Nora Istrefi

Nora Istrefi is a Kosovo-Albanian pop singer, born on 25 March 1986 in Pristina. She grew up in a musical family: her mother, Suzana Tahirsylaj, was a popular singer in Kosovo in the 1980s and 1990s, and her younger sister, Era Istrefi, is a singer too.

She started singing at the age of eight, at children's festivals with her primary school choir, and began her professional career at eighteen. Her debut album, Engjëll, came out in 2005; it included "Taxi" and the video for "Negativ". Opium followed in 2006, Another World in 2008 and the self-titled Nora in 2009, the year of "Pa fat" and "Vetëm mua".

Later singles include "Le Mama" with Gena, "Big Love" and "S'ki me ik". In 2013 she received the discography award at Kënga Magjike for "I jemi je", and in 2016 she was nominated for female artist of the year at the Top Music Awards.

She has also worked with the younger generation of Kosovo's pop and rap scene. In 2017 she recorded "Gabime" with Gjiko and sang it with him at Zhurma Show, and Gjiko is also her guest on "Anna". Yll Limani wrote her song "Ciao".