Laura Nezha (born 16 September 1990) is an Albanian singer, actress, and director.
Life and career Laura Nezha was born in the city of Fier and moved to the capital Tirana at a very young age. She started singing when she was only five years old in various children events. At twelve years old, she competed in the first season of the talent show "Gjeniu i vogël", where she earned the Third Prize among thousands of contestants from different Albanian-speaking territories. In 2007, she won the First Prize in the RinFest music competition.
Nezha rose to fame after participating in the major musical event Kënga Magjike in 2011, with the song "Jo s'e di", receiving great acclaim from the public. A year later, in 2012, she participated in Top Fest, with the song "Edhe pse gabim".
She graduated from the University of Arts for directing, in 2014. For her thesis, she directed the play True West (Perëndim i vërtetë) in the National Theatre of Albania, which resulted in success. She has acted in numerous theatre plays throughout the years, such as in Les Bonnes, A Streetcar Named Desire, What the Butler Saw, Hamlet, and many more, making theatre her biggest artistic achievement.
In 2016, Laura Nezha participated in the Albanian version of the dancing competition "Dance With Me" where after 15 weeks of different dance numbers, she won the First Prize. In 2017, she voice acted in the Albanian-language version of Moana, where she voiced the titular character. After 6 years, she returned to Kënga Magjike in 2017, with the song "Je dashuri".
Discography 2011: Jo s'e di 2012: Edhe pse gabim 2016: Luv That 2017: Je dashuri
Theatre Year Title Role Theatre 2012 Fernando Krapp hat mir diesen Brief geschrieben (Fernando Krapp më ka shkruar këtë letër) by Tankred Dorst Julia National Theatre of Albania 2013 Mirandolina by Bohuslav Martinů Ortensia National Theatre of Albania 2013 Three Sisters (Tri motrat) by Anton Chekhov Maria (Masha) Tirana Ekspres 2013 No Exit (Me dyer të mbyllura) by Jean-Paul Sartre Estelle Rigault National Theatre of Albania 2013 Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann Satine Klan Theatre 2015 Plus vraie que nature (Më e vërtetë se e vërteta) by Martial Courcier Chloe Margarita Tutulani Cultural Center 2016 Hamlet by William Shakespeare Ophelia Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2017 What the Butler Saw (Çfarë pa kryeshërbëtorja) by Joe Orton Geraldine Barclay Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2017 A Streetcar Named Desire (Tramvaji dëshirë) by Tennessee Williams Stella Kowalski Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2017 Black Comedy (Komedi në errësirë) by Peter Shaffer Carol Melkett Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2018 Les Bonnes (Shërbëtoret) by Jean Genet Claire Skampa TheatreKujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2018 Un dîner d'adieu (Darka e lamtumirës) by Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de La Patellière Clotilde Lecoeur Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2019 The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Mbretëresha e bukurisë nga Leenane) by Martin McDonagh Maureen Folan Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2019 Antigone (Antigona) by Jean Anouilh Antigone Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre 2019 Blackbird (Zogu i zi) by David Harrower Una Kujtim Spahivogli Theatre
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ada Nurse 2014 Tirana 14 Denisa 2016 Hope ? Short film 2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Brooke Albanian voice 2016 Trolls Poppy Albanian voice 2016 Moana Moana Albanian voice 2017 Foreigner ? Short film 2019 Toy Story 4 Bo Peep Albanian voice 2019 Frozen II Queen Iduna Albanian voice 2020 Trolls World Tour Poppy Albanian voice 2020 Onward Laurel Lightfoot Albanian voice 2020 Soul 22 Albanian voice 2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Goldilocks Albanian voice
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003–2004 Gjeniu i vogël Herself Contestant 2011, 2017 Kënga Magjike Herself Contestant 2011 Suite PreCure Hibiki Hojo/Cure Melody Albanian voice 2012 Top Fest Herself Contestant 2012 Portokalli Student Special guest 2012 Ben 10 Gwen Tennyson Albanian voice 2013 DokiDoki! PreCure Mana Aida/Cure Heart Albanian voice 2014 Mbrëmje Gala Herself Musical guest 2016 Sailor Moon Crystal Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury Albanian voice 2016 LoliRock Auriana Albanian voice 2016 Dance With Me Herself Winner of the show 2017 Apartment 2XL Herself Special guest
Awards Gjeniu i vogël
|rowspan="1"|2004 |rowspan="1"|"Herself" | Third Prize
RinFest
|rowspan="1"|2007 |rowspan="1"|"Herself" | First Prize
Dance With Me Albania
|rowspan="3"|2016 |rowspan="3"|"Laura & Renato" | First Main Prize
| 6th Night Prize
| 12th Night Prize
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