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He proposed at the restaurant where Merlin Monroe got married, who is Parashqevi Simaku's American ex-husband and their love story that ended in separation

2024-12-14 17:36:02Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

He proposed at the restaurant where Merlin Monroe got married, who is Parashqevi

Parashqevi Simaku is undoubtedly one of the icons of Albanian music of the 80s. Parashqevia won the love of the public with her melodious voice, beauty, charm and elegance. The singer began to engage in music at the age of 14. She has participated in many festivals where the public could not wait to see her on stage and has won many first prizes.

Parashqevi Simaku, the beloved singer of Albanians, fled Albania in 1992. No news from her until she returned. To participate in the Song Festival and give a concert in Albania. It was 1997. The wrong time to do this. There was war in Albania. Parashqevi once gave this interview, at the Rogner Hotel, to journalist Rudina Xhunga. It was February 14, 1997.

So even though there was war in Albania, all the questions are about love. The interview was not published because the newspaper "Koha Jonë" was burned on March 2, 1997.

It was published in full, only after reopening, on May 4, 1997.

Since then, Parashqevei Simaku has never spoken again, no one knows what happened to her. Except that we know for sure that they still love her. In Albania, everyone loves this singing diva.

Meanwhile, in a video posted by journalist Blendi Fevizu, which was taken from the American television station "Abc 7", the woman, who bears a resemblance to the singer, receives a "Blessing Bag (BackPack)" for the homeless from her children.

In the video, the woman who picks up the bag and speaks introduces herself as "Simaku Nolfe," which is actually the last name of her ex-husband, Robert Nolfe. So, in addition to the similarity, Albanians living in the US have also made the connection with her and her husband's names.

Tell us a date that stands out from the others?

Valentine's Day. On February 14, '96, Robert, my husband, proposed to me. That February evening, he invited me to Jones' restaurant in Beverly Hills, where he gave me his family's ring. I later learned that Marilyn Monroe had gotten married at that same restaurant.

How did you meet?

I didn't have any romantic love, because the only love that was born in me, developed in me, and I believe will never die, is music, but I have never forgotten that family occupies an important place in my life.

Our acquaintance came about through our work together. He was an instrumentalist, he played guitar and sang in the band, where I sang accompanied by 6 musicians. While we were putting the finishing touches on my album, he asked me one day if we could go out together.

Was your answer an immediate yes?

An Albanian woman doesn't say yes right away, even in America. I remember telling him: "Work with me, or fall in love with me," and he replied that he wouldn't like to separate them. He is very charming and, putting the rejections aside, I explained that he had to respect the tradition of my country first, that is, ask my parents for the girl's hand in marriage through a letter.

He didn't like this at first, but as he wrote a long, long letter, he began to find it almost amusing that he was writing to two strangers, to whom he felt a spiritual obligation. My parents replied after two weeks, and after I was introduced to his family, a new life began for both of them, a life together that seems to last forever. Over time, I realized that it's worth sharing your life with a wonderful person like Robert.

Robert is wonderful, why is he handsome, or does he have other qualities and characteristics invisible to the eye of the stranger?

It's difficult to talk about your husband, but what seems most important to me is his sensitivity, the human warmth with which he surrounds you, the love he gives you.

Have you ever called a man like him in your dreams?

I had written a list once, with 10 qualities that a future husband should have. Robert has 13.

So in '92 when you left Albania, you were almost convinced that no one here could be worthy of your list of 10 demands?

I left Albania heartbroken from a relationship with a man who seemed to be walking a completely opposite path from mine. When I realized that no matter how hard I tried, our paths would never have a common point, I sacrificed my pain, to leave for the unknown, but not with completely unclear ideas, because what has always guided me has been the ambition to walk the path of art.

Is Robert Albanian-American?

100 generations of American.


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