Elhaida Dani

Elhaida Dani (pronounced [ɛlˈhaida daˈni]; born 17 February 1993) is an Albanian-Italian singer, songwriter and actress.Born and raised in Shkodër, she performed in diverse singing competitions and started to play piano as a child. She rose to significant recognition in the Albanian-speaking world after her victories at Star Academy Albania, Top Fest and Festivali i Këngës. In Italy, she is also prominent for being the winner of the first series of The Voice of Italy.Dani has represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I'm Alive". She participated in Kënga Magjike for the first time in 2017 with the song "E ngrirë" whereas she finished second. She rose again great popularity in Italy as well as in France upon her international acting debut in the world renowned musical of Notre-Dame de Paris.