Xhensila Meta (Albanian:[dʒɛnˈsilameta]; born 9 April 1993) is an Albanian singer and entrepreneur.
Life and career
Myrtezaj was born on 9 April 1993 in Tirana, Albania, to Albanian parents, who divorced when she was a child.[1][2][3] At an early age, she attended the Jordan Misja Lyceum in Tirana.[4] She became known for the talent show "Ethet e së premtes mbrëma", in which she took part at the age of 14. She also took part in the casting show Top Fest with the song "A më do ?" In 2009 she appeared on Top Fest 6 with the song "Ekzistoj", but did not reach the final.
In 2010 Myrtezaj sang "A më do?" at Top Fest 7. In 2011 she took part in Top Fest 8 with the song "Engjëlli" and won the Best Song Award in the Pop / R & B area. In December 2011, Myrtezaj took part in the Albanian preliminary selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Festivali i Këngës with the song "Lulet mbledh për hënën". She reached the final of the competition where she finished 13th overall.[5]
In November 2016, she released "Uh Baby" with Kosovo-Albanian singer Kida.[6] In June 2018 she sang "Çika Çika" with Ardian Bujupi. This song reached 100 million views on YouTube.[7] They also released "Panorama" together in July 2020 which counts more than 60 million views to date.
Personal life
Myrtezaj was married to Albanian actor, comedian and singer Besart Kallaku.[8] On 12 July 2018, she gave birth to their daughter Ajka.[9][10]
In December 2022, it was announced that the singer and her husband faced disagreements on their relationship and are subjects of a possible divorce.[11][12][13]
In March 2024 the couple announced on the internet that they were divorced.[14]
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
For "High Love":"The Top List – 07/08/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 7 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Çelsi i zemrës":"The Top List – 08/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Çika Çika":"The Top List – 01/07/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Sekreti im":"The Top List – 10/03/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Paris":"The Top List – 24/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Panorama":"The Top List – 02/08/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 2 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Ale Ale":"The Top List – 30 April 2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
For "Edhe një natë":"The Top List – 30 July 2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
For "Uh Baby":"The Top List – 20/11/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Lova":"The Top List – 20/07/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Si të jem mirë":"The Top List – 27/08/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
For "Prik pak":"The Top List – 03/07/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
For "Mëkati jem":"The Top List – 20/11/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
For "A e din":"The Top List – 11/06/2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
