Dhurata Dora Explained

Dhurata Dora

Birth Name:

Dhurata Murturi

Birth Date:

24 December 1992

Birth Place:

Nuremberg, Germany

Occupation:

Singer

Years Active:

2011–present

Module:

Embed:	yes
Instrument:	Vocals
Label:	Epic

Dhurata Dora (in Albanian ðuˈɾata ˈdoɾa/; born 24 December 1992) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter.

Life and career

Dhurata Murturi was born into an Albanian family in the city of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.^[1] She went to elementary school in the town of Fürth. She started singing as a young woman under the name Dhurata Dora. She began her music career in Kosovo, where she released her first single and music video in 2011, "Vete kërkove". Following success from her first single, she collaborated with Don Arbas, releasing "Get Down" in 2012. The song proved to be even more popular than her first. The following year she launched "I Like Dat". In summer of 2013, she released the hit song "Edhe Pak", in a collaboration with Blunt & Real and Lumi B.

In November 2014, Dora's single "A bombi" was released. During spring of 2015, Dora began working with production company Max Production Albania.

In April 2019, she premiered her international breakthrough single "Zemër" in collaboration with Algerian rapper Soolking.^[2] The single reached number one in Albania and entered the music chart in Belgium, Switzerland and France where it went on to be certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).^[3] ^[4] As of July 2022 it counts more than 714 million views on YouTube.^[5] In February 2020, she collaborated with German-Albanian rapper Azet on the German-language single "Lass los".

March 2023 she released her Album "Dhurata". The album has 16 original songs, eight of which are collaborations with different artists. In July 2023 she published her single "Pa mu". The song is produced by Panda Music, lyrics and melody by Dhurata Dora, Denk and Tonic. Also in July 2023 she collaborated with RAF Camora and published the song "Palma".

She also collaborated with Romanian singer Inna and English rapper Stefflon Don on the single "Yummy" in 2023.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
^[7]	^[8]
Album details	Peak chart positions
Dhurata	Released: 3 March 2023^[9] Label: Epic Formats: Digital download, streaming	40	8

Extended plays

Title! scope="col"
Album details
A bombi	Released: 11 May 2016 Label: Acromax Media Formats: Digital download, streaming
Albanian: Vera me ty\|i=no	Released: 11 July 2024^[10] Label: Three60 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

2010s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
^[11]	^[12]	^[13]	^[14]		Certifications	Album
Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
"Albanian: Vetë kërkove\|i=no"	2011	rowspan="7"	—	—	—	rowspan="2"
"Get down"	2012	—	—	—
"I like dat"	2013	—	—	—	A bombi
"Roll"	2014	—	—	—
"A bombi"	2014	—	—	—
"Albanian: Ti don\|i=no"	2015	—	—	—
"Albanian: Shumë on\|i=no"	2015	—	—	—
"Albanian: Numrin e ri\|i=no"	2016	5	—	—			—
"Albanian: Vec ty\|i=no"		16	—	—	—		rowspan="10"
"Ayo"		1	—	—	—
"Albanian: Simpatia\|i=no"	2017	6	—	—	—
"Bubble"		16	—	—	—
"Albanian: Kesh Kesh\|i=no"		5	—	—	—
"Albanian: Trëndafil\|i=no"	2018	1	—	—	—
"Albanian: Jake Jake\|i=no"		8	—	—	—
"Albanian: Qikat e mia\|i=no"		17	—	—	—
"Albanian: [[Zemër (song)\|Zemër]]\|i=no"	2019	1	6	21	13	SNEP Platinum^[15]
"Albanian: 100 Shkallë\|i=no"	2019	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
^[16]	^[17]	^[18]	^[19]			Album
Year	Peak chart positions					Album
"German: Lass los\|i=no"	2020	24	10	10	—	4	rowspan="4"
"Ferrari"		—	—	—	—	—
"Albanian: Fajet\|i=no"		1	37	32	—	8
"Albanian: Harrom\|i=no"		—	—	—	—	81
"Spanish; Castilian: Mi Amor\|i=no"	2021	—	—	—	—	19	Dhurata
"Criminal"	2021	24	—	—	—	70	Dhurata
"Albanian: Sa m'ke mungu\|i=no"	2022	7	—	—	—	40	rowspan="2"
"Albanian: Gajde\|i=no"		1	—	—	—	11
"Albanian: Adrenalina\|i=no"		—	14	19	—	3	Dhurata
"Yummy"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	rowspan="1"
"German: Sonne\|i=no"		—	—	—	—	—	Dhurata
"Albanian: Rrotullo\|i=no"		—	—	—	—	—	rowspan="8"
"Albanian: Kallma\|i=no"		—	—	—	—	9
"Albanian: Pa mu\|i=no"		—	—	—	—	86
"Spanish; Castilian: Palma\|i=no"		—	17	38	—	22
"Albanian: Lej\|i=no"		—	—	—	10	12
"Albanian: Sheqer\|i=no"	2024	—	—	—	—	57
"German: Chaos\|i=no"		—	—	56	—	84
"Albanian: Tortura\|i=no"		—	—	—	—	75
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
^[20]					Album
Year	Peak chart positions				Album
"Bongo"	2016	3	—	—	—
"Spanish; Castilian: Te quiero\|i=no"	2019	—	—	—	—	French: [[Ceinture noire (album)\|Ceinture noire]]\|i=yes
"Only you"	2021	3	84	—	19	French: [[Le Fléau]]\|i=yes
"Oeo"	2022	—	—	59	33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
		Album
Year	Peak chart positions	Album
"Spanish; Castilian: Besame\|i=no"	2023	47	Dhurata
"Albanian: Luj\|i=no"		69	Dhurata
"Shut Up"		51	rowspan="1"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

