Kanita

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kanita

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Kanita Suma

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|7|26}}

| birth_place = Skopje, North Macedonia

| origin =

| genre = Pop

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 2013–present

| label =

| associated_acts = Boban Apostolov

}}

Kanita Suma (born 26 July 2001), also known mononymously as Kanita, is an Albanian singer from North Macedonia.

Life and career

Kanita Suma was born on 26 July 2001 into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, Macedonia.{{cite web |publisher=TeksteShqip |title=Kanita Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/kanita |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=sq}}{{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=Kanita #Bio |date=24 April 2019 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/kanita/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030052001/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/kanita/ |archive-date=30 October 2020 |language=sq}} Suma rose to prominence as she auditioned for the second season of X Factor Albania in 2012 finishing in the fourth place.{{cite web |publisher=Telegrafi |title=Kanita: X Factor më ka dhënë shumë |url=https://telegrafi.com/kanita-x-factor-me-ka-dhene-shume/ |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=sq |date=8 March 2013}} She continued her musical career and participated in Kënga Magjike on two occasions, in 2014 and 2018.{{cite web |publisher=Telegrafi |title=Befasoi jurinë e "X Factor Albania" në moshë fare të vogël, rikthehet pas shumë vitesh në 'Kënga Magjike', Kanita |url=https://telegrafi.com/befasoi-jurine-e-x-factor-albania-ne-moshe-fare-te-vogel-rikthehet-pas-shume-vitesh-ne-kenga-magjike-kanita/ |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=sq |date=9 October 2018}}{{cite web |publisher=Telegrafi |title=Kanita Suma risjell të ripërpunuar këngën 'S'jemi ne' |url=https://telegrafi.com/kanita-suma-risjell-te-riperpunuar-kengen-sjemi-ne/ |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=sq |date=10 June 2019}} In October 2019, the Albanian broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced that Suma would compete in the 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës, the country's national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song "Ankth".{{cite web |publisher=Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) |title=Festivali i 58-të i Këngës në RTSH, juria përzgjedh 20 këngëtarët pjesëmarrës |url=https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/festivali-i-58-i-kenges-ne-rtsh-juria-perzgjedh-20-kengetaret-pjesemarres/ |access-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028135004/https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/festivali-i-58-i-kenges-ne-rtsh-juria-perzgjedh-20-kengetaret-pjesemarres/ |archive-date=28 October 2020 |language=sq |date=24 October 2019}}{{cite web |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |title=It's Arilena Ara for Albania! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/albania-national-selection-festivali-i-kenges-2020 |access-date=21 February 2020 |date=23 December 2019}} In the semi-finals, she failed to qualify for the grand final of Festivali i Këngës. In January 2020, "Fllad" was released and went on to reach number seventy eight in Albania.{{cite web |publisher=Sinjali |title=Kanita publikon këngën dhe klipin e ri 'Fllad' |url=https://sinjali.com/kanita-publikon-kengen-dhe-klipin-e-ri-fllad/ |access-date=4 March 2020 |language=sq |date=23 January 2020}}

