Kanita Explained
Kanita Suma (born 26 July 2001), also known mononymously as Kanita, is an Albanian singer from North Macedonia.
Life and career
Kanita Suma was born on 26 July 2001 into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, Macedonia.[1] [2] Suma rose to prominence as she auditioned for the second season of X Factor Albania in 2012 finishing in the fourth place.[3] She continued her musical career and participated in Kënga Magjike on two occasions, in 2014 and 2018.[4] [5] In October 2019, the Albanian broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced that Suma would compete in the 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës, the country's national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song "Ankth".[6] [7] In the semi-finals, she failed to qualify for the grand final of Festivali i Këngës. In January 2020, "Fllad" was released and went on to reach number seventy eight in Albania.[8]
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Notes and References
- Web site: TeksteShqip . Kanita Biografia . 16 February 2021 . sq.
- Web site: . Kanita #Bio . 24 April 2019 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030052001/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/kanita/ . 30 October 2020 . sq.
- Web site: . Kanita: X Factor më ka dhënë shumë . 16 February 2020 . sq . 8 March 2013.
- Web site: . Befasoi jurinë e "X Factor Albania" në moshë fare të vogël, rikthehet pas shumë vitesh në 'Kënga Magjike', Kanita . 16 February 2020 . sq . 9 October 2018.
- Web site: . Kanita Suma risjell të ripërpunuar këngën 'S'jemi ne' . 16 February 2020 . sq . 10 June 2019.
- Web site: Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) . Festivali i 58-të i Këngës në RTSH, juria përzgjedh 20 këngëtarët pjesëmarrës . 7 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028135004/https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/festivali-i-58-i-kenges-ne-rtsh-juria-perzgjedh-20-kengetaret-pjesemarres/ . 28 October 2020 . sq . 24 October 2019.
- Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . It's Arilena Ara for Albania! . 21 February 2020 . 23 December 2019.
- Web site: Sinjali . Kanita publikon këngën dhe klipin e ri 'Fllad' . 4 March 2020 . sq . 23 January 2020.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015.
For peak positions in Albania:- For "Don't Let Me Go": Web site: . The Top List25/12/2016 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200203180903/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/25122016/ . 3 February 2020 . sq . 25 December 2016.
- For "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)": Web site: . The Top List04/06/2017 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170618071210/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/04062017/ . 18 June 2017 . sq . 4 June 2017.
- For "They Said": Web site: . The Top List18/03/2018 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201119090237/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/18-03-2018/ . 19 November 2020 . sq . 18 March 2018.
- For "Stranger": Web site: . The Top List28/04/2019 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213045836/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/28-04-2019/ . 13 February 2021 . sq . 28 April 2019.
- For "Fllad": Web site: . The Top List09/02/2020 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022064902/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/09-02-2019/ . 22 October 2020 . sq . 9 February 2020.
- Web site: . KanitaListen All Songs . 27 April 2021. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
