she worked on Radio Blue Sky in Prishtina as a presenter.<ref></ref>
Nishliu represented Albania in the ] in ], ] after winning the ] on December 29, 2011 with the entry ].<ref name="esctoday.com">http://esctoday.com/news/read/18023</ref> She is the first singer from Kosovo to represent Albania in the contest. Because of the ], RTSH deferred the first semifinal by more than 2 hours on May 22, resulting in low ratings during Rona's appearance.<ref>http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=59793&_t=albania_to_broadcast_tonights_semi-final_deferred%7Cwork=</ref> It did not affect Nishliu's own participation in the contest, as she got second place in the semi-final and advanced to the finals. Albania used its jury votes to vote for the other 17 countries in the semifinal, and it used the jury votes again on May 26.<ref>http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=59793&_t=albania_to_broadcast_tonights_semi-final_deferred%7Cwork=</ref>RTK also did not air highlights from the first semifinal due to the bus crash.

She ended up winning fifth place in the final with 146 points - Albania's best result to date.<ref>http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard</ref>
In 2004, Rona teamed up with ] and Teuta Kurti to enter the ] of ], for a chance to represent Albania in the ] with "Flakareshë". The trio were qualified for the final night held on 18 December 2004 but lost to ] who was declared the winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDus04qdmMQ|title=Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti & Rona Nishliu – Flakareshë|date=29 December 2011 |via=YouTube|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>

===2012: Eurovision Song Contest===
Nishliu represented Albania in the ] in ], ] after winning the ] on 29 December 2011 with the entry "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/rona-nishliu-represent-albania-baku|title=Rona Nishliu to represent Albania in Baku|date=29 December 2011 |access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref> She is the first singer from Kosovo to represent Albania in the contest. Because of the ], RTSH deferred the first semi-final by more than two hours on 22 May, resulting in low ratings during Nishliu's appearance.<ref name="eurovision1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=59793&_t=albania_to_broadcast_tonights_semi-final_deferred%7Cwork= |title=Albania to broadcast tonight's Semi-final deferred &#124; Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref> Albania used its jury votes to vote for the other 17 countries in the semi-final, and it used the jury votes again on 26 May.<ref name="eurovision1"/> RTK also did not air highlights from the first semi-final due to the bus crash.
She ended up winning fifth place in the final with 146 points; Albania's best result to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final &#124; Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref> She received ] on 12 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gazetametro.net/gjashte-artistet-shqiptar-qe-hoqen-dore-prej-pasaportes-se-kosoves-foto/|title=Artistët nga Kosova me pasaportë të Shqipërisë|language=sq|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>

===2013–present===
Nishliu was committed to her humanitarian work immediately after Eurovision. She became a member of a project called "Bonu cool, mos bjer shpullë" (Be cool, don't slap!), a project that raises gender awareness. She released a song especially for this occasion called "Se vetëm zemra flet saktë" ''(Because only the heart speaks right)'' which speaks against adolescent ], produced and penned by Rona herself.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nuhiu |first=Rinor |title=Rona Nishliu releases a new single! |url=http://escxtra.com/2012/12/rona-nishliu-releases-a-new-single/ |publisher=escxtra.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015728/http://escxtra.com/2012/12/rona-nishliu-releases-a-new-single/ |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref> The song is part of a wide public awareness campaign led by the Kosovo Gender Studies Centre. It was supported and financed by the ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sahiti|first=Gafurr|title=Rona Nishliu releases new music video|url=http://www.esctoday.com/68069/albania-rona-nishliu-releases-new-music-video/|work=ESCToday|publisher=esctoday.com}}</ref>

On 18 September 2014, Rona Nishliu held a concert in ], ] to promote the Kosovar culture, part of the "Mirëdita, dobar dan" festival.<ref>{{cite news|title=Festival "Mirdita – Dobar dan": Dijalog kroz umetnost (Serbian)| newspaper=Radio Slobodna Evropa | date=20 September 2014 |url=http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/festival-mirdita-dobar-dan/26594622.html#hash=relatedInfoContainer | last1=Komarčević | first1=Dušan }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zëri i Rona Nishliut jehon në Beograd për një botë pa paragjykime|url=http://koha.net/?id=4&l=26091}}</ref> She received a standing ovation from the public.<ref>{{cite web|title=Feature: Kosovo singer makes breakthrough with performance in Belgrade|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-09/23/c_133663729.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928100228/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-09/23/c_133663729.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Express 25.09.2014 – Miredita, Dobar Dan!| website=YouTube | date=25 September 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZDTXg4DwCI&list=UUChjLVaOc2u4zy3G8CPGIhQ}}</ref>

