Kejsi Tola facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kejsi Tola
Tola in 2009
Born	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 33) Vlorë, Albania
Citizenship	Albania
Education	Liceu Artistik Jordan Misja Akademia e Arteve
Occupation	Singer songwriter
Years active	2004–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop Disco house R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Associated acts	The Blessed Madonna

Kejsi Tola (born May 3, 1992) is a talented singer and songwriter from Albania. She became famous after winning the 47th Festivali i Këngës music competition. This win allowed her to represent Albania at the huge Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

Kejsi Tola's Music Journey

Early Life and First Wins

Kejsi Tola started performing when she was just six years old. She studied at the Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum. At age 11, she won Young Voices of Albania. She later won Young Voices of Shkodra twice. Kejsi was also one of the top ten finalists in Gjeniu i vogël. She then won the fourth season of Ethet, which is Albania's version of Pop Idol.

Eurovision Adventure

In 2008, Albania's national TV station, RTSH, chose Kejsi Tola for Festivali i Këngës. She competed with her song "Më merr në ëndërr". On December 21, Kejsi won the competition with 126 points. This meant she would represent Albania at Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

At Eurovision, she performed her song during the second semi-final. She did great and made it to the grand final! In the final, Kejsi Tola finished 17th overall. She earned a total of 48 points for her performance.

More Music Competitions

After Eurovision, Kejsi Tola continued to enter Festivali i Këngës. In 2009, she competed again with the song "Ndonjëherë". She finished 15th in the final. After this, she took a break to study classical singing. She attended the University of Arts in Tirana.

In 2010, Kejsi returned for her third time at Festivali i Këngës 49 with "Pranë". She performed in the second semi-final but did not make it to the final. She also competed in Festivali i Këngës 51 in 2012. Her song was "S'jemi më atje". She reached the final and placed 4th with 42 points.

Kënga Magjike and Recent Work

In 2014, Kejsi Tola joined Kënga Magjike with her song "Iceberg". She finished 5th and also won an award for Best Production. She returned to Kënga Magjike in 2018 with "Me ke mua". This song was even nominated for Best Song of the Year at the 2019 Kult Awards.

In 2023, Kejsi was chosen for Festivali i Këngës 62 with "Vallëzoj me dritën". However, she later decided not to compete.

Kejsi Tola's Songs

Singles Released

• "Një Minutë" (2008)
• "Carry Me in Your Dreams" (2008)
• "Qiellin do ta Prek me Ty" (2009)
• "UAT" (2009)
• "Ndonjëherë" (2009)
• "Pranë" (2010)
• "Më Jeto" (2011)
• "Atje" (2012)
• "Perëndeshë e Fantazisë" (2012)
• "S'jemi më atje" (2012)
• "Iceberg" (2014)
• "U rritëm" (2018)
• "Më ke mua" (2018)

Awards and Achievements

Kejsi Tola has won several awards throughout her career:

Kënga Magjike

Kult Awards

Young Voices of Albania

Young Voices of Shkodra

See also

In Spanish: Kejsi Tola para niños