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Anxhela Peristeri

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About

Quick Facts

Name
Anxela Peristeri

Born
24 march 1986

Nationality
🇦🇱 Albanian

National Selection
Festivali i Këngës 2021

In Eurovision
2021 Rotterdam

Song
Karma (2021)

Biography

Anxhela Peristeri, (born in Korça, is a well-known singer and songwriter. She got her first lessons in her hometown, she finished art high school in Tirana, while she graduated from the Academic Faculty in Greece. Angela lived in Greece for some time where she also participated in the X Factor. In 2014, she returned to Albania as a singer Anxhela Peristeri with a new song and clip entitled “Femër mediatike”.

Although she has lived in Greece for years, she chose to return to the Albanian audience. She now lives in Tirana and is regularly participating in festivals and show. She is the winner of the first edition of “Your Face Sounds Familiar”, the runner up in “C’est la Vie” and the winner of the “Kënga magjike” 2017

In October 2020, Albanian broadcaster Radio Television Shqiptar (RTSH), announced that Peristeri was one of twenty-six contestants selected to compete in the 59th Festival i Kënges with the song “Karma”. Peristeri won this selection and represented Albania at the European Song Festival 2021 in May. 

Peristeri’s first EP,”N’Tiranë”, was released in January 2022. The single, “N’Tiranë“, had reached number 25 on  Albania’s Top 100 chart.

Entries

Karma

Country
🇦🇱 Albania

Year
2021

Language
Albanian

Lyrics
Olti Curri

Music
Kledi Bahiti

Backings

Results Semi

Points: 112
Position: 10
Running order: 11

Results Finals

Points: 57
Position: 21
Running order: 2