Avni Mula
Avni Mula (4 January 1928 in Gjakova – 29 October 2020 in Tirana) was an Albanian singer and composer. For his contribution to the arts, he received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albania decoration and the Honor of the Nation (Nderi i Kombit) decoration.
Avni Mula
- Name
- Avni Mula
- Born
- 4 January 1928
- Birthplace
- Gjakova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (now Kosovo)
- Died
- 29 October 2020
- Place of death
- Tirana, Albania
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Awards
- People's Artist
- Nationality
- Albania
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory
- Languages
- Albanian
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Avni Mula (4 January 1928 in Gjakova – 29 October 2020 in Tirana) was an Albanian singer and composer. For his contribution to the arts, he received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albania decoration and the Honor of the Nation (Nderi i Kombit) decoration.
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Avni Mula (1928–2020) was a composer and singer, a national of Albania. The composer was born in Gjakova and died in Tirana. Avni Mula was educated at Moscow Conservatory.
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• Name — Avni Mula • Born — 4 January 1928 • Birthplace — Gjakova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (now Kosovo) • Died — 29 October 2020 • Place of death — Tirana, Albania • Occupation — * Singer • composer • Relatives — Inva Mula (daughter) • Awards — People's Artist
Personal life
Personal life
Mula's family moved from Gjakova, Kosova to Shkodër, Albania, when he was young, and after World War II, he moved to Tirana, Albania. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and graduated in 1957 as a lyric singer. While studying in Moscow, he married Nina Mula (23 November 1931 – 12 December 2011), a Russian woman from Izhevsk. He is the father of the soprano Inva Mula.
Singing
Singing
Mula was part of the National Troupe of Songs and Dances (Ansambli i Kenges dhe Valleve) and the Troupe of the Army (Ansambli i Ushtrise). In addition, he won many prizes over his career as a composer and singer in the Festivali i Këngës (Albanian Festival of Song), which is held every year in Tirana. Mula was a baritone.
Festival jury
Festival jury
In 1998, Mula, head of the jury of the Festivali i Këngës, declared Albërie Hadërgjonaj's song "Mirësia Dhe e Vërteta" the winner, making Hadërgjonaj the first Kosovar-Albanian singer to ever win the festival.
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Gjakova.
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Tirana.
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Composition
Mula composed many songs over the span of his career. Some of the most famous are: • "Nënë Moj Do Pres Gërshetin" (Mother, I'll cut Off My Braid), which won first prize in the 1976 Festival and was interpreted by Vaçe Zela. • "Këngët e atdheut tim" (Songs of My Country) • "Valsi i Lumturisë" (The Waltz of Happiness). • "Një Djep Në Barrikadë" (A Cradle on the Barricade), sung by Marina Grabovari. The song won first prize in the 1982 Festival. Mula also wrote an opera, Nënë Shqipëri (Mother Albania) and two compositions for the films Lume Drite (River of Light) and Karnavalet (Carnivals).
Awards and recognition
Mula received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albania decoration and the Honor of the Nation (Nderi i Kombit) decoration.
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- 1.Profile of Avni Mula
- 2."Ndahet nga jeta Avni Mula, kolosi i muzikës shqiptare" [Avni Mula, the colossus of Albanian music, passed away] by Luela Myftari, A2 CNN, 29 October 2020 (in Albanian)
- 3.Avni Mula – from the diary of the composer (in albanian "Avni Mula – Nga ditari i Kompozitorit").
- 4.Soprano Nina Mula dies at 80.
- 5.Bio – Inva Mula. albaniansfightingcancer.org.
- 6.Prifti, Peter. Socialist Albania Since 1944 : Domestic and Foreign Developments. MIT Press. 176. 1978. 9780262160704.
- 7.parajsa.com. Avni Mula: "Jetën time do ta mbyll me dashurinë për operën". 26 February 2008.
- 8.YouTube Egg-b9A1MxU The Waltz of Happiness sung by Vace Zela in 1987
- 9.YouTube RZcOcSsNJog The Waltz of Happiness voice only
- 10.YouTube mChJlvHlnso A Cradle on the Barricade Voice only from Festival of 1982
- 11.YouTube EETOwqdMolg A Cradle on the Barricade Live 1982
- 12.International Association of Music Libraries. Brio. United Kingdom Branch. 32-34. 1995.
- 13.CITWF. Avni Mula.
- 14.Republic of Albania President's official website. President Topi bestows the Honor of the Nation Order upon the well known singer and composer Avni Mula.
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