[4] She was one of ten finalists of Gjeniu i Vogël [sq], and won the fourth edition of Ethet, the Albanian version of Pop Idol.

[1][5] In 2008, the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) announced that Tola was one of 20 artists selected to compete in the 47th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Më merr në ëndërr".

[6] On 21 December, Tola was declared the winner with 126 points, and was thus announced as the Albanian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

[9] Following her participation, she announced a hiatus to pursue classical singing at the University of Arts in Tirana.

[11][12] In 2012, Tola participated in the 51st edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "S'jemi më atje", where she advanced to the final after competing in the second semi-final on 20 December.