Albania 2008


Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final
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Olta Boka

Zemrën E Lamë Peng | lyrics
Composer(s) Adrian Hila
Lyrics writer(s) Pandi Laço
Broadcaster RTSH

Biography

Olta Boka is the winner of this year's Festivali i Këngës and thus the artist representing Albania in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. She won the first prize with her song Zemrën E Lamë Peng, Read more »

Results of Albania in 2008

# Contest Performer(s) Song Points Place
03 Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Olta Boka Zemrën E Lamë Peng 055 17
06 Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-Final (2)
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Olta Boka Zemrën E Lamë Peng 067 09

About Olta Boka

Olta Boka is the winner of this year's Festivali i Këngës and thus the artist representing Albania in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. She won the first prize with her song Zemrën E Lamë Peng,

Olta Boka, at only 16 years of age, is the youngest Albanian singer to ever make it to the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Olta began her singing career at the tender age of nine, with the formation of Choir of Angels led by National Opera Music Master Suzana Turku.

In the period between 2002 and 2005 Olta took part and received many prizes in a number of children's festivals, organized in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Kosovo.

Olta's career made a huge leap forward following her participation at the Albanian Radio Television Song Festival 2007, where she captured the spotlight by winning the first prize and securing her participation at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Zemrën E Lamë Peng which translates in to English as Hearts Trapped In Time.

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