Former Festivali i Këngës contestant, Iris Hoxha, is currently taking part in The Voice Of Albania 5 competition. Her soulful and strong vocals are appealing to the judges as she has passed through the blind auditions and the Battles round so far. Iris performed the Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin classic song, Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves. Then in the Battles, Iris defeated fellow contestant, Klaudia, where they performed the song Amaranth by Nightwish.
Iris took part in the 2009 Festivali i Këngës with the song Zërin tim ta ndjesh and she won the newcomers award that year.
You can see Iris perform Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves and her battle with Klaudia singing Amaranth below.
Iris Hoxha won the newcomers section of the 2009 Festivali i Këngës competition in Albania and made it to the final with much acclaimed performance of her song Zërin tim ta ndjesh. She has since gone on to much success in her homeland with many hits. This all follows her early success of winning the Star Akademi show in 2008.
Now Iris returns with a brand new song with rapper EDB. The song is called Une mbret ti mbretereshe (A King to Queen). The song is part of the important Top Fest 12 festival in Albania. The song is a r’n’b rap song complemented by the fine vocals of Iris. The song is set to be a big hit in Albania and Kosovo.
You can see EDB featuring Iris Hoxha perform Une mbret ti mbretereshe below.