In 2017, she became a coach on the sixth series of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2016/10/11/rona-nishliu-join-voice-albania-coach/|title=Rona Nishliu to join 'The Voice of Albania' as a coach|date=11 October 2016 |access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>


==Public image== ==Public image==
In ], ], ], ] she is known as a pop singer/musician. The audience in Pristina and Tirana know her also as an experimental jazz singer. Her interpretation is characterized with nuances of soul music influences as well. Her vocal range and interpretative power are her strongest points{{fact|date=May 2012}}. In ], ], ] and ], she is known as a pop singer/musician. The audience in Pristina and Tirana know her also as an experimental jazz singer. Her interpretation is characterized with nuances of soul music influences as well. Her vocal range and interpretative power are her strongest points.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/rona-nishliu|title=Rona Nishliu's official ESC profile|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>


===Charities=== ===Philanthropy===
Rona Nishliu is depicted for her humanitarian spirit, taking part in numerous humanitarian concerts for the people in the need. While being a student she organized few Humanitarian Concerts including the one entitled to help displaced Kosovo Albanian families of Kosovska Mitrovica living in poverty. In 2009 she took place as a guest lecturer in UNDP Kosovo's activity on Awareness Raising on the Importance of Volunteerism for the Youngsters in ]{{fact|date=May 2012}}. Rona is an activist of the National Association of Autism in Kosovo, she is also a Chairperson of the Institute for Sustainability and Development of Youth in Kosovo{{fact|date=May 2012}}. Nishliu is depicted for her humanitarian spirit, taking part in numerous humanitarian concerts for the people in the need. While being a student, she organised few Humanitarian Concerts, including the one entitled to help displaced Kosovo Albanian families of Mitrovica living in poverty. In 2009 she took place as a guest lecturer in UNDP Kosovo's activity on Awareness Raising on the Importance of Volunteerism for the Youngsters in ]. She is an activist of the National Association of Autism in Kosovo, she is also a Chairperson of the Institute for Sustainability and Development of Youth in Kosovo.<ref name="auto"/>


== Discography == ==Discography==
*Flakaresha (with ] and ])
*Të Lashë
*Shenja
*Eja
*Veriu
*A ka arsy (Ft. Bim Bimma)
*Shko pastro pas saj
*Zonja Vdekje
*]


==External links== ===Singles===
*"Flakareshë" ''(Slap)'' <small>(with ] and Teuta Kurti) </small>
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*"Të lashë" ''(I left you)''
*{{Facebook|ronanishliu}}
*"Shenja" ''(The sign)''
*{{Twitter|RonaNishliu}}
*"Eja" ''(Come)''
*"Veriu" ''(The north)''
*"A ka arsye?" ''(Is there any reason?)'' <small>(ft. Bim Bimma)</small>
*"Shko pastro pas saj" ''(Go clean after her)''
*"Zonja Vdekje" ''(Mrs. Death)''
*"]"
*"Se vetëm zemra flet saktë" ''(Because only the heart speaks right)''


==Awards and nominations==
==Notes==
''']'''
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|TV Klan Prize
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||2009
||"Humbja"
|Best Vocal
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'''Poli Fest Awards'''
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||2007
||"Veriu"
|First Prize
|{{won}}
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'''Video Fest Awards'''
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||2008
||"Shko pastro pas saj"
|Best Pop
|{{nom}}
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''']'''
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|rowspan="2"|2011
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|First Prize
|{{won}}
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|Best Interpreter
|{{won}}
|}

''']'''
{{awards table}}
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||2012
||"]"
|Contestant
|{{nom|5th}}
|} |}


==References== ==References==
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Rona Nishliu
Rona Nishliu performing at a jazz concert in Pristina, Kosovo
Background information
Born (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 38)
Titova Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
(present-day Mitrovicë, Kosovo)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • radio personality
  • philanthropist
InstrumentVocals
Years active2004–present
Musical artist

Rona Nishliu (born 25 August 1986) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She came to international prominence after representing Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she placed fifth and achieved the best placement for Albania to date.

Early life and career

2004–2012: Early life and beginnings

Rona Nishliu was raised in her birth town Mitrovica, but moved with her family to Pristina at the age of thirteen due to the political situation in her hometown. In 2004 she entered "Ethet e së premtës mbrëma" (Friday night's fevers), a similar show to Idols. She successfully passed the first rounds and entered the live shows, where she finished Top 5. After the show, she worked on Radio Blue Sky in Prishtina as a presenter.

In 2004, Rona teamed up with Vesa Luma and Teuta Kurti to enter the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës, for a chance to represent Albania in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with "Flakareshë". The trio were qualified for the final night held on 18 December 2004 but lost to Ledina Çelo who was declared the winner.