Web site: TeksteShqip . Dhurata Dora Biografia . 3 February 2020 . sq.
Web site: . "Zemër", kënga e re nga Dhurata Dora e Soolking . koha.net . 27 February 2020 . sq . 19 April 2019.
Web site: "Zemër" e Dhurata Dorës thyen një tjetër rekord, certifikohet me 'platinum gold' për miliona dëgjime në platformat muzikore . telegrafi.com . 27 February 2020 . sq . 23 July 2019.
Web site: Dhurata Dora dhe Soolking festojnë suksesin e radhës të këngës "Zemër". lajmi.net . 27 February 2020 . sq . 17 January 2020.
Web site: Dhurata Dora ft. Soolking - Zemër . youtube.com . 19 April 2019 . 26 July 2022.
Web site: Lansohet dueti i shumëpritur i Azet dhe Dhurata Dorës . telegrafi.com . 4 March 2020 . sq . 28 February 2020.
Web site: . Diskographie (Albums)Dhurata Dora . 9 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409140548/https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=Dhurata+Dora . 9 April 2023 . de . live.
Web site: . Diskographie (Albums)Dhurata Dora . 9 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409140614/http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&from=&to=&search=Dhurata+Dora . 9 April 2023 . de . live.
Web site: . DhurataAlbum by Dhurata Dora . 9 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409140324/https://music.apple.com/xk/album/dhurata/1673436821 . 9 April 2023 . 3 March 2023 . live.
Web site: Apple Music . Vera me tyEP by Dhurata Dora and Yll Limani . 21 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721113323/https://music.apple.com/xk/album/vera-me-ty-ep/1754365148 . 21 July 2024 . 11 July 2024 . live.
Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Albanian: Numrin e ri|i=no":Web site: . The Top List17 April 2016 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213021031/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17042016/ . 13 February 2021 . sq . 17 April 2016 . live.
- For "Albanian: Vec ty|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List25 December 2016 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210219082401/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/25122016/ . 19 February 2021 . sq . 25 December 2016 . live.
- For "Ayo":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List26 February 2017 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202003758/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/26022017/ . 2 February 2020 . sq . 26 February 2017 . live.
- For "Albanian: Simpatia|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List16 July 2017 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171120082106/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/16072017/ . 20 November 2017 . sq . 16 July 2017 . live.
- For "Bubble":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List20 August 2017 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208164857/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/20082017/ . 8 February 2021 . sq . 20 August 2017 . live.
- For "Albanian: Kesh Kesh|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List17 December 2017 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202051226/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17-12-2017/ . 2 February 2020 . sq . 17 December 2017 . live.
- For "Albanian: Trëndafil|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List4 March 2018 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200223082746/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/04-03-2018/ . 23 February 2020 . sq . 4 March 2018 . live.
- For "Albanian: Jake Jake|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List29 July 2018 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425142127/https://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/29-07-2018/ . 25 April 2020 . sq . 29 July 2018 . live.
- For "Albanian: Qikat e mia|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List16 December 2018 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019181705/https://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/16-12-2018/ . 19 October 2020 . sq . 16 December 2018 . live.
- For "Albanian: [[Zemër (song)|Zemër]]|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List26 May 2019 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128122242/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/26-05-2019/ . 28 January 2020 . sq . 26 May 2019 . live.
Web site: . DiscographieDhurata Dora . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214134118/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dhurata+Dora . 14 December 2019 . fr . live.
Web site: . DiscographieDhurata Dora . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702094710/https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dhurata+Dora . 2 July 2022 . fr . live.
Web site: . DiscographieDhurata Dora . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702094725/https://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&search=Dhurata+Dora . 2 July 2022 . de . live.
Web site: Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) . French single certificationsDhurata Dora . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702094909/https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=Dhurata+Dora . 2 July 2022 . fr . 2 July 2022 . live.
For peak positions in Albania:
- For "German: Lass los|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List29/03/2020 . 29 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214031935/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/29-03-2020/ . 14 February 2021 . sq . 29 March 2020 . live.
- For "Albanian: Fajet|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List13/09/2020 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923114418/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/13-09-2020/ . 23 September 2020 . sq . 13 September 2020 . live.
- For "Criminal":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List15/01/2022 . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115124331/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/15-01-2022/ . 15 January 2022 . sq . 15 January 2022 . live.
- For "Albanian: Sa m'ke mungu|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List26/03/2022 . 26 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326120122/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/26-03-2022/ . 26 March 2022 . sq . 26 March 2022 . live.
- For "Albanian: Gajde|i=no":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List29 October 2022 . 5 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105153821/https://topawards.top-channel.tv/29-10-2022/ . 5 November 2022 . sq . 29 October 2022 . live.
Web site: . DiskographieDhurata Dora . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702095551/https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&search=Dhurata+Dora . 2 July 2022 . de . live.
Web site: . Suche Nach: "Dhurata Dora" . 19 May 2022 . de.
For peak positions in Greece:
- For "Lej":Web site: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece (IFPI Greece) . Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International)Εβδομάδα: 02/2024 . 1 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119031631/https://ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html . 19 January 2024 . dead.
For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Bongo":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List03 July 2016 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183406/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/03072016/ . 24 October 2020 . sq . 3 July 2016 . live.
- For "Only You":Web site: Top Channel . The Top List12 June 2021 . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613114010/http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/12-06-2021/ . 13 June 2021 . sq . 12 June 2021 . live.