Dhurata Dora

Dhurata Dora (Albanian pronunciation: [ðuɾata doɾa]; born 24 December 1992) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter.[1]

Dhurata Dora
Birth nameDhurata Murturi
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992
Nuremberg, Germany
Genres
[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
LabelsMax Production

Life and career

Dhurata Murturi was born on 24 December 1992 into an Albanian family in the city of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. She went to elementary school in the town of Fürth. She started singing as a young woman under the name Dhurata Dora. She began her music career in Kosovo, where she released her first single and music video in 2011, "Vete kërkove". Following success from her first single, she collaborated with Don Arbas, releasing "Get Down" in 2012. The song proved to be even more popular than her first. The following year she launched "I Like Dat", which received over 4 million views on YouTube. In summer of 2013, she released the hit song "Edhe Pak", in a collaboration with Blunt & Real and Lumi B.

In November 2014, Dora's single "A bombi" was released. It became a hit, receiving over 25 million views on YouTube by March 2016. Today the song has over 50 million views. During spring of 2015, Dora began working with production company Max Production Albania. In April 2019, she collaborated with Soolking in the song "Zemër", which currently has over 400 million views on YouTube.

2019–present

In April 2019, Murturi premiered her international breakthrough single "Zemër" in collaboration with Algerian rapper Soolking.[2] The single reached number one in Albania and entered the music chart in Belgium, Switzerland and France where it went on to be certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).[3][4] In February 2020, she collaborated with German-Albanian rapper Azet on the German-language single "Lass los".[5]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ALB
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 BEL
(Wa)
[8]		 GER
[9]		 FRA
[10]		 SWI
[11]
"Vetë Kërkove" 2011 N/A————— none Non-album single
"Get Down"
(featuring Don Arbas)		 2012 —————
"I Like Dat" 2013 —————
"Edhe Pak"
(featuring DJ Blunt & Real 1, Lumi B)		 —————
"Roll"
(featuring Young Zerka)		 2014 —————
"A Bombi" —————
"Ti Don" 2015 —————
"Shumë On" —————
"Zoom Zoom"
(featuring Vig Poppa)		 2016 ——————
"Numrin e ri" 5—————
"Vec ty" 16—————
"Ayo" 1—————
"Simpatia"
(featuring Lumi B)		 2017 6—————
"Bubble" 16—————
"Kesh Kesh" 5—————
"Trëndafil"
(featuring Flori Mumajesi)		 2018 1—————
"Jake Jake" 8—————
"Qikat e mia" 17—————
"Zemër"
(featuring Soolking)		 2019 1—6—2113
"100 Shkallë"
(with Big Bang)		 —————— none
"Lass los"
(with Azet)		 2020 2410—10—4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ALB
[13]
"Bongo"
(Capital T featuring Dhurata Dora)		 2016 3 Non-album single
"Te Quiero"[14]
(Maître Gims featuring DJ Assad and Dhurata Dora)		 2020 — Décennie
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References
  1. "Dhurata Dora–Biografia". teksteshqip.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ""Zemër", kënga e re nga Dhurata Dora e Soolking". koha.net (in Albanian). Koha. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ""Zemër" e Dhurata Dorës thyen një tjetër rekord, certifikohet me 'platinum gold' për miliona dëgjime në platformat muzikore". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. "Dhurata Dora dhe Soolking festojnë suksesin e radhës të këngës "Zemër"". lajmi.net (in Albanian). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. "Lansohet dueti i shumëpritur i Azet dhe Dhurata Dorës". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  6. Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
  7. "Diskografie – Dhurata Dora". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. "Discographie – Dhurata Dora". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. "Suche Nach "Dhurata Dora"". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. "lescharts.com - Discographie Dhurata Dora". lescharts.com. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. "Discography Dhurata Dora". swisscharts.com (in German). Swiss Hitparade.
  12. "Les certifications Dhurata Dora". snepmusique.com (in French).
  13. Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
  14. "Te Quiero by Maître Gims featuring Dhurata Dora on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Apple Music.
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