Parashqevi Simaku (born 1 September 1966, in Kavajë) is an Albanian singer noted for her work in the 1980s. She has won numerous awards and worked with some of the best composers and musicians in Albania. Simaku participated in Festivali i Këngës in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990. In 2006 she signed a contract with Sony and BMG for her Albanian-language CD entitled Echoes from Iliria (). Traditional folk songs "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Pop songs "" (1983) "" (1985), Festivali i Këngës winner "" (1986) "" (1986) "" (1987) "" "" "" "" (1987) "" (1987) "" (1988), Festivali i Këngës winner "" (1988) "" (1989) "" (1989) "" (1990) "" (1990) "" (1991) "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Echoes from Iliria "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Awards Festivali i Këngës |- ||1982 ||" (ft. Lindita Theodhori)" |Second Prize | |- ||1985 ||"" |First Prize | |- ||1986 ||"" |Third Prize | |- ||1988 ||"" |First Prize | |- ||1989 ||"" |Third Prize | |} References 1966 births Living people Singers from Kavajë Albanian people of Aromanian descent Aromanian musicians 20th-century Albanian women singers Festivali i Këngës winners