Eneda Tarifa
{{Short description|Albanian singer (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Eneda Tarifa
| image = Eneda Tarifa at Eurovision's Albania Meet & Greet (2016).jpg
| caption = Tarifa at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| image_size =
| alias = Eneida Tarifa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tirana, Albania
| genre =
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = Onima
| associated_acts =
}}
Eneda Tarifa (born 30 March 1982) is an Albanian singer and former television presenter. She represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, after winning the 54th edition of Festivali i Këngës and Portokalli from 2011 to 2016.
Life and career
Tarifa was born in Tirana, Albania on 30 March 1982. She began her career in 2001, participating in Kënga Magjike with the song "Ika larg". In 2003, she participated at Festivali i Këngës 42 with the song "Qëndroj", and managed to qualify to the final. In 2006, Tarifa took part in Kënga Magjike with the song "Rreth zjarrit tënd", and finished 4th in the competition with 154 points.{{Cite web |title=Kënga Magjike History |url=http://www.kengamagjike.com/historiku.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108114431/http://www.kengamagjike.com/historiku.php |archive-date=8 January 2016 |access-date=28 Dec 2015}} She was also awarded the Çesk Zadeja Prize. The following year, Tarifa took part in Festivali i Këngës 46 with the song "E para letër". In the final, she was awarded 11 points and placed tenth out of seventeen. In 2008, she participated in Kënga Magjike again with the song "Zëri im" and earned 577 points. In 2010, she competed in Top Fest 2010 with the song "Me veten". She went on to win the competition, and later worked as a host on the television program Portokalli on Top Channel for many years.{{Cite web |title=Eneda Tarifa Biography |url=http://www.teksteshqip.com/eneda-tarifa/biografia |access-date=28 Dec 2015}}
After a hiatus, Tarifa returned to Festivali i Këngës in 2015 with the song "Përrallë". She went on to win the competition, representing Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.{{Cite web |date=28 Dec 2015 |title=Eneda Tarifa to represent Albania with a "Fairytale" |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eneda_tarifa_to_represent_albania_with_a_fairytale |publisher=Eurovision.tv}}{{Cite web |date=28 December 2015 |title=Eneida Tarifa fituese e Fest 54 |url=https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/eneida-tarifa-fituese-e-fest-54/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231041929/https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/eneida-tarifa-fituese-e-fest-54/ |archive-date=31 December 2015 |access-date=2 January 2020 |publisher=Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) |language=sq}} She performed her song on May 12, 2016, on the second semi-final of the competition, but didn't make it to the final.{{Cite web |date=12 May 2016 |title=Stockholm 2016: Second Semi-Final Scoreboard |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2017/second-semi-final |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812083750/https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2017/second-semi-final |archive-date=12 August 2019 |access-date=19 April 2020 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
In 2018, she was a judge on The Voice Kids Albania 2 with Ledion Liço being the host and the other judges being Miriam Cani and Aleksandër & Renis Gjoka (duo).{{Cite web |title=Eneda Tarifa trajnere në The Voice Kids |url=http://thevoice.top-channel.tv/index.php/shekulli-eneda-tarifa-trajnere-ne-the-voice-kids/ |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=sq}} In January 2019, announced that she will present the second season of Top Talent in Top Channel.
Personal life
Tarifa is married to musician Erjon Zaloshnja.{{Cite web |date=19 May 2012 |title=Eneda Tarifa pret një fëmijë |url=http://www.teksteshqip.com/eneda-tarifa/lajme_1994.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203035238/http://www.teksteshqip.com/eneda-tarifa/lajme_1994.php |archive-date=3 December 2012 |publisher=Teksteshqip |language=sq}} In 2013, they had a daughter together named Aria.{{Cite web |date=20 May 2013 |title=Eneda Tarifa bëhet nënë, vjen në jetë Aria |url=http://www.teksteshqip.com/eneda-tarifa/lajme_4790.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625065448/http://www.teksteshqip.com/eneda-tarifa/lajme_4790.php |archive-date=25 June 2013 |publisher=Teksteshqip |language=sq}}
Discography
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak ! 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:
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| scope="row" | "e shtrenjta toka ime " {{Small|(with Liljana kondakci)}} | 1997 | rowspan="12" {{n/a}} | rowspan="18" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "hapat e fundit"
| 2000 |
| scope="row"| "pallati 176 (justina aliaj)"
| 2001 |
| scope="row"| "Qëndroj (ardit (gjebrea"
| 2003 |
| scope="row"| "Sytë nga ti"
| 2005 |
| scope="row"| "ja ku jam"
| 2006 |
| scope="row"| "i embel zeri i gjyshes"
| rowspan="2" | 2007 |
| scope="row"| ‘me degjo" |
| scope="row"| "" {{Small|()}} | rowspan="3" | 2008 |
| scope="row"| “2009 muret e qytetit |
| scope="row"| "Thurje" |
| scope="row"| "Bunker"
| 2010 |
| scope="row"| "Eja"
| 2015 | — |
| scope="row"| "Per Ty"
| 2018 (anna gjebrea) | — |
| scope="row"| "Falem (Liljana kondakci)"
| 2019 | — |
| scope="row"| "s’di "
| 2020 | — |
| scope="row"| "s’mund"
| rowspan="2" | 2021 | 1 |
| scope="row"| ""
| — |
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
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Category:Musicians from Tirana
Category:21st-century Albanian women singers
Category:Albanian women television presenters
Category:Festivali i Këngës winners