Kanita

Kanita
Kanita
Birth name	Kanita Suma
Born	26 July 2001 (age 23); Skopje, North Macedonia
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2013–present

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	ALB ^[9]	CIS ^[10]	Album
"Ëndrra ime"	2013	*	—	Non-album single
"Mia Vita"	2013		—
"Digjem për ty" (with Leonora Poloska)	2014		—
"Young and Reckless"	2015		—
"Champion" (with Castor)	2016	—	—
"S'e di pse"		—	—
"Don't Let Me Go"		4	—
"Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)"	2017	36	94
"They Said"	2018	48	—
"S'jemi ne"	2018	—	—
"Stranger"	2019	84	—
"Ankth"	2019	—	—
"Fllad"	2020	78	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Jale" (Yaar featuring Kanita)	2019	Non-album singles
"Hala" (Valza featuring Kanita)	2020	Non-album singles

References

^ ^a ^b "Kanita Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Kanita #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Kanita: X Factor më ka dhënë shumë" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Befasoi jurinë e "X Factor Albania" në moshë fare të vogël, rikthehet pas shumë vitesh në 'Kënga Magjike', Kanita" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Kanita Suma risjell të ripërpunuar këngën 'S'jemi ne'" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Festivali i 58-të i Këngës në RTSH, juria përzgjedh 20 këngëtarët pjesëmarrës" (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "It's Arilena Ara for Albania!". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ "Kanita publikon këngën dhe klipin e ri 'Fllad'" (in Albanian). Sinjali. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 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": "The Top List – 25/12/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- For "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)": "The Top List – 04/06/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- For "They Said": "The Top List – 18/03/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- For "Stranger": "The Top List – 28/04/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- For "Fllad": "The Top List – 09/02/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Kanita – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.

[Biography-1] "Kanita Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[2] "Kanita #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[3] "Kanita: X Factor më ka dhënë shumë" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[4] "Befasoi jurinë e "X Factor Albania" në moshë fare të vogël, rikthehet pas shumë vitesh në 'Kënga Magjike', Kanita" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[5] "Kanita Suma risjell të ripërpunuar këngën 'S'jemi ne'" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[6] "Festivali i 58-të i Këngës në RTSH, juria përzgjedh 20 këngëtarët pjesëmarrës" (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[7] "It's Arilena Ara for Albania!". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[8] "Kanita publikon këngën dhe klipin e ri 'Fllad'" (in Albanian). Sinjali. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[9] 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": "The Top List – 25/12/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

For "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)": "The Top List – 04/06/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

For "They Said": "The Top List – 18/03/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

For "Stranger": "The Top List – 28/04/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

For "Fllad": "The Top List – 09/02/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[10] For "Don't Let Me Go": "The Top List – 25/12/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[11] For "Don't Let Me Go (Gon Haziri Remix)": "The Top List – 04/06/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[12] For "They Said": "The Top List – 18/03/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[13] For "Stranger": "The Top List – 28/04/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[14] For "Fllad": "The Top List – 09/02/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[CIS-10] "Kanita – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.

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