An artist, vocalist, who has left everything in Europe to start a new life in America, in the land where everyone thinks they will realize their dream, still untouched. Then, after touching it, they realize that 'LALA Land' is not what seems to everyone on the surface, but a military regime, work and unparalleled dedication that does not resemble any other work culture, much less the Albanian one….
It's Nova, the character who most closely resembles Bleona. But the latter, many years ago, in 2005, was Nova of the role she plays today in the film. What do they have in common in the life they lead, in the courage and vision they have for the future. A path left halfway to start a new one, in a new place, not at all simple for the music market in particular and the artistic one, in general. But it's worth the sacrifice and everything has been left behind… Because the dream for Nova is no longer a feeling, but a goal, a magnet to absorb more and more.
Nova, the character of "Paper Empire" is the former Bleona. The first, an artist who has come from Europe to America, to start a new life from scratch, and the second, who comes up with more or less the same story, is already the character we would all like to play… in real life.
You can say the name as you wish; Bleona is known to everyone in Albania, but there, in LA, they have started calling her by the roles and characters she has played. If for a moment you are considering a lack of modesty, think again. It is not like that at all, on the contrary, it is a reality that Bleona we know did not stop or give up until she achieved it.
The Albanian diva in LA, the one we brag about in every public appearance when she represents Albania, is working today for another film, several in a row, which she expects to present very soon to the Albanian public….
After a long experience in America, in the music and film market, Bleona already has very clear goals: she has paved the way, safe, and all that remains is to walk upside down - for everything there is achieved and has done, but also for the artistic profile he has achieved in a country where, being famous, can never be so easy.
The highest peak is the realization of my dream, that I be the first artist, born, raised in Albania, which is famous in America, technically the first artist who has broken every kind of taboo over the years as we know, every kind of system, and has transformed itself into an international global superstar.
Albanian Nova, now more than ever before, is living her "La La Land", is at the peak of her career that she loved and created so much in America, but at the same time she is living the most beautiful time as pertains to private life.
For the new film that is being shot these days, for the plans in music and in the Albanian market, the artistic life in America and its challenges, but also for some surprises that she plans to fulfill in the personal sphere, Bleona comes in black and white this beginning summer, exclusively for Class magazine. He does not have much desire to reveal plans when he is still in the process, but he can not keep to himself all the surprises that are opening up to him one by one.
I have never been fuller, never more confident than I am now, never happier than I am now, never more beautiful, healthier than I am now.
In the best moment of life, the most beautiful time with peace of mind and a heart full, Bleona decides to confess…
- Your first debut, in 2012, in "True Justice", was followed by several other roles, with well-known characters of American cinema such as: Steven Seagal, Nicolas Cage, Dolph Lundgren, etc. What is it like working with such big movie names?
In the beginning, it was certainly an extraordinary emotion - later things become normal and the focus and attention goes to acting and dedication to being as professional as possible. Because, of course, one thing brings another thing, and directors and producers go telling each other. My main focus has been:
A. To be a professional actress in front of the cameras.
B. To have a simple and "easy to work with" behavior behind the camera, which is just as important and maybe more, I would say, than point A.
- How did the roads join Dolph Lundgren, did you find it or did you find it?
Silvester Stallone introduced me to Dolph on his birthday, and after we made the movie "Dead Trigger" in 2016, on the set I met the film's producer, Michael Tadross Jr., who is also the producer of the series television "Paper Empire", where I play the role of Nova. Michael, I would say, is one of the people who has given me a chance since the first day he met me on the set and one of the people who has occupied a very special place in my life. I want to emphasize that the Albanian composers who helped me start my career in Albania, when I was only 14-15 years old, like Edmond Zhulali and Edmond Rrapi, are still in my life and today, so Michael Tadross Jr. will forever remain in my life as a very special man. People are remembered to help when needed, because when you are a superstar,
- Why did you get attracted to the role of Brooke, what is it in real life (what and who does it symbolize)?
Brooke is a strong, banker and very sophisticated woman, who is unfortunately killed in the latest horror film I made entitled "The Curse of the Clown Motel". Yes, in general, in horror movies every character dies :). I went further for the acting experience and familiarity with the camera, after such a long break due to the corona. As the saying goes, practice brings perfection.
- By your definition, what should a "BO $$ Lady" of modern times look like?
A BO ??$$ Lady of modern times must be strong, independent, have a vision for the future and, above all, have the ability to make decisions and most importantly - the ability to execute them.
- Finally, after this role, are you still afraid of horror movies?
I will always be afraid of horror movies, no matter that I now know very well how they are made; the one that looks like blood on camera is ink syrup with paint, it looks like blood because it is very viscous, no matter that I see the way it is shot to make the whole shooting procedure look as dramatic as possible. I still can’t finish a horror movie from start to finish. Usually I do not see them and, to be honest, I have not seen "Dead Trigger", I have not seen the movie "211", I have not seen and I do not intend to see this movie either. It’s a bit arrogant, but I haven’t seen the movies I’ve shot. It seems crazy, but so it…
- Which is more like Bleona; Brooke, Christine, Nova apo…
Nova, the character of "Paper Empire". She is an artist who has come from Europe to America, to start a new life from scratch… more or less my story.
- What about the song, what is happening now that you are dealing more with acting, are you taking a break?
