Merita halili bio

MERITA HALILI-is one of Albania’s top performers. Born in the capital city of Tirane, her nationwide debut came in 1983, at the age 16, when she sang at The National Folk Festival in the town of Gjirokaster.

Soon afterwards she began to perform on Albanian Radio and Television and as a soloist with the State Ensemble for Folk Songs and Dances. Perhaps her greatest recognition came in 1995, when she was awarded first prize at a Gala Festival held in Tirane in which 90 singers from Diaspora participated.

In July 1995, Merita with her husband Raif Hyseni, and their daughter came to the USA, and settled in New York and New Jersey area. Merita Halili performed in the most famous and prestigious musical halls and venues such “Symphony Space Broadway” “Manhattan, “Lincoln Center”, “Barbican Center” London,UK, “American Museum of Natural History” Manhattan, “Smithsonian” Washington DC, “John F.

Kennedy Center” Washington DC, “ US Library of Congress” Wash