Ruensa Haxhiaj (Albanian pronunciation: ; born October 19, 1995 in Tirana) known as Enca Haxhia or simply as Enca is an Albanian singer and songwriter.[1] She rose to fame after releasing "A po t'pëlqen" in 2014, gathering over 100,000 views on YouTube within 24 hours.[2]

Haxhia made her music debut in 2012 with "The Best Of" and "Kjo Verë". She later joined Big Basta in Kënga Magjike and continued to work with other big artists. She participated in Top Fest twice, and reached the semi-finals in her second attempt. She also participated in Zhurma Show Awards in 2016, where she won four awards, including the first place.

Contents 1 Early life and career 1.1 New single and criticism 2 Discography 3 Awards and nominations 4 References Early life and career

Ruensa Haxhiaj was born on October 19, 1995 in Tirana to an Albanian Orthodox family.[3] She initially started posting covers on YouTube of artists like Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Rita Ora and others. She started using Keek, a social media for video statuses and gained her own fan base. She sang short parts of various songs, posted videos of her daily life, etc. She also participated in the talent show The Voice of Albania in which she failed twice in a row to pass the blind auditions.[4] Although her debut didn't receive big feedback, she continued working on her solo career, she was featured in many songs of big artists, mainly rappers. She participated in Top Fest twice, in 2013 and 2014. At the 2016 "Zhurma Show Awards", Enca won four awards including "Best Pop","Best Female" with "Dreq" music video and "Internet Prize", "Best Video" with "Bow Down" music video with Albanian rapper Noizy.

New single and criticism

Haxhia announced her single "A po t'pëlqen", a Kosovar Gheg penned pop-dance song on Keek. She then released the music video in late-July and received an enormous feedback. Besides her national attention, she also gathered a big number of international fans. The song, which gathered hundreds of thousands of views within its first week, received a lot of criticism.

Discography 2012 – "The Best Of" 2012 – "Kjo Verë" (This summer) 2012 – "100" featuring Big Basta & Etnon 2012 – "All That" feat. Big Basta 2013 – "Dua të jesh ti" (I want you), Top Fest 2013. 2013 – "Jepe Tash" (Give it to me now) 2013 – "Real Love" feat. Ardit 2013 – "E ke rradhën ti" (It's your turn) 2013 – "Baby Girl & Gangsta Boo" feat. B Genius 2014 – "Ata nuk e din" (They don't know) feat. Noizy 2014 – "Ishim ne" (We were), Top Fest 2014 2014 – "A po t'pëlqen" (Do you like it) 2014 - Enca & Mozzik "Edhe njo"(another one) 2015 - Soul Killa 2015 - Call Me Goddess 2016 - Dreq (Devil) 2016 - Bow Down (Përkulu) 2017 - Love on my body (LOMB) 2017 - Ciao (Goodbye - translated from Italian) 2018 - Dua (I want to) Awards and nominations

Top Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result 2016 "Enca Haxhia" Female Artist of the Year Nominated