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Ardit Gjebrea (born 7 July 1963) is an Albanian singer, song-writer, producer and presenter.
Born in Tirana, Albania, he began singing as a child, at the age of 5. Then he continued to sing in the Children's Festivals, and is remembered for songs like "I ëmbël zëri i gjyshës", "Kur kendoj per ty moj nënë" and "Balladë për pionierin dëshmor".
On 17 December 1991, he made a breakthrough in his career, when he won the Festivali i Këngës në RTSH prize with the song "Jon". On 1995, he won the same prize with his song "Eja".
Ardit has published three albums in his career, starting with the eponymous 'Ardit Gjebrea' in 1992. In 1997 he launches "Projekt Jon", the highest selling album in Albania. "Project Jon" displayed the extreme creativity of Gjebrea, who merged influences of Albanian traditional music, Ballkanic and Mediterranean sounds and instruments, and the innovation of recent trends in international music. In 2004 he launched "Ja ku jam", an album mostly covered in Gjebrea's musical translations of inner wandering, sentimental and melancholic moods, and rock&pop hits.