Alketa Vejsiu: A Journey from Albanian Talent to Sanremo's Stage

Singer, presenter, and event planner, Alketa Vejsiu returns today on TV with Mara Venier. From a young age, she has always dreamed of working in the entertainment world. Born in Tirana in 1984, Alketa Vejsiu, from her earliest childhood, began to participate in contests and festivals for young talents, winning most of them. Let's discover something more about the artist guest today at Domenica In. Domenica In, today's previews (March 10): from Roberto Vecchioni to Alketa Vejsiu, here are Mara Venier's guests. Who is Alketa Vejsiu? Versatile from a young age at eight years old, when she began hosting a small radio show. Her television debut occurred at seventeen with the hosting of '12 Dreams of a Summer Night'. Despite from that moment her name became known in the entertainment world, Alketa did not neglect her studies and graduated in Business Economics at the University of Tirana, before moving on to deal with marketing, photography, and communication for several companies. Arrigo Vecchioni, who was the son of Roberto Vecchioni who died at 36 years old after a serious illness: 'It was the collapse of the world. I still feel it inside'. The monologue at Sanremo 2020. Her fame, in 2020, transcends the borders of Albania. In 2020 she accepted the invitation from Amadeus and went straight to the stage of Sanremo, for the third evening of the Festival, together with 'colleague' Georgina Rodriguez. 'I am crying from joy!', Alketa Vejsiu wrote on Instagram once she received the invitation from the host. 'It's the happiest day of my career! Thank you Albania. Thank you Italy. What an honor. Sanremo 2020, 70th edition'. By now it is known: saying no to Sanremo, for Italians and non-Italians, is just impossible! 'For me, this is a special invitation, the highest point of my career, it represents the dream of a nation,' she said. Italy, on the other hand, for her 'is an example of integration and welcoming'. At Sanremo, Alketa Vejsiu went with her family, her husband, and her oldest daughter. 'I could not do without them,' she said to La Stampa. 'It sounds like a cliché but the family is my strength, the balance for my happiness'. Italy 'example of integration and welcoming'. Once on stage, she thanked Italy emphasizing how our country represents 'the Albanian dream'. Her emotional monologue contributed to exponentially increasing her popularity on social media, where she reached staggering numbers. Roberto Vecchioni at Domenica In, who is the singer? Age, illness, children, the death of Arrigo, private life, and career. The career. Today, she is an established star of Albanian television, successfully hosting programs on the Tv Klan channel, often local versions of well-known Italian formats like C'è Posta per Te, Dancing with the Stars, X Factor, and Who Framed Peter Pan? Regarding her private life, however, very little is known. She never posts pictures of her family members on social media and never talks about them. In 2016 Alketa secretly celebrated her marriage with Ardi Nelaj, a well-known Albanian builder and dear friend of Prime Minister Rama. The ceremony saw the presence of former Albanian politicians such as Igli Toska and Blendi Klosi. Alketa has two children with Ardi, Nicole and Lionel, and has emphasized the importance of family for her balance and happiness. Only once, to Silvia Toffanin, did she talk about her husband. 'He too arrived as an immigrant on boats and then returned to Albania to realize his dreams,' she told Verissimo. 'At Sanremo he was in the hall, he was the point of reference: he told me "I knew you would get here". For me, it's beautiful to have a man who supports you in what makes you feel free'. The couple has two children, Nicole and Lionel: among many dreams realized, they are the greatest success of mom Alketa.