"I want to have a child", Elvana Gjata's emotional confession about her private life: I have chosen to spend the most difficult moments of my life with myself

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Renowned singer Elvana Gjata has spoken openly about her journey in music and her personal life.

In an interview with Dalina Buzin, the singer first focused on concerts, recalling the performance in Tirana and the objective for the next concert in Milan.

"I am very conscious of the work I have done these 20 years and when I went up on stage and saw 25 thousand people I said 'Wow, really'. In fact, this is my goal for the concert I will do this time in Milan. I want people to come sing, dance and experience it. I want people to leave the concert feeling more motivated about life", she said on "Dalina Show".

Regarding a return to the Song Festival, she did not give a clear "yes" or "no". Gjata admitted that the high expectations and reactions after participating with 'Tana' and 'Karnavalet' have been a strong lesson for her. She emphasized that she reads criticism, even when it becomes personal, and tries to extract something objective from them to improve.

"I think it also has to do with expectations. Maybe the expectations were higher after the song I participated with in the first year in the festival, 'Të tana'. I realized that in the second participation, the song of that year, 'Karnavalet', did not reach everyone, but I understand, I'm very okay with it, because you can't please everyone.

The part that hurt me was that it went from a professional criticism to a personal poison. But still, being a public figure, I accept that too. I read these bad comments, because I'm not afraid to read them and sometimes I try to strip them of negative emotions and see that objective part, because sometimes there is some truth, or I prefer to see the good part of all this so that I can improve next time.

From both festivals I have taken two very good suitcases with lessons, which I will use for the third time, which I don't know when it will be. I don't know how life will come. I can't say that I don't want to participate, nor that I will participate. I honestly don't know, I will let things come naturally , "said Elvana Gjata.

On a personal level, the artist spoke about the sacrifices that fame has brought her, describing the absence of her family as one of the greatest pains. She admitted that her intense commitment to her career has taken time away from those closest to her, a cost she feels deeply.

"One of the most expensive bills I pay and one of the biggest sacrifices I make in the work I do is not being as present as I would like in the lives of my most precious people, and I suffer from this a lot. I would like to spend more time with my family, with my dear friends, but the work I do, which I undoubtedly love and live with, requires a lot of energy and time, and takes time away from your most precious people. This hurts me a lot," she said.

Dealing with difficult moments, according to her, has always been an individual process. The singer said that she has not sought professional help, but has chosen to rely on her inner strength to get through the darkest periods.

"I have chosen to go through all the most difficult moments of my life on my own and I have never chosen to seek professional help. Absolutely, if someone chooses to seek it, that is their way and I am very okay with that, but my way has been to go through the darkest, heaviest, most difficult moments on my own, without alcohol, without medication, without anything that has nothing to do with the strength that I have found within myself."

Music, according to her, remains the most honest channel for expressing emotions. She sees pain and strong experiences as "fuel" for creativity, adding that she often prefers to communicate through songs rather than interviews.

"That's why I've never liked interviews, because I've always chosen to give the strongest messages through music. It's an instinct turned into a strategy, because when you know yourself well, you know when to react, and I'm used to using all this pain and strong emotions as fuel for my art," she said.

Finally, Elvana Gjata shared a personal desire, to become a mother. She said that the love for children has always been present, but recently this thought has become even stronger.

"I have always wanted to have children, because I love children so much. It is true that this thought has been more frequent in my mind recently. Of course, I would have liked to have a child even earlier and it is a dream that I too will be blessed to have a child in my life. I would like to have a child like I am for my parents, I would like to have a little 'Elvana' or a boy who would take care of me the same way," the artist concluded.



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