Macedonian-Albanian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

Musical artist

Altuna Sejdiu (Macedonian: Алтуна Сејдиу; Albanian pronunciation::; born 14 July 1985), also known professionally as Tuna (Macedonian: Туна), is a Macedonian-Albanian singer and songwriter.

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Albums
  • 2.2 Singles
    • 2.2.1 As lead artist
    • 2.2.2 As featured artist
• 3 See also
• 4 References

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. Tuna discovered her p*ion for music at an early age participating in various music festivals.

Her professional career began in 2002 when she competed in the talent search compe*ion Play - Search For A Star organized by the Macedonian record label M2 Production. Sejdiu was one of two winners from the compe*ion, which resulted in the release of her first single "Najdi den, najdi nokj, najdi vreme" (Find a day, Find a night, Find time). 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-*led 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 compe*ion Skopje Fest in order to represent North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Prašuvam bez glas". 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. The same year, she released her single "I Asaj" and experienced significant success throughout the Albanian-speaking World. Her success continued in the following year with the release of her follow-up single "Fenix".

In 2019, Tuna announced her third studio album, Fortuna, with almost seven songs and released it on 18 March 2019. Throughout the year, she released her follow-up singles "Nuk ma do zemra" and "Amoni", the latter peaking at number seventy eight in Albania.

Discography

Albums

• Tuna (2003)
• S'ka me diktaturë (2005)
• Fortuna (2019)

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

See also

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Tuna

References

1. For "Zemra Jem":"The Top List:– 16/10/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
2. For "Bermuda":"The Top List:– 13/11/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
3. For "Amoni":"The Top List:– 10/11/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2020.