Malësori
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Malësor Prenkoçaj better known by his stage name
Stage name
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 Malësori, is a famous Albanian
Albanians
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 singer from Malesi e Madhe.

Career

Born and raised in Podgorica
Podgorica
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, Montenegro
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 to Albanian
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 parents from Triesh
Triesh
Triesh is one of the seven Albanian tribes of Malësi e Madhe. Today, around 400 descendants of the tribe live in the small but active tribal sub-region. Trieshi, as well as Hot, derive from a single ancestor named Keq Preka...

, Malesi e Madhe.

Malësori's passion for Albanian music began as a child. At a young age he became a member of the prestigious folk group Besa (a rehash of the traditional Albanian Besa
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, where he blossomed into both a singer as well as an established instrumentalist of traditional instruments such as çiftelia
Çiftelia
The Çifteli is an Albanian wooden, largely acoustic string instrument, with only two strings .The çifteli is commonly used by Albanian folk musicians as well as other modern musicians and is played by Albanians at weddings, concerts, national events, and other occasions...

 and sharkia. Besa was one of the best folk groups in the region of Malesija, and was led by his uncle Dodë Gjonaj, who was known as one of the best instrumentalists of the çiftelia
Çiftelia
The Çifteli is an Albanian wooden, largely acoustic string instrument, with only two strings .The çifteli is commonly used by Albanian folk musicians as well as other modern musicians and is played by Albanians at weddings, concerts, national events, and other occasions...

.

Malësori rose to fame in 2003 after he performed the song "Kthehuni", which became a great hit among Albanian circles. The song broke away from the traditional folk songs which were popular at the time, establishing Malësori as one of the founders of modern Albanian folk music.

His popularity expanded to other Albanian-speaking areas in the region after contributing a great deal of time and money to newly independent Kosovo
Kosovo
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 immediately after the war. Malësori led benefits supporting the Kosovo Liberation Army
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 (KLA), and many Kosovo Albanian figures, such as Adem Jashari
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, Zahir Pajaziti
Zahir Pajaziti
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. He has also performed at benefits that raised money to feed poor Albanian families in the region.

Today, Malësori is widely known among Albanians
Albanians
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 across the globe, and has performed in Montenegro
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, Kosovo
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, Albania
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, the Republic of Macedonia
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, the U.S.
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, Germany
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, and Australia
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. He now resides in Pristina
Pristina
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, Kosovo
Kosovo
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 and attends school at the University of Pristina.

Discography

  • "Veç për ty" (1998)
  • "M'ke lënë kot" (2000)
  • "Kthehuni" (2003)
  • "Fjalë e vetëm fjalë" (2005)
  • "kollazhi"Qaj për ditën" (2006)
  • "The best of Malësori" (2007)
  • "The best of Malesori ll" (2009)
  • "Atmosfere pa kufi"(2010)

Hits

  • "Kthehuni"
  • "Eja"
  • "Zotëri pareli"
  • "Fjalë e vetëm fjalë"
  • "Qaj për ditën"
  • "Përsëri"
  • "A të kujtohet"
  • "Çikë malësore"
  • "Dy zemra"
  • "Adrese e gabuar"
  • "Mergimtari"
  • "Hasmeri e fundit"

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