Melinda Ademi

Melinda Ademi is an Albanian-Kosovo rapper, singer and songwriter from Mitrovica, Kosovo.

Life and career
From Wikipedia

Melinda Ademi was born on 19 November 1995 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovica, then part of the FR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo. Her family left Kosovo and moved to the United States as a refugee due to the persecution of Albanians initiated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the following Kosovo War. She began her career on the talent show American Idol in 2011, where she was chosen as a participant, although without achieving a good position. She returned to the same contest two years later, reaching the semifinals. In 2015 she released her first single "Purr", but it is not until 2018 with the release of "Lulija" when she first started receiving fame and attention from Albanian speakers around the world.

In FIGC
Melinda was the first ever winner of the contest, and the first of three Kosovo entries at the contest. Her winning song, "24 Bars", scored 112 points. Originally, she wouldn't have achieved first place, however due to Belarus, the actual winners, failing to submit their votes, the country lost 50% of their points causing Kosovo to move up to first place and win.

Melinda received 50 points from the jury, and 62 points from the televote. She noteably received no twelve points, and instead relied on other high scores, like the ten points from Bulgaria, United States and Albania, to achieve her victory.