1996–2019: Early life and career beginnings Doruntina Shala was born on 14 December 1996 into a
Kosovar Albanian family in the city of
Prizren, then part of the
FR Yugoslavia, present
Kosovo. Dorutina and her family are a part of the
Shala tribe, and they speak
Albanian in the
Gheg dialect. Shala unsuccessfully auditioned for the first season of Talent X in 2016. She made her breakthrough in the Albanian-speaking territories, following the releases of "Columbiana" and "Shqipe" topping the charts in Albania. In August 2018, she performed at the Sunny Hill Festival in
Prishtina along other acclaimed artists such as
Action Bronson,
Martin Garrix and
Dua Lipa. In December 2018, she released her follow-up single "Aje" featuring fellow Kosovo-Albanian rapper
Ledri Vula. In the same month, she was named as the personality of the year by the Kosovan television programme
Privé. In February 2019, Shala released the follow-up single titled "Ring Ring" and peaked at number eight in Albania. "Ring Ring" was succeeded by two top 10-singles, including "Kce" and "Caliente", the latter with Albanian producer
Cricket. In August 2019, she collaborated with Albanian rappers Lyrical Son and
MC Kresha on "Pasite". The single reached number one in Albania and peaked at number 155 on the Spotify charts in Switzerland. Nevertheless, the follow-up collaboration with fellow Kosovo-Albanian singer
Dafina Zeqiri, "Bye Bye", also reached number one in her native country. "Sicko" and "Sorry", the subsequent releases, attained success in Albania, reaching number 2 and 13, respectively, on the local chart. In June 2019, Shala signed a two-year contract with the Kosovan coffee company Devolli Corporation.
2020–present: Bipolar and continued success In January 2020, Shala collaborated with Kosovo-Albanian rapper
Mozzik on their single "
Edhe ti", which was released to commercial success in Albanian and
German-speaking territories. In July 2020, the rapper signed a record contract with the German subsidiary label of
Sony Music. Succeeding "Bass", the single, "Qe Qe", peaked at number nine in Albania and went on to reach number 45 in Switzerland. In January 2021, she released her single titled "Moona" featuring French-Algerian rapper
L'Algérino while peaking at number 83 in Switzerland. Another charting collaboration followed in June 2021 with the release of "Ti harro" with German-Albanian rapper
Azet. In the same month, Shala was chosen as the protagonist on the summer collection titled Playboy x DEF of the German subsidiary of
Playboy and German streetwear brand DefShop. In November 2021, she collaborated a second time with Ledri Vula on the follow-up single "Hala", which went on to peak at number 55 in Switzerland. Her most viewed
YouTube video is the 2021 single "Bye Bye" featuring Dafina Zeqiri, which has amassed over 84 million views. Dedicated to Albanian women, "Heroinat" was released as the introduction single of Shala's upcoming debut studio album,
Bipolar, on 28 November 2021 coinciding with the celebration of Albanian independence day. "OFG" was released as the record's second single in December 2021. In June 2024, Tayna released her comeback single “Si Ai”. The song went viral on
TikTok and other platforms catapulting the artist to new audiences. The song was taken off streaming platforms by her manager, after disputed break-up between them, however it was put up back again after some weeks after a disclosed agreement between the two. Her 2024 single "Si Ai" is Tayna's most streamed track to date, with over 67 million listens on
Spotify alone. == Artistry ==