Samanta Karavella

2013–present: Mama and continued success

In 2013, Karavella emerged as the winner of the 10th edition of Top Fest with the song "". Starting with the release of "Ti s'e din se" in July 2014, it received a nomination at the 2015 Netët e Klipit Shqiptar gala in Ulcinj, Montenegro. In December 2017, she successfully returned to for its 19th edition with the song "". Finishing in fourth place, Karavella also received the Best Ballad Award at the contest. In January 2019, she released "", a collaboration with Kosovo-Albanian musician Elinel, which incorporated R&B and hip hop elements into its sound. In the course of 2020, "" and "NKN" featuring Kosovo-Albanian singer, peaked at numbers 19 and 34 in her native country, respectively. Released in May 2021, Karavella's follow-up single "" reached number seven in Albania. Starting with the release of "Mala" in July, the single's official remix, "Mala (naBBoo RMX)", received airplay in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and was licensed by the Russian subsidiary of Warner Music in December 2021.

Karavella's debut studio album, Mama, is currently under development. Released as its lead single, "Mama" reached its peak at number 19 on the native top 100 chart in November 2021, and was followed by the album's second single, "", a month later.

In 2023, she was selected to compete in the Festivali i Këngës 62 with the song "N'Majë". However, she later withdrew from the competition.

Artistry

Karavella's music style is often regarded as electric with various other styles of musical influences such as ethnic pop and R&B.

Discography

Albums Mama

Singles

As lead artist

+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peakchartpositions Album ALB "Buzëqeshje" 2004 "Ylli im polar" 2006 "Të dua" 2007 "Iluzion" "Pse u harrua dashuria" "S'të mbaj dot peng" 2008 "Po më prite" "Shumë Happy" 2009 "Pa përse" "Femër fatale" 2010 "Le të jetë" "Start" 2011 "Provoje edhe një here" "Larg" 2012 "Loti i fundit" 2013 "All I Need" "Pafundësi" "Më jeto" 2014 "Ti s'e din se" "Ss" 2015 "Asnjo si un" 7 "Na e dina" 2016 3 "Si ai" 5 "Bashk'" 2017 2 "Zemrën maje" 1 "Humbur" — "Kush jam" 2018 10 "E jotja" 55 "Vonë" 2019 42 "Ku ma le" 28 "Golosa" — "Pse" 2020 19 "NKN" 34 "Emnin tem" 2021 7 "Mala" 24 "Cha Cha Cha" 24 "Mala (naBBoo RMX)" 29 "Mama" 19 Mama "Jeta ime" 68 "Vaj" 2022 10 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.