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My Take
Shahini holds a place I genuinely admire as a pioneer. Winning Festivali i Këngës and then becoming Albania's first-ever Eurovision representative in 2004 was far heavier than any single result, because being first carries the weight of an entire country's debut on a global stage. I am less interested in where she placed than in the courage of walking a path no Albanian artist had walked before. Carrying her nation's voice into that arena took real nerve. For me, she is the figure who opened the door, and every Albanian singer who followed owes something to that opening night.
Overview
Anjeza Shahini (Albanian pronunciation: [aˈɲɛza ʃaˈhini]; born 4 May 1987) is an Albanian singer. She represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, after winning the 42nd edition of Festivali i Këngës, becoming the first Albanian representative at the contest.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anjeza Shahini
- Name (Japanese)
- アニェザ・シャヒニ
- Reading
- あにぇざ・しゃひに
- Born
- May 4, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Tirana, Tirana County, Albania
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.