Avni Mula

Avni Mula (4 January 1928 in Gjakova – 29 October 2020 in Tirana)[1][2] was an Albanian singer and composer.

[3] While studying in Moscow, he married Nina Mula (23 November 1931–12 December 2011), a Russian woman from Izhevsk.

In addition, he won many prizes over his career as a composer and singer in the Festivali i Këngës (Albanian Festival of Song), which is held every year in Tirana.

Some of the most famous are: Mula also wrote an opera, Nënë Shqipëri (Mother Albania)[11] and two compositions for the films Lume Drite (River of Light) and Karnavalet (Carnivals).

[12] In 1998, Mula, head of the jury of the Festivali i Këngës, declared Albërie Hadërgjonaj's song "Mirësia Dhe e Vërteta" the winner, making Hadërgjonaj the first Kosovar-Albanian singer to ever win the festival.