Alban Ramosaj

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| name = Alban Ramosaj

| image = Alban Ramosaj performing as the opening act for Emeli Sande, Nov 2017.png

| caption = Ramosaj in 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|3|7}}

| birth_place = Ede, Netherlands

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| nationality = Albanian

| occupation = Singer, songwriter, model

| years_active = 2014{{spaced ndash}}present

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| mother = Antigona Ramosaj

| relatives = {{plainlist|

Beatrix Ramosaj (sister)
Albërie Hadërgjonaj (aunt)
Anxhelina Hadërgjonaj (cousin)
Agnesa Hadërgjonaj (cousin)

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| genre = Pop

| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}

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Alban Ramosaj ({{IPA|sq|alˈban ɾaˈmɔsaj|lang}}; born 7 March 1996) is an Albanian singer, songwriter and model. Born in Ede and raised in Tirana, he emerged as the winner of the 22nd edition of {{lang|sq|Kënga Magjike|italics=no}} in 2021.

Life and career

= 1996–2020: Early life and career beginnings =

Alban Ramosaj was born on 7 March 1996 into an Albanian family in the city of Ede, Netherlands.{{cite web |publisher=TeksteShqip |title=Alban Ramosaj–Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/alban-ramosaj/biografia |access-date=10 March 2021}}{{cite web |publisher=Top Music Awards |title=Alban Ramosaj #Bio |date=6 December 2017 |url=https://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/alban-ramosaj/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030042320/https://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/alban-ramosaj/ |archive-date=30 October 2020 |language=sq |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Alban dhe Beatrix Ramosaj marrin nënshtetësi shqiptare |url=https://telegrafi.com/alban-dhe-beatrix-ramosaj-marrin-nenshtetesi-shqiptare-foto/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310170935/https://telegrafi.com/alban-dhe-beatrix-ramosaj-marrin-nenshtetesi-shqiptare-foto/ |archive-date=10 March 2021 |language=sq |date=4 October 2017}} His family hails from Podujeva, Kosovo, although the singer grew up in Tirana, Albania.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Alban Ramosaj braktis Shqipërinë dhe zhvendsoet në Spanjë |url=https://telegrafi.com/alban-ramosaj-braktis-shqiperine-dhe-zhvendsoet-ne-spanje/ |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531191425/https://telegrafi.com/alban-ramosaj-braktis-shqiperine-dhe-zhvendsoet-ne-spanje/ |archive-date=31 May 2021 |language=sq |date=7 November 2020 |url-status=live}} Ramosaj auditioned for the first series of X Factor Albania in 2012, singing "Kryptonite" for judges Besa Kokëdhima, Juliana Pasha, Pandi Laço and Alban Skënderaj.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Edhe një tjetër Ramosaj në skenën muzikore |url=https://telegrafi.com/edhe-nje-tjeter-ramosaj-ne-skenen-muzikore/ |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531184857/https://telegrafi.com/edhe-nje-tjeter-ramosaj-ne-skenen-muzikore/ |archive-date=31 May 2021 |language=sq |date=7 February 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Këngëtarët shqiptarë që nuk patën aq shumë sukses në talent-show, por tani janë ndër më të pëlqyerit e tregut |url=https://telegrafi.com/kengetaret-shqiptare-qe-nuk-paten-aq-shume-sukses-ne-talent-show-por-tani-jane-nder-te-pelqyerit-e-tregut-video/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311141234/https://telegrafi.com/kengetaret-shqiptare-qe-nuk-paten-aq-shume-sukses-ne-talent-show-por-tani-jane-nder-te-pelqyerit-e-tregut-video/ |archive-date=11 March 2021 |language=sq |date=2 November 2017 |url-status=live}} Continuing in 2013, the singer successfully participated in the third season of The Voice of Albania before his elimination in the quarter-finals. He later went on to appear on the third series of the Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) dance show "Dance With Me Albania". He released his extended play Po nese{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/po-nese-single/id1164723488|title=Po Nese... - Single by Alban Ramosaj on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2017-06-24}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} to critical acclaim in 2016. It generated his first charting on the top spot for four weeks straight{{Cite web|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/alban-ramosaj-prej-4-javesh-mbreti-i-top-awards/|title=Top Awards {{!}} Top Channel {{!}} Alban Ramosaj, prej 4 javësh, "mbreti" i Top Awards|website=topawards.top-channel.tv|date=27 March 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-24}}{{Cite web|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/category/the-top-list/|title=Top Awards {{!}} Top Channel {{!}} The Top List|website=topawards.top-channel.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-24}} through his single "A më do"{{Citation|last=Alban Ramosaj|title=Alban Ramosaj - A Me Do (Official Video)|date=2016-02-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubEEgFeP_0I|accessdate=2017-06-24}} In late 2016, Ramosaj participated in {{lang|sq|Kënga Magjike|italics=no}}. In November 2017, he was the opening act for Scottish singer Emeli Sandé's concert in Tirana.