2012: Eurovision Song Contest

Nishliu represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan after winning the national selection on 29 December 2011 with the entry "Suus". She is the first singer from Kosovo to represent Albania in the contest. Because of the Qafa e Vishës bus tragedy, RTSH deferred the first semi-final by more than two hours on 22 May, resulting in low ratings during Nishliu's appearance. Albania used its jury votes to vote for the other 17 countries in the semi-final, and it used the jury votes again on 26 May. RTK also did not air highlights from the first semi-final due to the bus crash. She ended up winning fifth place in the final with 146 points; Albania's best result to date. She received Albanian citizenship on 12 January 2012.

2013–present

Nishliu was committed to her humanitarian work immediately after Eurovision. She became a member of a project called "Bonu cool, mos bjer shpullë" (Be cool, don't slap!), a project that raises gender awareness. She released a song especially for this occasion called "Se vetëm zemra flet saktë" (Because only the heart speaks right) which speaks against adolescent gender violence, produced and penned by Rona herself. The song is part of a wide public awareness campaign led by the Kosovo Gender Studies Centre. It was supported and financed by the European Union.

On 18 September 2014, Rona Nishliu held a concert in Belgrade, Serbia to promote the Kosovar culture, part of the "Mirëdita, dobar dan" festival. She received a standing ovation from the public.

In 2017, she became a coach on the sixth series of The Voice of Albania.

Public image

In Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia, she is known as a pop singer/musician. The audience in Pristina and Tirana know her also as an experimental jazz singer. Her interpretation is characterized with nuances of soul music influences as well. Her vocal range and interpretative power are her strongest points.

Philanthropy

Nishliu is depicted for her humanitarian spirit, taking part in numerous humanitarian concerts for the people in the need. While being a student, she organised few Humanitarian Concerts, including the one entitled to help displaced Kosovo Albanian families of Mitrovica living in poverty. In 2009 she took place as a guest lecturer in UNDP Kosovo's activity on Awareness Raising on the Importance of Volunteerism for the Youngsters in Vushtrri. She is an activist of the National Association of Autism in Kosovo, she is also a Chairperson of the Institute for Sustainability and Development of Youth in Kosovo.

Discography

Singles

  • "Flakareshë" (Slap) (with Vesa Luma and Teuta Kurti)
  • "Të lashë" (I left you)
  • "Shenja" (The sign)
  • "Eja" (Come)
  • "Veriu" (The north)
  • "A ka arsye?" (Is there any reason?) (ft. Bim Bimma)
  • "Shko pastro pas saj" (Go clean after her)
  • "Zonja Vdekje" (Mrs. Death)
  • "Suus"
  • "Se vetëm zemra flet saktë" (Because only the heart speaks right)

Awards and nominations

Kënga Magjike

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Shenja" TV Klan Prize Won
2009 "Humbja" Best Vocal Won

Poli Fest Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "Veriu" First Prize Won

Video Fest Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 "Shko pastro pas saj" Best Pop Nominated

Festivali i Këngës

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 "Suus" First Prize Won
Best Interpreter Won

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 "Suus" Contestant 5th

References

  1. "Rona Nishliu Biografia" (in Albanian). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. "ESC 2012 Final Results". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. Radio Blue Sky
  4. "Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti & Rona Nishliu – Flakareshë". 29 December 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2014 – via YouTube.
  5. "Rona Nishliu to represent Albania in Baku". 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Albania to broadcast tonight's Semi-final deferred | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. "Artistët nga Kosova me pasaportë të Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. Nuhiu, Rinor. "Rona Nishliu releases a new single!". escxtra.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
  10. Sahiti, Gafurr. "Rona Nishliu releases new music video". ESCToday. esctoday.com.
  11. Komarčević, Dušan (20 September 2014). "Festival "Mirdita – Dobar dan": Dijalog kroz umetnost (Serbian)". Radio Slobodna Evropa.
  12. "Zëri i Rona Nishliut jehon në Beograd për një botë pa paragjykime".
  13. "Feature: Kosovo singer makes breakthrough with performance in Belgrade". Archived from the original on 28 September 2014.
  14. "Express 25.09.2014 – Miredita, Dobar Dan!". YouTube. 25 September 2014.
  15. "Rona Nishliu to join 'The Voice of Albania' as a coach". 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Rona Nishliu's official ESC profile". Retrieved 29 March 2018.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byAurela Gaçe
with Feel the Passion 		Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
2012 		Succeeded byAdrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Sejko with Identitet
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Festivali i Këngës
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where Albania did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Countries
Final
Semi-finals
Withdrawn
  • Armenia
Artists
Final
Semi-finals
Songs
Final
Semi-finals
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