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One of the most well-known singers, actress and
show-girl from Albania, Bleona's audience
stretches from within Albania to the surrounding
major Albanian Communities. These include,
Kosovo , Macedonia , Montenegro as well as the
Diaspora in Western Europe and the United States
. Since she was young girl, she was actively
engaged in different youth artistic activities
in her hometown of Korca and Elbasan. Her first
international representation was in the Balkans
Festival in 1991 in Preveza , Greece . During
1991-1994 she worked as singer and show-girl in
a variety show of the professional theater “Skampa”.
During 1994, at the age of fifteen, she
participated in the national song festival
organized by the Albanian Radio and Television.
During 1995 she participated in the spring song
contest representing herself well .Her first
major impression was at the national song
contest in December 1995 with “Leave me on my
own”. After a successful participation in the
spring song festival of 1996, she was invited in
a tournament in Switzerland among many
well-known Albanian singers. She tried also with
the traditional music by participating at the
World Folk Festival held in France in August
1996.
In October 1996 she started a tournament in
Germany , Belgium and the Netherlands . She came
back and participated in the Albanian National
Song contest in December 1996.
During spring of 1997, despite the difficult
social and economical conditions in Albania ,
she managed to produce her first video clip “The
Wind”. She represented herself in the spring
song contest in 1997 with the same song. This
video clip was broadcasted by a French
television, TV5 in a special segment on Albania
. In the summer of 1997, she received an
invitation from Albanians living in Montenegro
to hold a show in the city of Ulqin . In October
1997 she was invited by the Albanians in
Switzerland for a one month tour. In December
1997 she took part in the Albanian National Song
contest.
In January 1998, Bleona achieved a formidable
goal by producing her first album titled “I do
what I like”. In May of that year, she
participated as a singer and show-girl in a huge
concert organized by the Koha Jone Company for
the Albanians living in Greece together with the
Director of the Fine Arts Academy,
Kastriot Caushi. In September 1998 she began her
acting studies at the fine arts academy. She
participated in the Spring Song contest of 1999
representing herself as a show-girl and singing
her future hit “If you truly love me”.
During the Summer of 1999, she participated in a
charity tour of several European countries
including Germany, Belgium, Switzerland,
Netherlands, and Austria, Bleona set another
milestone in her rising career by releasing her
first music video “I do what I like”, in the
fall of 1999. By November, she held a one month
tour of Switzerland .
By January 2000, she released her second album
“If you truly love”. She then followed this up
with the release of a new music video from the
album. By this time, Bleona's career was gaining
tremendous momentum and name recognition
throughout the region. In September 2000 she
participated in the biggest tour ever organized
for the Albanians living in Europe . Her great
success culminated in her signing her first real
contract with German manager Jeton Dautaj and
performed more than 80 concerts throughout
Europe in the first half of 2001.
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