Biography
Who is Kejsi Tola?
Early life and career beginnings
Kejsi Tola began her path in the music industry at the young age of six. She completed her formal musical training at the Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum. Early in her youth, she demonstrated significant musical talent by winning the Young Voices of Albania competition when she was eleven years old.
She continued to build her reputation as a young performer by becoming a two-time winner of Young Voices of Shkodra. Also, the artist appeared as one of the ten finalists on the program Gjeniu i Vogël. She eventually won the fourth edition of Ethet, which is the Albanian version of the show Pop Idol.
Festivali i Këngës and Eurovision
In 2008, the national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar selected Kejsi Tola as one of twenty artists to compete in the 47th edition of Festivali i Këngës. She performed the song Më merr në ëndërr. On December 21, she secured the victory with 126 points, earning the right to represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
The competition took place in Moscow, Russia. Kejsi Tola performed sixteenth in the second semi-final round and successfully qualified for the grand final. During the final event, she placed 17th overall with a total of 48 points.
Ongoing musical work
Following her Eurovision experience, Kejsi Tola returned to Festivali i Këngës multiple times. In late 2009, she competed in the 48th edition with the song Ndonjëherë and finished 15th. After this participation, she took a break from the competition to study classical singing at the University of Arts in Tirana.
She returned to the Festivali i Këngës stage in 2010 for the 49th edition with the song Pranë, though she did not advance to the final. In 2012, she participated in the 51st edition with the song S'jemi më atje, where she placed 4th in the final round.
Later projects and awards
Kejsi Tola entered the Kënga Magjike competition in 2014 with the song Iceberg and finished in 5th place. Her performance also earned her the Production Award. She returned to the same event in 2018 with the song Me ke mua. This track received a nomination at the 2019 Kult Awards for Best Song of the Year.
Most recently, she was selected to compete in Festivali i Këngës 62 in 2023 with the song Vallëzoj me dritën. However, she later decided to withdraw from the competition before it concluded.
Birthday and age
Kejsi Tola was born on February 5, 1992, which makes Kejsi 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Kejsi shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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