Donika Nuhiu

She discovered her musical talent after participating in local and national singing competitions. After releasing her first songs, she shortly became one of the most influenced child-singers in the Albanian-speaking territories. Her cover songs "Ti je dritë" and "Ejani këndojmë" remain hits and are constantly listened by children. She won numerous awards and prizes. She is a two time Albanian Junior Song Contest winner, annually held in Skopje, and has won the local music contest in her hometown.[13] Donika was mostly active in Skopje, Macedonia singing at music shows and competitions, until she quit her teen career in 2011.

Donika performing at a charity concert in Kumanovo, Macedonia (February 2014).

In late 2012, Donika decided to sign up on YouTube and shortly started posting cover-videos. She initially covered Albanian songs, and then began following the popular songs from the mainstream media. After releasing a few videos, she hit over 300,000 views. Her videos were shared and noticed by many people, including the pop star Alban Skenderaj, who later invited her to perform at his concert.[14] A small fan base was shortly created, and she was often asked to perform at concerts and music events. She joined a charity organization Thejmura to promote talents from Albania, and toured around the Balkans. She then joined Art of Dance, and performed twice in the weekly show.[15]

Her philanthropist work was shortly noticed. Donika began organizing and performing at charity concerts to help poor kids and others in need. She performed in her hometown, also in Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia. To an interview for the Albanian newspaper Shekulli, she announced that she had been signed and is expected to release her first record in early 2015.[16]