Olta Boka (born November 4, 1991) is an Albanian singer who has been chosen to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song Zemrën lamë peng [1]. She won the Albanian national final, called Festivali I Këngës, and competed in the second semifinal, on May 22 and won a place in the final on May 24 where she finished 17th out of 25 entrants. She is the youngest singer to represent a country in the Eurovision Song Contest since the year 2004 with Lisa Andreas representing Cyprus at 16.


Olta Boka | artist
Zemrën E Lamë Peng | lyrics
Composer(s) Adrian Hila
Lyrics writer(s) Pandi Laço

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi‑Final (2)

Sang in Position: 6
Final Position: 9
Total Points: 67

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 GRAND FINAL
Sang in Position: 3
Final Position: 17
Total Points: 55

Olta Boka is the winner of this year's Festivali i Këngës and thus the artist representing Albania in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. She won the first prize with her song Zemrën E Lamë Peng,

Olta Boka, at only 16 years of age, is the youngest Albanian singer to ever make it to the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Olta began her singing career at the tender age of nine, with the formation of Choir of Angels led by National Opera Music Master Suzana Turku.

In the period between 2002 and 2005 Olta took part and received many prizes in a number of children's festivals, organized in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Kosovo.

Olta's career made a huge leap forward following her participation at the Albanian Radio Television Song Festival 2007, where she captured the spotlight by winning the first prize and securing her participation at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Zemrën E Lamë Peng which translates in to English as Hearts Trapped In Time.