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="2" \| 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 "Don't Let Me Go": {{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}25/12/2016 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/25122016/ \|access-date=16 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203180903/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/25122016/ \|archive-date=3 February 2020 \|language=sq \|date=25 December 2016}} For "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)": {{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}04/06/2017 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/04062017/ \|access-date=16 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618071210/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/04062017/ \|archive-date=18 June 2017 \|language=sq \|date=4 June 2017}} For "They Said": {{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}18/03/2018 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/18-03-2018/ \|access-date=16 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119090237/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/18-03-2018/ \|archive-date=19 November 2020 \|language=sq \|date=18 March 2018}} For "Stranger": {{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}28/04/2019 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/28-04-2019/ \|access-date=16 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213045836/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/28-04-2019/ \|archive-date=13 February 2021 \|language=sq \|date=28 April 2019}} For "Fllad": {{cite web \|publisher=Top Channel \|title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}09/02/2020 \|url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/09-02-2019/ \|access-date=16 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022064902/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/09-02-2019/ \|archive-date=22 October 2020 \|language=sq \|date=9 February 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \| CIS {{cite web \|publisher=Tophit \|title=Kanita{{spaced ndash}}Listen All Songs \|url=https://tophit.ru/en/artist/Kanita \|access-date=27 April 2021}} Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
scope="row" \| "Ëndrra ime" \| rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| rowspan="4" {{n/a\|*}} \|\| — \| rowspan="13" {{n/a\|Non-album single}}
scope="row" \| "Mia Vita" \| —
scope="row" \| "Digjem për ty" {{Small\|(with Leonora Poloska)}} \| 2014 \| —
scope="row" \| "Young and Reckless" \| 2015 \| —
scope="row" \| "Champion" {{Small\|(with Castor)}} \| rowspan="3" \| 2016 \| — \|\| —
scope="row" \| "S'e di pse" \| — \|\| —
scope="row" \| "Don't Let Me Go" \| 4 \|\| —
scope="row" \| "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)" \| 2017 \| 36 \|\| 94
scope="row" \| "They Said" \| 2018 \| 48 \|\| —
scope="row" \| "S'jemi ne" \| 2018 \| — \|\| —
scope="row" \| "Stranger" \| rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| 84 \|\| —
scope="row" \| "Ankth" \| — \|\| —
scope="row" \| "Fllad" \| 2020 \| 78 \|\| —
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;"

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

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

! scope="col" colspan="2" | 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 "Don't Let Me Go": {{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}25/12/2016 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/25122016/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203180903/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/25122016/ |archive-date=3 February 2020 |language=sq |date=25 December 2016}}
For "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)": {{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}04/06/2017 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/04062017/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618071210/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/04062017/ |archive-date=18 June 2017 |language=sq |date=4 June 2017}}
For "They Said": {{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}18/03/2018 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/18-03-2018/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119090237/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/18-03-2018/ |archive-date=19 November 2020 |language=sq |date=18 March 2018}}
For "Stranger": {{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}28/04/2019 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/28-04-2019/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213045836/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/28-04-2019/ |archive-date=13 February 2021 |language=sq |date=28 April 2019}}
For "Fllad": {{cite web |publisher=Top Channel |title=The Top List{{spaced ndash}}09/02/2020 |url=http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/09-02-2019/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022064902/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/09-02-2019/ |archive-date=22 October 2020 |language=sq |date=9 February 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | CIS
{{cite web |publisher=Tophit |title=Kanita{{spaced ndash}}Listen All Songs |url=https://tophit.ru/en/artist/Kanita |access-date=27 April 2021}} Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.

scope="row" | "Ëndrra ime"

| rowspan="2" | 2013

| rowspan="4" {{n/a|*}} || —

| rowspan="13" {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Mia Vita"

| —

scope="row" | "Digjem për ty"
{{Small|(with Leonora Poloska)}}

| 2014

| —

scope="row" | "Young and Reckless"

| 2015

| —

scope="row" | "Champion"
{{Small|(with Castor)}}

| rowspan="3" | 2016

| — || —

scope="row" | "S'e di pse"

| — || —

scope="row" | "Don't Let Me Go"

| 4 || —

scope="row" | "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)"

| 2017

| 36 || 94

scope="row" | "They Said"

| 2018

| 48 || —

scope="row" | "S'jemi ne"

| 2018

| — || —

scope="row" | "Stranger"

| rowspan="2" | 2019

| 84 || —

scope="row" | "Ankth"

| — || —

scope="row" | "Fllad"

| 2020

| 78 || —

colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

== As featured artist ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row" \| "Jale" {{Small\|(Yaar featuring Kanita)}} \| 2019 \| rowspan="2" {{n/a\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "Hala" {{Small\|(Valza featuring Kanita)}} \| 2020

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

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "Jale"
{{Small|(Yaar featuring Kanita)}}

| 2019

| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Hala"
{{Small|(Valza featuring Kanita)}}

| 2020