Arilena Ara is a young Albanian singer who, at the age of 18, managed to achieve world fame. This was facilitated by the model appearance, excellent vocal abilities and the hit that the producers came up with for her. The song Nentori made Arilena famous all over the world.
This year she was supposed to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, but this contest was canceled due to the coronavirus. Perhaps we will see Ara perform online? She will compete with other famous musicians.
The beginning of Arilena Ara's career
Arilena was born on July 17, 1998 in the city of Shkodra. From childhood, Ara showed her talent, and her parents decided to help develop it by enrolling her daughter in a music school.
The girl attended classes in parallel with her studies at a secondary school. Arilena regularly participated in various competitions and school amateur performances.
Unfortunately, Ara's dad died when the girl was still a schoolgirl. This broke the fragile personality very much, but Arilena coped with this thanks to the music. The girl matured early and did everything possible to support her mother.
The first serious vocal competition, in which the future star took part, submitted to her. While studying in the 5th grade, Arilena won the city show "Little Genius".
It was then decided that she needed to further develop her vocals. And it gave its results. Ara achieved significant success in her country, and she was invited to concerts in other parts of Europe.
Arilena Ara success story
After school, Arilena Ara decided to use her singing talent and went to audition for the Albanian version of the X Factor show. The girl was immediately noticed by the producers of this competition.
In 2012, the singer made her television debut with Anne Johnson's We Are. The brilliant performance of the hit was appreciated by the audience of the contest, who put the singer in 1st place. From that moment, Arilena has become a real star in her native Albania.
At the final concert of the X-Factor show, the girl sang Rihanna's Man Down in a duet with her mentor Altouna Seidiu. The victory in this competition "opened the door for the girl" to the bright world of show business.
Arilena took the opportunity and recorded several singles in a professional studio. The songs immediately received rotation on the radio and were well received by critics.
Immediately after performing on the X Factor show, the singer decided to improve her choreography. To do this, she signed up for the show "Dance with me." The journalist Labi became her partner.
Together they taught movements and practiced plasticity under the guidance of experienced mentors. The couple failed to win the competition, but Ara got an unforgettable experience.
She decided to develop her choreographic skills in parallel with singing, which, together with a beautiful figure, only improved her movements on stage.
In 2014, Arilena Ara released her first video clip. The video for the song Aeroplan received more than 12 million views on YouTube in 2 hours. After some time, the second Business Class clip was released, which was viewed by more than 1 million people in 9 hours.
Hit Nentori gave unprecedented popularity
The real success was when the singer recorded the song Nentori (translated from Albanian as "November"). The sad song about love was liked by the public.
All popular radio stations in Albania and other countries included this hit in their repertoire, the song was even very popular in Russia.
The world after this composition learned about the singer, and her social networks "exploded" from the number of subscribers. At the moment, more than 1,1 million people have subscribed to Aru on Instagram.
The video clip for the sensational song gained more than 14 million views on YouTube. The popular song had remixes, which were also highly appreciated by fans of popular dance music.
Many experts predicted a bright musical career for the singer, because she has everything to become popular. Nature rewarded Aru with beautiful features and an excellent figure.
International recognition of the singer
In 2017, the girl decided to conquer the international community. To do this, she recorded the English version of the song Nentori. In the language of Shakespeare and Byron, it was called I'm Sorry.
The song was well received. The English version of the song has been viewed by nearly 20 million people on YouTube. And this number is increasing every day.
Today Arilena Ara is a sought-after singer. She demonstrates her talent not only in her native country, but also far beyond its borders. Not so long ago, Ara performed in Russia and Kazakhstan.
The song I'm Sorry and the original Albanian version are played today on beaches and summer parties, in popular clubs and discos. Thanks to numerous remixes, you can choose the right version of the song for any occasion.
Video clips for this composition are rotated on all major music TV channels. The bright appearance of the girl and artistic talent are highly appreciated by critics. But the singer does not like to talk about her personal life.
Some tabloids wrote that Arilena was dating a Dancing with the Stars partner, journalist Labi, but the girl denied these statements.
Even the most famous paparazzi could not find out the name of the girl's boyfriend. Maybe the singer just doesn't have time for it?
