Doruntina Disha
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Doruntina Disha is an Kosovan
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

-Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 singer.

Early life

At four years of age, Disha and her family moved to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 because of the political problems in Kosovo. Disha started to sing when she was seven in Oslo. Her first song was in 2005, but she also participated in festivals in both the Norwegian Community and Albanian-Kosovan also.

Music career

Disha performed for children in Oslo, after that she was invited to return to the Balkans to perform. Her first song was released in 2005. Her career which made her a pop star in Norway, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 and Kosovo (when she participated in Festivali i Këngës 46
Festivali I Këngës 46
Festivali i Këngës 46 took place in the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, Albania. There were two semifinals and a final . This contest was used to select the fifth Eurovision Song Contest entry for Albania from 29 entrants; however, only 17 made it to the final...

) also featuring Flaka Krelani, Albanian famous Rock Singer.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Doruntina Disha featuring Flaka Krelani participated in Festivali i Këngës 46
Festivali I Këngës 46
Festivali i Këngës 46 took place in the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, Albania. There were two semifinals and a final . This contest was used to select the fifth Eurovision Song Contest entry for Albania from 29 entrants; however, only 17 made it to the final...

, the national Albanian Festival. Disha was qualify to the final getting 1st place from the Semi-Final, in the Final she got all the points she needed but the 7th and last jury gave 0 to her and 12 to Olta Boka
Olta Boka
Olta Boka is an Albanian singer who was chosen to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Zemrën e lamë peng". She won the Albanian national final, called Festivali i Këngës, and competed in the second semifinal, on May 22 and won a place in the final on May 24 where...

, so she got 2nd place with 57 points.
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