Silva Gunbardhi

Silva Gunbardhi
Background information
Born (1981-11-02) 2 November 1981
Vlorë, Albania
GenresPop-folk
OccupationSinger
Spouse
Dafi Derti

Silva Gunbardhi is an Albanian singer. After participating in several festivals, including in two editions of the Festivali i Këngës, she attained global popularity with her 2013 song "Të ka lali shpirt".

Biography

Gunbardhi was raised in Vlorë and originally worked at the local Petro Marko Theatre,[1] an experience that started her singing career.[2] Her family moved to Tirana after her father died.[1]

Gunbardhi appeared in several music festivals and performed folk songs.[3] In 2001, she participated in the Festivali i Këngës; although she did not win, Flori Slatina cited Gunbardhi's music as one of the "wonderful creations" of that edition.[4] In 2006, she performed "Dua të jem" at the Festivali i Këngës 45 but was eliminated at the semi-final round.[5] She participated in Kënga Magjike 2009, performing alongside Kelly.[6]

In 2013, Gunbardhi released "Të ka lali shpirt", a pop-folk[7] song she worked on with Mandi Nishtulla and Dafi Derti.[3][8] Shqiptarja called it one of her most successful songs.[3] In May 2015, it reached 100 million views, the first Albanian-language song to reach that milestone.[7] In 2019, it reached 500 million views.[8] The song also attained popularity outside of Albania, including in the Balkan regions, and Telegrafi reported that Gunbardhi "is very popular and already has many fans everywhere".[7][8] Eventually, her record with "Të ka lali shpirt" was surpassed by Era Istrefi's song "BonBon".[9]

In March 2017, Gunbardhi released another song "Lalushe", which she work on with singer Defri Dervishi.[10] Her 2019 song "Baba" was dedicated to her father.[8] In July 2021, she and her long-time collaborator Derti returned to music with their new song "Sa tkam prit".[11] Other songs she performed include "Marak" and "Tequila".[12]

Despite the widespread popularity of "Te ka lali shpirt", Gunbardhi still struggled financially,[12] which she said was because she had less time for work due to her studies and providing childcare for her son.[13] In 2018, Telegrafi reported that she was working as a waitress at a bar; Telegrafi said at the time that she "continues to be the occasional topic of the Albanian gossip media" despite her retirement from the music industry.[12] In January 2022, she appeared on the E Diela Shqiptare segment Shihemi në gjyq to solve her dispute with Mandi over royalties for their song; the segment ended with presenter Eni Çobani announcing that the dispute would be solved privately.[14]

Gunbardhi is married to Dafi Derti,[8] whom she met while making "Të ka lali shpirt".[15] Their son was born in 2015.[15] In February 2017, she underwent surgery to correct eye pain which she said lasted a decade;[15] she said that she had delayed this for a long time due to her financial issues.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "'I will not forget his last moments', Silva Gunbardhi's sad story with her father". Class Lifestyle. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Silva Gunbardhi: I fell down and got back up often, so I became stronger". Telegrafi. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Silva Gunbardhi lidhet medjalin e këngës "Të ka lali shpirt"". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ Slatina, Flori (2004). "Festivali i këngës në RTV: 1962-2003". p. 2000.
  5. ^ "Albania: Festivali i Këngës #45". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ^ Floras, Stella (19 November 2009). "Eurovision Albania: Olta and Kejsi in Kenga Magjike 2009". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b c ""Te ka lali spirit", the first Albanian song with 100 million hits (Video)". Telegrafi. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b c d e ""Te ka lali spirit" by Silva Gunbardhi, Mandi and Dafi reaches 500 million hits on YouTube". Telegrafi. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  9. ^ "'Te ka lali shpirt', 'Bon' bon' or 'Zemër', which one is first on Youtube". Reporteri. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  10. ^ "'Lali is back', this time Silva Gunbardhi brings "Lalushe" (Video)". Telegrafi. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Silva Gunbardhi and Dafi Derti return after a long time with the new project "Sa t kam prit"". Telegrafi. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  12. ^ a b c "Silva Gunbardhi fillon punën si kameriere". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Silva Gunbardhi deklaroi se nuk është e pasur, po partneri publikon fakte të tjera (Foto)". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Mandi Nishtullës dhe Silva Gunbardhi "nxjerrin thikat" për "Të ka lali shpirt", një thes me para në lojë". ABC News (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  15. ^ a b c "Silva Gunbardhi speaks after eye surgery: My soul knows how much I suffered for 10 years". BalkanWeb. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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