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Avni Mula
Birth Date:4 January 1928
Birth Place:Gjakova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (now Kosovo)
Death Place:Tirana, Albania
Nationality:Albanian
Relatives:Inva Mula (daughter)
Awards: People's Artist
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Instrument:Vocals

Avni Mula (Gjakova, 4 January 1928 – Tirana, 29 October 2020)[1] [2] was an Albanian singer and composer.[3] For his contribution to the arts, he received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albania decoration and the Honor of the Nation (Albanian: Nderi i Kombit) decoration.

Personal life

Mula's family moved from Gjakova, Kosova to Shkodër, Albania, when he was young, and after World War II, he moved to Tirana, Albania. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and graduated in 1957 as a lyric singer.[3] While studying in Moscow, he married Nina Nula (23 November 1931–12 December 2011), a Russian woman from Izhevsk.[4] He is the father of soprano Inva Mula.

Career

Singing

Mula was part of the National Troupe of Songs and Dances (Albanian: Ansambli i Kenges dhe Valleve) and the Troupe of the Army (Albanian: Ansambli i Ushtrise). In addition, he won many prizes over his career as a composer and singer in the Festivali i Këngës (Albanian Festival of Song), which is held every year in Tirana.[3] Mula was a baritone.[5]

Composition

Mula composed many songs over the span of his career. Some of the most famous are:

Mula also wrote an opera, Nënë Shqipëri (Mother Albania)[7] and two compositions for the films Lume Drite (River of Light) and Karnavalet (Carnivals).[8]

Festival jury

In 1998, Mula, head of the jury of the Festivali i Këngës, declared Albërie Hadërgjonaj's song "Mirësia Dhe e Vërteta" the winner, making Hadërgjonaj the first Kosovar-Albanian singer to ever win the festival.

Awards and recognition

Mula received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albania decoration and the Honor of the Nation (Albanian: Nderi i Kombit) decoration.[9]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=haFlGXIg8uoC&q=Avni+Mula+1928&pg=PA314 Profile of Avni Mula
  2. https://a2news.com/2020/10/29/ndahet-nga-jeta-avni-mula-kolosi-i-muzikes-shqiptare/ "Ndahet nga jeta Avni Mula, kolosi i muzikës shqiptare"
  3. Web site: Avni Mula – from the diary of the composer (in albanian "Avni Mula – Nga ditari i Kompozitorit"). 6 January 2010. sq.
  4. Web site: Soprano Nina Mula dies at 80 .
  5. Book: Prifti, Peter. Socialist Albania Since 1944 : Domestic and Foreign Developments. Studies in Communism, Revisionism, and Revolution, Volume 23. 1978. MIT Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 9780262160704. 176. 19 June 2010 .
  6. Web site: Avni Mula: "Jetën time do ta mbyll me dashurinë për operën" . Avni Mula: "I will end my life with the love of opera" . parajsa.com . 26 February 2008 . sq . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715043800/http://lajme.parajsa.com/Intervista/id_25064/ . 15 July 2011 .
  7. International Association of Music Libraries. United Kingdom Branch. 1995. Brio. Brio . 32-34 . 19 June 2010.
  8. Web site: Avni Mula . CITWF . 5 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929005454/http://www.citwf.com/person11704.htm . 29 September 2012 .
  9. Web site: President Topi bestows the Honor of the Nation Order upon the well known singer and composer Avni Mula. Republic of Albania President's official website. 26 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608072429/http://www.president.al/english/pub/info.asp?id=2165. 8 June 2011. dead.

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