Kaltrina Selimi is an Albanian singer who came up in Shkodër. She studied at the Academy of Arts in Tirana, and her music draws from the traditional folk songs she heard growing up.
Her debut single 'Hajt' came out in 2009 and did well on Albanian charts. Other songs like 'Më ke humbur' and 'Harrom' followed. She writes and produces her own material, working with modern pop while keeping some of those folk roots.
Selimi has been outspoken about social issues, which has drawn both support and criticism in Albania. She continues to make music from that perspective, without much concern for fitting into one tradition or another.
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