Tayna
Doruntina Shala, known professionally as Tayna, is an Albanian rapper and songwriter.Life and career
1996–2018
Doruntina Shala was born on 14 December 1996 into an Albanian family in the city of Prizren, then part of the FR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo. Tayna made her breakthrough in the Albanian-speaking world after the release of the singles "Columbiana" and "Shqipe". In August 2018, she performed at the Sunny Hill Festival in Pristina along other acclaimed artists such as Action Bronson, Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa. In December 2018, she released her single "Aje" in collaboration with Albanian rapper Ledri Vula. The same month, she has been named as the personality of the year by Privé.2019–present
In 2019, Tayna released six singles including two singles in collaboration with Albanian rappers Lyrical Son and MC Kresha, and Albanian singer Dafina Zeqiri, respectively. Both singles peaked at number one in the music chart of Albania. In January 2020, Tayna announced a follow-up single in collaboration with Albanian rapper Mozzik during a social media post. The aforementioned single "Edhe ti" was premiered in the same month and entered the music charts in Albania, Germany and Switzerland. In March 2020, she was scheduled to perform at the Easy Shqip Festival in Cologne before the event's cancellation due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019. In July 2020, she officially signed a record deal with Sony Music.Discography
Singles
As lead artist
