Parashqevi Simaku
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Parashqevi Simaku is an Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

n singer, noted for her work in the 1980s.

In 1983 she released Gëzimi i shtepisë së re. She has performed at the Festivali i Këngës në RTSH
Festivali I Këngës Në RTSH
Festivali i Këngës is an Albanian song contest, organised by the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar . Since its beginnings in 1966 all performers have been required to perform live, with a jury or televote selecting the winner...

 many times, notably in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1996.

In 2006 she signed a contract in Hollywood and New York City with Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 and BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

for her new Albanian language CD entitled Echoes from Iliria (Jehone nga Iliria).

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