Parashqevi Simaku

Parashqevi Simaku
Background information
Birth name Parashqevi Simaku
Born (1966-09-01) 1 September 1966
Kavajë, Albania
Origin Albanian
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1980-2006
Labels Sony and BMG

Parashqevi Simaku (born 1 September 1966, in Kavajë) is a famous Albanian singer noted for her work in the 1980s. She has won numerous awards and worked with some of the best composers and musicians in Albania. Simaku has performed at Festivali i Këngës në RTSH in the years 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990. In 2006 she signed a contract with Sony and BMG for her new Albanian language CD entitled Echoes from Iliria (Jehonë nga Iliria).[1][2]

Traditional Folk Songs

Lite Songs

Echoes from Iliria

Awards

Festivali i Këngës

Year Nominee/work Award Result
1982 "Gezuar shoke (ft. Lindita Theodhori)" Second Prize Won
1985 "Në moshën e rinisë" First Prize Won
1986 "Nje mengjes" Third Prize Won
1988 "E duam lumturinë" First Prize Won
1989 "Jetoj" Third Prize Won

References

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