Ardian Bujupi (Albanian pronunciation: [aɾdiˈan buˈjupi]; born 27 April 1991) is a German-Albanian singer and songwriter.

Bujupi was born on 27 April 1991 into an Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the SAP Kosovo, Socialist Republic of Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.

[2][3] At an early age, his family fled to Hemsbach, a small town near Heidelberg, Germany, as a refugee to escape the persecution of Albanians in connection with the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

[4] In 2011, Bujupi auditioned for the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, singing "Und wenn ein Lied" by Söhne Mannheims in front of judges Dieter Bohlen, Fernanda Brandão, and Patrick Nuo.

[7][8][9] Just a few months after DSDS, Bujupi released his first single "This Is My Time", written in English, which became a hit on the radios and social networks, counting more than a million views over a week.