Venera Lumani was born on June 16 , 1991 , in Radolista , a village based in Struga Municipality in southwestern North Macedonia . Her father was a musician but he did n't pursue his music career . She studied at Ss . Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje . Lumani began her singing career by participating in the second season of Star Academy Albania in 2007 , where she reached the final . Prior to her national breakthrough in the Albanian music industry , Lumani had attempted to represent Macedonia at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest by competing in the national selection Skopje Fest 2009 with the song " Povtorno ljubena " . However , she failed to advance from the semi-final rounds of the competition
2009 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Venera Lumani