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Vaçe Zela

1939 - 2014

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Vaçe Zela (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈvatʃɛ ˈzɛla]; 7 April 1939 – 6 February 2014) was an Albanian singer and songwriter. She was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. Born in Lushnjë and raised in Tirana within Communist Albania, she developed a great interest in music at an early age before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1962. An eleven-time winner, she built her reputation as a highly successful musician by winning the first edition of Festivali i Këngës as well as her future victories in the festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vaçe Zela is the 1,085th most popular singer (down from 1,017th in 2019). (down from 3,364th in 2019)

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Among singers, Vaçe Zela ranks 1,085 out of 4,381Before her are Donny Hathaway, Harry Styles, Julie London, Meliton Balanchivadze, Inge Borkh, and Elena Paparizou. After her are Tiken Jah Fakoly, Lena Katina, François Delsarte, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Sumi Jo, and MC Hammer.

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Among people born in 1939, Vaçe Zela ranks 320Before her are Giorgio Gaber, Sid Haig, Joseph Raz, Robert Waseige, Alexandra Stewart, and Norma Cappagli. After her are Baldur Preiml, Sumio Iijima, Abdullah Ensour, Dixie Carter, Robert Herbin, and Gösta Ekman. Among people deceased in 2014, Vaçe Zela ranks 258Before her are Paolo Salvati, Harun Farocki, Klas Ingesson, Fiorenzo Angelini, Edmund Szoka, and Nadya Nozharova. After her are Jacques Barrot, Ilija Pantelić, Sue Townsend, Paul England, Isabelle Collin Dufresne, and Durdy Bayramov.

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