Eneda Tarifa


Eneda Tarifa, is an Albanian singer, actress and television host.
She represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Fairytale", after winning Festivali i Këngës 54 with the Albanian-language version of the song, "Përrallë". She previously participated in Festivali i Këngës in 2003 and 2007, and won Top Fest in 2010.

Career

Early life and career

Tarifa was born in Tirana, Albania on 30 March 1982. She began her career in 2001, participating in Kënga Magjike with the song "Ika larg". In 2002, she participated at Festivali i Këngës 42 with the song "Qëndroj", and managed to qualify to the final. In 2006, Tarifa took part in Kënga Magjike with the song "Rreth zjarrit tënd", and finished 4th in the competition with 154 points. She was also awarded the Çesk Zadeja Prize. The following year, Tarifa took part in Festivali i Këngës 46 with the song "E para letër". In the final, she was awarded 11 points and placed tenth out of seventeen. In 2008, she participated in Kënga Magjike again with the song "Zëri im" and earned 577 points. In 2010, she competed in Top Fest 2010 with the song "Me veten". She went on to win the competition, and later worked as a host on the television program Portokalli on Top Channel for many years.

2015–16: Eurovision Song Contest

After a hiatus, Tarifa returned to Festivali i Këngës in 2015 with the song "Përrallë". She went on to win the competition, representing Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. She performed her song on May 12, 2016 on the second semi-final of the competition, but didn't make it to the final.

2018: The Voice Kids Albania

In 2018, she was a judge on The Voice Kids Albania 2 with :sq:Ledion Liço|Ledion Liço being the host and the other judges being Miriam Cani and :sq:Aleksandër Gjoka|Aleksandër & :sq:Renis Gjoka|Renis Gjoka.

2019 : Turkvision & Top Talent

In 2018 announced that she would represent Albania in Turkvision Song Contest 2019.
In January 2019 announced that she will present the second season of Top Talent in Top Channel.

Personal life

Tarifa is married to musician Erjon Zaloshnja. In 2013, they had a daughter together named Aria.

Discography

Awards and nominations

Kënga Magjike