Tuna (singer)
Tuna Туна | |
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| Birth name | Altuna Sejdiu |
| Born | 14 July 1985 Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Onima |
Altuna Sejdiu (Macedonian: Алтуна Сејдиу; Albanian pronunciation: [alˈtuna ˈsɛjˈdiu]; born 14 July 1985), also known professionally as Tuna (Macedonian: Туна), is a Macedonian-Albanian singer and songwriter.[1][2]
Life and career[]
Altuna Sejdiu was born on 14 July 1985 into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, then part of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, present North Macedonia. Her father, Shaban Sejdiu, is a freestyle wrestler and two-time Olympic bronze medal winner.[3][4] Tuna discovered her passion for music at an early age participating in various music festivals.
Her professional career began in 2002 when she competed in the talent search competition Play - Search For A Star organized by the Macedonian record label M2 Production.[5] Sejdiu was one of two winners from the competition, which resulted in the release of her first single "Najdi den, najdi nokj, najdi vreme" (Find a day, Find a night, Find time).[6] Tuna later began to establish her career in Albania and turned focus to releasing material in the Albanian language. In 2003, she released her debut self-titled album Tuna, with her successful songs "Piroman" (the Albanian version of "Najdi Nok Najdi Den Najdi Vreme") , "Ciao Machoman" and "12 Muaj/12 Meseci" (12 Months) which was followed by her second album, S'ka me diktaturë, in 2005.
In 2008, Tuna unsuccessfully participated in the pre-selection competition Skopje Fest in order to represent North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Prašuvam bez glas".[7][8] In 2012, it was announced that she would judge alongside Alban Skënderaj, Pandi Laço and Soni Malaj on the second series of X Factor Albania.[9][10] The same year, she released her single "I Asaj" and experienced significant success throughout the Albanian-speaking World.[11] Her success continued in the following year with the release of her follow-up single "Fenix".[12][13]
In 2019, Tuna announced her third studio album, Fortuna, with almost seven songs and released it on 18 March 2019.[14][15] Throughout the year, she released her follow-up singles "Nuk ma do zemra" and "Amoni", the latter peaking at number seventy eight in Albania.[16][17]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Tuna (2003)
- S'ka me diktaturë (2005)
- Fortuna (2019)
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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| ALB [18] | ||||||||||
| "Të jetojmë" | 2001 | N/A | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Ciao machoman!" | 2002 | |||||||||
| "Piroman" | 2003 | Tuna | ||||||||
| "S'ka më diktaturë" | 2005 | S'ka më diktaturë | ||||||||
| "Testament" | ||||||||||
| "Psikologët" | ||||||||||
| "Forca e femrës" (with Jonida Maliqi) |
2006 | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Bileta" | 2007 | |||||||||
| "Inati" | 2008 | |||||||||
| "E boj nxehtë" (with Vig Poppa) |
2009 | |||||||||
| "Challenge" (with Vig Poppa) | ||||||||||
| "Pse jo" | 2010 | |||||||||
| "Dyshemeja" | 2011 | |||||||||
| "E para dhe e fundit" | ||||||||||
| "Bebi i vitit të ri" (featuring Noizy) | ||||||||||
| "I asaj" | 2012 | |||||||||
| "Fenix" (featuring Cozman) |
2013 | |||||||||
| "MMV" (featuring Ghetto Geasy) |
2014 | |||||||||
| "Pardon" | ||||||||||
| "Nobody There" | 2015 | |||||||||
| "Dy Tima" | 2016 | 6 | ||||||||
| "Zemra jem" (featuring Vig Poppa) |
14 | |||||||||
| "Bermuda" | 5 | |||||||||
| "Duam" | — | |||||||||
| "Chonga" | 2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Nuk ma do zemra" | 2019 | — | ||||||||
| "Amoni" | 78 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As featured artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [19] | ||||||||||
| "Vibe" (2po2 featuring Dafina Zeqiri and Tuna) |
2010 | N/A | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Holla" (Cozman featuring Tuna) |
2015 | |||||||||
| "Knocks Me Out" (Franques featuring Tuna) | ||||||||||
| "Maria" (Seven Saraqi featuring Tuna) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Sunny Hill" (Dafina Zeqiri featuring Tuna) |
2021 | — | Dafinë moj | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Tuna–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Tuna–Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "A e keni ditur që babai i Tunës është medalist olimpik?". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Si rrallëherë Tuna publikon foto me babain: Modeli im që nga fillimi". revistawho.com (in Albanian). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Туна со нов спот и нов дечко" (in Macedonian). Večer. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Aleksoska Nedelkovska, Sonja. "Избрани победниците на аудицијата "Плеј-потрага по ѕвезди" на "М2"" (in Macedonian). Dnevnik. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Super Saturday: Festival time in Skopje!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tuna dhe Adrian Gaxha konkurrojnë për në Eurovision". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 3 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "X Factor Albania 2". tvklan.al (in Albanian). TV Klan. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tuna, pjesë e pandarë e "X Factor Albania"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Pas "I Asaj", Tuna do të sjellë befasi të tjera". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 28 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ ""Fenix" i bën rekord 25 milionë, Cozman paralajmëron "Fenix 2"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 20 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Hiti 26 milionësh, me të cilin do të mbahen mend Tuna dhe Cozman". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "TUNA PUBLIKON 7 VIDEOKLIPE NGA ALBUMI I RI". rtklive.com (in Albanian). Radio Television of Kosovo. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tuna publikon albumin e ri, ja se kujt ia dedikon…". vizionplus.tv (in Albanian). Vizion Plus. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tuna publikon "Nuk ma do zemra"". koha.net (in Albanian). Koha. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tuna publikon këngën e re "Amoni"". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Dy Tima":"The Top List – 24/04/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Zemra Jem":"The Top List – 16/10/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Bermuda":"The Top List – 13/11/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- For "Amoni":"The Top List – 10/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- 1985 births
- 21st-century Albanian women singers
- Albanian musicians from North Macedonia
- Albanian record producers
- Albanian songwriters
- Dancing with the Stars winners
- Living people
- Macedonian-language singers
- 21st-century Macedonian women singers
- Macedonian songwriters
- Musicians from Skopje