Parashqevi Simaku

Biography

Born in Kavajë on September 1, 1966. Studied dramaturgy at the High Institute of Arts in Tirana. Her parents cultivated her desire for art from a young age.

Part of the golden generation of Albanian singers — she collaborated with the most talented composers of the era and became a fixture of Festivali i Këngës through the 1980s.

After 1991 she left Albania for the United States, continuing her music career in Los Angeles and releasing two albums in English and Albanian.

Born: September 1, 1966 — Kavajë, Albania
Education: High Institute of Arts, Tirana
Genre: Pop, Ballad, Albanian Folk
Active: 1982 – present
Based in: United States (since 1991)
Labels: Moonspin Records, LLC

Career

198221st Festivali i Këngës — 2nd place, "Gëzuar shokë" (duet with Lindita Theodhori)
198524th Festivali i Këngës — 1st place, "Në moshën e rinisë"
198625th Festivali i Këngës — 3rd place, "Një mëngjes"
198827th Festivali i Këngës — 1st place, "E duam lumturinë" (composed by Pirro Çako)
198928th Festivali i Këngës — 3rd place, "Jetoj"
1991Emigrates to the United States
1996Fly in My Temple — debut English album recorded in Hollywood. Produced by Bobby Nolfe & Steve Snow. Vocal coach: Seth Riggs.
1996Guest appearance at the 35th Festivali i Këngës, RTSH
2006Echoes from Iliria — second album, 10 songs in Albanian dedicated to the nostalgia of immigrants

She has always sung about love — and said many times that the greatest love for her is music itself.

Discography

Coming to streaming

Fly in My Temple

1996 · Moonspin Records · Hollywood, CA

One Day
Sacred Spring
Fly in My Temple
Sometimes
You're Coming Back
You Make Me
If I Try
My Way Home
I Gave You
Inside Outside

Echoes from Iliria

2006 · 10 songs in Albanian

Pilgrimage
Bridge of Shijak
Spring Will Come
By the Rivers
Love
How Much
South–North
When I'm with You
A Little More
Many

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Fly in My Temple

Echoes from Iliria

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