Bleona

Also known as Bleona Qereti, Madonna of Albania

Bleona Nazmi Qereti (born May 14, 1979) is an Albanian-born American singer-songwriter, actress, model and producer. Her career made her one of the most famous Albanian celebrities on Hollywood.

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Bleona Qereti is a female singer, actor, model, and recording artist born in Korçë, Albania, on May 14, 1979. She holds citizenship in both the United States and Albania and resides in California. Her professional career began in 1996, and she is educated at the University of Arts in Albania.

Her musical work spans pop music, dance-pop, rap, hip hop, and R&B. She performs using her voice and plays the violin. Bleona speaks Albanian, English, and Italian, with Albanian as her native language. Her notable work includes the film *Chief of Station*, and she has received the Kënga Magjike award.

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Film & TV

Albania

BLEONA, the International pop icon, redeﬁnes the word “DIVA” in her uncontainable rise to stardom Her powerful vocals, charmingly brash persona and reputation as an electrifying performer, have lifted her to the Top of the Billboard music charts. BLEONA is a multiple award-winning, multi-lingual recording artist. She’s sold more than 5million records, graced over FORTY magazine covers, and…

Known for

Chief of Station — Bianka2024
The Curse of the Clown Motel — Brooke2023
Falco — Frida Kodra2019
211 — Christine2018
Dead Trigger — Natalie2017
Euros of Hollywood — Self2014
True Justice — Luna2011

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1979

Discography

Mandarinë...2007
Show Off2011
Show Off2011
Show Off (Petey Radio Edit)2011
Pass Out2012
Take It Like a Man2013
Take It Like A Man (Remixes Deluxe Edition)2013
Without You2013
Without You (Reid Stefan radio edit)2013
F**K You I'm Famous2014

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,747
Total plays: 16,133

Key facts

Person.name: Bleona
Person.image: Bleona Qereti hat.jpg
Person.caption: Qereti in 2012
Person.birth_name: Bleona Nazmi Qereti
Person.birth_place: Korçë, Albania
Person.education: University of Arts (Albania)
Person.years_active: 1996–present
Person.notable_works: Discography
Person.television: Euros of Hollywood
Musical artist.embed: yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Albania
Place of birth: Korçë
Educated at: University of Arts (Albania)
Languages spoken: Italian
Native language: Albanian
Award: Kënga Magjike
Hair colour: brown hair
Genre: dance-pop
Instrument: violin
Official website: www.bleona.com
Image: Bleona in Alexander Vuthier for CCercle Magazine (cropped).jpg
Height: 178
Residence: California

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date of birth: 1979-05-14
Commons category: Bleona Qereti
start of work period: 1996-00-00
social media followers: 649000
birth name: Bleona Qereti

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Life
Early life and career
1998–2008
2009–2012
2013–2019
Other ventures
Television
Television
Films
Personal life
Discography
Weekly charts
''Billboard'' Dance Chart success
References
External links

Bleona Nazmi Qereti (born May 14, 1979) is an Albanian-born American singer-songwriter, actress, model and producer. Her career made her one of the most famous Albanian celebrities on Hollywood.

== Life == Qereti is an American citizen, and, as of 2010, lives in California, where she has worked with producers such as Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, and Grammy Award winner David Foster. She has released eight studio albums in Albanian, and has released several singles in English, such as "Show Off", "Famous", "Take You Over", "Without You" and "Pass Out," the latter co-produced by Timbaland. On September 10, 2013, she released the single "Take It Like a Man", which went to No. 7 in the UK charts. She was also a celebrity judge on the fourth season of the Albanian version of The X Factor and the breakout star of the 2014 Bravo reality series Euros of Hollywood.

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