Gentiana Ismajli

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Genta Ismajli

Background information
Birth name	Gentiana Ismajli
Origin	Kosovo
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, dancer
Years active	1993 - present

Gentiana "Genta" Ismajli is an ethnic Albanian singer from Kosovo. She became famous in Kosovo and other regions with Albanian-speaking populations, with the song "Kthehu" (Come Back); she then sang in a TV-show on RTK, Kosovo’s main broadcaster.

Only a few months after she was born, she and her parents moved to Chicago in the United States. At the age of 19, she went to back to Kosovo to sing a song, called Dridhem. The song became an instant hit, which ignited Gentiana's music career. She soon relocated to Kosovo with the intention of remaining for good, and has participated in several music competitions, both in Albania and Kosovo.

Gentiana sings mostly commercial pop songs, similar to other Balkan pop. Lascivious stage movements with challenging clothes are a part of her image. Her closest competitors are Adelina Ismajli, Leonora Jakupi and Nora Istrefi. She is known for her energetic dances, and catchy pop, and hip-hop rythems.^{[citation needed]}

She recently began singing in the English language, recording songs to be released in her upcoming 2008 album, her first all-English album. Many of these songs have been leaked onto the Internet prior to the release of the album. The majority of the songs on the album were written by Kara DioGuardi, a famous American songwriter who has collaborated with numerous famous celebrity singers, such as Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson.