Vaçe Zela
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Vaçe Zela 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. She began her career at a young age and in 1962 was the first to win the Albanian Song Festival (Festivali i Këngës
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...

). A 10 time winner of the festival, Vaçe gained fame during the communist era and was awarded the Merited Artist of Albania
Merited Artist of Albania
Merited Artist of Albania was a state honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania. It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980...

 prize in 1973 and the People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania was an honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts . It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title was no longer...

 prize in 1977. On 24 December 2002 she was awarded the Prize "Honor of the Nation" by the Albanian president Alfred Moisiu
Alfred Moisiu
was the fourth President of the Republic of Albania from July 24, 2002 to July 24, 2007. He is the son of Albanian Army general Spiro Moisiu....

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