Çiljeta (born Çiljeta Xhilaga on 5 February 1985 in Tirana, Albania), and simply known by her stage name Çiljeta), is an Albanian pop singer and model.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career as model 3 Career as singer 4 Private life 5 Politics 6 Humanitarian activities 7 Hits 8 References 9 External links Biography

Çiljeta was born in Tirana, Albania, to Ferdinand Xhilaga, an accountant, whose family hailed from Debar but who was born in Delvinë, and Majlinda Xhilaga, a hairdresser, from Korçë. She attended the Sami Frashëri High School in the city.[1]

Career as model

Xhilaga featured in the Miss Shqipëria competition in 2001 and won the title "Miss Cinema".[1][2]

Career as singer

Çiljeta distinguished herself in the successful song Dridhe (English: Shake it), a collaboration with Getoar Selimi of Tingulli 3nt, a rap group from Kosovo.[3] The song was followed by many successful ones, especially Puçi Puçi (English: Kiss kiss), featuring Ingrid Gjoni, and Të dy qajmë të ndarë (English: Away we both cry), a hit composed by Flori Mumajesi and with words of Ardit Roshi in the Kënga Magjike of 2010, where she cried while interpreting the song.[4] Çiljeta had already interpreted in the Kënga Magjike 08 with S'ke ku vete (English: Can't go nowhere).

Çiljeta participated in the Dancing with the Stars (Albania) show, in its 2011 (second) edition, along with partner Dion Gjinika.

Private life

Çiljeta had a son in February 4, 2013, whom she has named Ferdinand, her father's name.[5] Her partner and father of the baby, is reportedly a French architect with a Latin American background.[6] She is a well known supporter of Partizani Tirana

Politics

Çiljeta is self-declared as being a supporter of the Democratix Party of Albania, and its leader Lulzim Basha.[7] Earlier, she had sung in New York, in a party organized by Red and Black Alliance, now an extinguished party, but declared that she was unaware of who the organizer of the party was.[8]

She notably had two public reactions against Serbia and Greece politicians: to Serbia after the Serbian government removed a memorial to the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac in Preševo, an Albanian-inhabited region of Serbia. The second reaction was to Greece, after she saw in television an anti-Albanian interview of Christos Pappas, a politician of the Golden Dawn, a Greek far-right political party.[9] After these declarations, the Greek media attacked her, saying that she claims to be a singer, but must be something else, and published provoking photos of Çiljeta.[10]

Humanitarian activities

In March 20, 2012 Çiljeta was reported by the media to visit a correctional facility for minors, where she met 38 children, a meeting organized by the Institute of Minors, Kavaje, the Center for the Human Rights of Children of Albania, and UNICEF.[11]

Hits Çokollata (English: Chocolate) Çuna, Çuna (English: Boys, boys) Do do ti do (English: Yes, yes, you want to) Dorëheqja (English: Surrender) Dridhe (English: Shake it) Duty free Falma (English: Forgive me) Kur këndoj serenate (English: When I sing a serenade) Maria Mike dhë rivale (feat. Ingrid Gjoni) (English: Friends and rivals) Puçi Puçi (feat. Ingrid Gjoni) (English: Kiss kiss) S'ke ku vete (English: Can't go anywhere) Të dy qajmë të ndarë (English: We both cry separated) Tekila (English: Tequila) Vetëm ti (English: Only you) Nuk e di pse me do (English: I don't know what to do) References ^ a b Biography at Lyrics portal ^ Ciljeta Xhilaga, Miss-i mes Miss-eve 12/09/2010 ^ Vip, Shqiperia. "Ja si si janë lidhjet e mia me Elvana Gjatën dhe Ciljetën!".  ^ Vip, Shqiperia. "Ciljeta këndon për ndarjen, por është e dashuruar si kurrë më parë".  ^ Panorama (23 February 2013). "Çiljeta: "Partneri im është i lumtur që bebja i ngjan atij"".  ^ Koha (2 September 2012). "Çiljeta bashkëjeton me arkitektin amerikan".  ^ Gazeta, Shqiptare (30 June 2013). "Artistet shqiptare: Rama s'eshte thjesht nje lider, por nje fenomen".  ^ Tema. "Ciljeta: Nuk e dija se festen e organizonte Aleanca Kuqezi, une nuk kendoj per tradhtaret e partise sime".  ^ Zhurnal. "Çiljeta 'përshëndet' edhe Greqinë si Serbinë me "F*ck Greece"".  ^ NOA (1 February 2013). "këngëtare thotë se është, tjetër duket..." Agjencia Kombetare e Lajmeve.  ^ CRCA Albania (20 March 2012). "Çiljeta Xhilaga,viziton Intitutitn e të Mtiurve, Kavajë". Retrieved 11 January 2014.  External links Interview by Adi Krasta on Visionplus TV on YouTube Interview on Top Channel on YouTube Interview along with Ingrid Gjoni in Zona e lire on YouTube