Background
His mother worked in the laboratory of the town"s aqueduct.
His mother worked in the laboratory of the town"s aqueduct.
Discovering he could not devote enough time to both, he chose music
Alban"s father was an army official and also the author of various books, poetry and prose. After finishing secondary school, Alban left Albania for Italy. He continued school, studying Hotel Management but dedicated most of his time to his real passion, music
He took a guitar course for a year and continued teaching himself to play becoming friends with various musicians.
At age 17 he began writing songs and appearing on stage, taking part in competitions organised by the town where he lived. He also continued singing at various venues with different bands.
He preferred writing songs in English and Italian. He is also part of the jury in the X Factor.
In June 2006 he played the role of Romeo in the Albanian version of Gerard Presgurvic"s musical Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l"Amour.
He sought to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany in a duet with Albanian singer and his fiancee Miriam Cani.