= 2021–present: ''Kënga Magjike'' and continued success =

Ramosaj participated in the 22nd edition of {{lang|sq|Kënga Magjike|italics=no}} in May 2021 and emerged as the winner of the contest with the song "Thikat e mia".{{cite web |publisher=Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) |title=Kush janë artistët BIG që do të jenë në festivalin 'Kënga Magjike 2021'? |url=https://tvklan.al/kush-jane-artistet-big-qe-do-te-jene-ne-festivalin-kenga-magjike-2021/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308140621/https://tvklan.al/kush-jane-artistet-big-qe-do-te-jene-ne-festivalin-kenga-magjike-2021/ |archive-date=8 March 2021 |language=sq |date=7 March 2021}}{{cite web |publisher=Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) |title=Alban Ramosaj fiton Kënga Magjike! |url=https://tvklan.al/alban-ramosaj-fiton-kenga-magjike/ |access-date=9 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530140012/https://tvklan.al/alban-ramosaj-fiton-kenga-magjike/ |archive-date=30 May 2021 |language=sq |date=30 May 2021 |url-status=live}} Merging pop and R&B elements, his follow-up single, Shpirto, was released in July 2021 and reached number 4 in the Albanian Top 100.{{cite web |work=Telegrafi |title=Alban Ramosaj publikon këngën e re 'Shpirto' |url=https://telegrafi.com/alban-ramosaj-publikon-kengen-e-re-shpirto/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710194912/https://telegrafi.com/alban-ramosaj-publikon-kengen-e-re-shpirto/ |archive-date=10 July 2021 |language=sq |date=10 July 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Demetja |first=Kris |publisher=Top Albania Radio |title=Zbuloni yjet që kanë hyrë për herë të parë në 'Social Top 5'! |url=https://www.topalbaniaradio.com/v7/zbuloni-yjet-qe-kane-hyre-per-here-te-pare-ne-social-top-5-2/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202140039/https://www.topalbaniaradio.com/v7/zbuloni-yjet-qe-kane-hyre-per-here-te-pare-ne-social-top-5-2/ |archive-date=2 December 2021 |language=sq |date=1 August 2021 |url-status=live}} In November 2021, the Albanian broadcaster, {{lang|sq|Radio Televizioni Shqiptar|italics=no}} (RTSH), reported that the singer was among the 20 contestants chosen to compete in the 60th edition of {{lang|sq|Festivali i Këngës|italics=no}}, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022,{{cite web |last=Tejeci |first=Erdi |publisher=Wiwibloggs |title=Albania: Festivali i Këngës 60 artists include Mirud, Alban Ramosaj and Ronela Hajati |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/11/09/festivali-i-kenges-60-artists-include-mirud-alban-ramosaj/267056/ |access-date=9 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109110017/https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/11/09/festivali-i-kenges-60-artists-include-mirud-alban-ramosaj/267056/ |archive-date=9 November 2021 |date=9 November 2021 |url-status=live}} in which he finished second.

Artistry

Ramosaj is regarded as a pop artist experimenting with different music genres, including R&B.{{cite web |publisher=Sounds European! |title=Netherlands {{!}} Alban Ramosaj{{spaced ndash}}'A me do' |url=https://www.soundseuropean.com/2016/05/netherlands-alban-ramosaj-me-do.html |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122134802/https://www.soundseuropean.com/2016/05/netherlands-alban-ramosaj-me-do.html |archive-date=22 November 2021 |date=16 May 2016 |url-status=usurped}}

Discography

= Extended plays =

Po nese... (2016)
Hiraeth (2018)

== As lead artist ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \| ALB Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania: For "A më do":{{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}06/03/2016 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/06032016/ \|access-date=10 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311125305/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/06032016/ \|archive-date=11 March 2016 \|language=sq \|date=6 March 2016 \|url-status=live}} For "I nat ma fal (أعطيني ليلة)":{{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}24/05/2020 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/24-05-2020/ \|access-date=10 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811170033/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/24-05-2020/ \|archive-date=11 August 2020 \|language=sq \|date=24 May 2020 \|url-status=live}} For "Shpirto":{{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}17/07/2021 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17-07-2021/ \|access-date=27 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724210111/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17-07-2021/ \|archive-date=24 July 2021 \|language=sq \|date=17 July 2021 \|url-status=live}} For "Love Letter":{{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}05/03/2022 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/05-03-2022/ \|access-date=5 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305124102/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/05-03-2022/ \|archive-date=5 March 2022 \|language=sq \|date=5 March 2022 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| "Ç'kemi" \| 2014 \| rowspan="1" {{n/a}} \| rowspan="15" {{n/a\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "A më do" \| rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| 1
scope="row" \| "Aurora" \| —
scope="row" \| "Bitchi mesnatës" \| 2017 \| —
scope="row" \| "Ike" \| rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| 2
scope="row" \| "A thu pse" \| 1
scope="row" \| "Ëndrrat e mia" \| 1
scope="row" \| "T'kom dasht" \| 2019 \| —
scope="row" \| "I nat ma fal (أعطيني ليلة)" \| 2020 \| 1
scope="row" \| "Thikat e mia" \| rowspan="3" \| 2021 \| 1
scope="row" \| "Shpirto" \| 4
scope="row" \| "Theje" \| 1
scope="row" \| "Love Letter (N'Tiranë Prej Berlini)" \| rowspan="3" \| 2022 \| 2
scope="row" \| "Sahara" \| —
scope="row" \| "A je me najkon" \| —
colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak
chart
positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | ALB
Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:

For "A më do":{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}06/03/2016 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/06032016/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311125305/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/06032016/ |archive-date=11 March 2016 |language=sq |date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}
For "I nat ma fal (أعطيني ليلة)":{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}24/05/2020 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/24-05-2020/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811170033/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/24-05-2020/ |archive-date=11 August 2020 |language=sq |date=24 May 2020 |url-status=live}}
For "Shpirto":{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}17/07/2021 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17-07-2021/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724210111/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17-07-2021/ |archive-date=24 July 2021 |language=sq |date=17 July 2021 |url-status=live}}
For "Love Letter":{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}05/03/2022 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/05-03-2022/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305124102/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/05-03-2022/ |archive-date=5 March 2022 |language=sq |date=5 March 2022 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" | "Ç'kemi"

| 2014

| rowspan="1" {{n/a}}

| rowspan="15" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "A më do"

| rowspan="2" | 2016

| 1

scope="row" | "Aurora"

| —

scope="row" | "Bitchi mesnatës"

| 2017

| —