Elhaida Dani
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Dani at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
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| Birth name | Elhaida Dani |
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17 February 1993 Shkodër, Albania |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels |
Universal Music Italy (2012) Independent (2013–present) |
| Associated acts | Riccardo Cocciante |
Elhaida Dani (born 17 February 1993) is an Albanian singer. She rose to fame after winning Star Academy Albania in 2009, and Top Fest in 2012. Later that year, she auditioned for The Voice of Italy, and won the show with over 70% of the public vote. She released her first single "Baciami e Basta" through Universal Music in Italy.
In December 2014 she won the 53rd edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Diell" ("Sun"), and was going to represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria with this song. However, on 23 February 2015 Dani announced that the song's songwriters had withdrawn the song from the competition and she'd be performing a different song at Eurovision. The next day it was revealed that the song will be called "I'm Alive".
Elhaida Dani was born on 17 February 1993 in Shkodër, north Albania. She studied piano from the age of 6. She started appearing on national television in 2008, after participating in Kënga Magjike with her song "Fjala e fundit" (The last word).
In 2009, she auditioned for the Albanian version of Star Academy and won the show. She then continued singing at various music competitions around the Balkans. In 2011 she participated in Sunčane Skale, held in Montenegro with "Si asnjëherë" (Like never before). and won the youth category of the show. Later that year, she won two competitions in Bulgaria and Romania. She also participated at the 50th edition of Festivali i Këngës with "Mijëra vjet" (Thousands of years).
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