I am absolutely not taking a break with the song, but, as it is known, the studios have been closed by the crown, because no more than 4 people can gather there. Now, at the end of May, everything is open in LA, so I believe we will start working in the studio to make a 5-song album, along with Timbaland, and the next project after that will be the shooting of these 5 videos. songs and album release sometime by the end of the year.
- What is the project you are looking forward to realizing in Albania, do you plan to return one day?
The project that I can hardly wait to realize in Albania is a new album in Albanian, which I want to realize with the standard I have now as an artist. It is a project that I will start working on this summer. While to return to Albania one day, finally, is no longer planned. I now live in America, my life is here, it has stabilized here, but Albania is always my country and I will come whenever I want to visit it, not to live. Maybe I can come more often if there are events or projects I want to be a part of, but technically my life is LA.
- What is the song of your life (with real notes)? What will you "disappear" from the repertoire?
My song with real notes is "Diva" by Beyonce or "I'm A Survivor". What I would like to disappear from the repertoire, are these ballads dava "you let me and I cried"… there are 1 million of these ballads… ..
- Works hard to achieve every goal you set for yourself. Where do you see the highest peak where you will reach?
Of course, because without work there is nothing. I have an extraordinary discipline and I have a vision that I want to achieve in life. And that requires work. The highest peak is the realization of my dream, that I be the first artist, born, raised in Albania, which is famous in America, technically the first artist who has broken every kind of taboo over the years as we know, every kind of system, and has transformed itself into an international global superstar. My motto as an artist has been to break the rules, taboos and systems in general that limit human beings and, in particular, the female gender. The moment I will realize my dream of being recognized as a foreign artist in America, this will be the realization of my life mission.
- If an Albanian singer-songwriter proposed a song to you, who would you like it to be?
I would start with Pirro Chako and Clyde Aaron…
- Is there anyone in your life currently that motivates and supports you in every project (except family)?
There is no one at the moment, for the only fact that I was very focused until "I spread the oil on the pan", as we say in Albania. I believe "the oil is laid" now and there will be new news very soon from private life next summer.
- Do you believe that man loves only once in a lifetime?
No, maybe you do not love only once in a lifetime, because love has different forms, but in the way and in the true sense of the word love (so with strong heart pain to the point of bleeding), I believe it happens only once in a lifetime. Then man grows and learns ka .. there is love and affection, one can be great, another something different. I think experiences are different, but we all have a "weak point".
AT LEAST I HAVE ONLY 1 POOR POINT AND SO.
- What should your partner definitely have and what will you not tolerate in him?
Definitely have to have manhood, I would not tolerate betrayal and lying.
- From 1-10, how fulfilled do you currently feel?
I can say I am 9, I am very happy like never before in my life, I feel very fulfilled and very happy for the whole trajectory that my life has made from the beginning until now. I'm not saying I feel 10 because I still have some way to go. In terms of career and professional filling, absolutely 9 is indisputable. I have never been fuller, never more confident than I am now, never happier than I am now, never more beautiful, healthier than I am now.
- If you were to turn back time, what would you do differently?
I would not give chance and time to many people to whom I paid time and attention when I was a little girl, I would not pay attention to negative people and I would not seek advice from people who have never been to the destination where I started and I want to get there.
- What is the biggest price you put on yourself, do you think that everything in life has a price?
The greatest reward I have secured for myself is my freedom as a human being and especially the financial one, the ability to have a vision for the future and to execute the decisions that have been taken to realize that vision.
Now there are many ways to realize this "freedom" that I say; one of these is to marry a rich man who provides everything, but with the solution of this path addictions of a different nature are created, and I never know the moment when you will be "replaced" with a "new toy".
The other way would be to be in a relationship with a very famous film or music producer, or an actor or rapper, which for me is very easy to achieve, with the acquaintances I have in life, but still and this road has its own problems.
The path I have chosen is to be absolutely dependent on no one financially and no circumstance in life in terms of career.
It is certainly a very difficult path and with many sacrifices this I have chosen, but, to be honest, I am "god myself, self stick", I am in control of my finances and my career, so I do not sleep at night out of pity "obobo, if my husband left me I will go 'back to origin'" Hahahahaha, I believe you understand that I am talking about "Instagram models" who show their luxurious life on Instagram, for which they have not worked a single day in their lives, but have provided "others", or for the category Women's Association with Men in Prison ", hahahaha.
Of course everything in life has a price, and the price I have paid for the path I have chosen and to secure the life I have today is sacrificing my private life and starting a family, but this is something that will be resolved very soon . The only thing I miss right now is my family and the creation of two beautiful children, which I plan to do very soon.
If I were to turn back time, I would do nothing different from what I actually did.
- Are there often moments when you feel sad or your life is as beautiful as we see it on Instagram?
I try not to reflect my life on Instagram because my real life is actually more beautiful than what I reflect on Instagram. Unlike other VIPs, I try to use Instagram only for professional reasons.
My life is very beautiful, of course there are moments that I am sad, that we are all human, but those moments are temporary.
- Is it hard to always be positive, even when the 'world of rage' often attacks you? How do you never lose energy even when things are not going your way?
Being positive is the key to success, you can not let the negative noise coming from small and ignorant people damage the trajectory of your life.
The moment you set the purpose of life where you are going, it is idiocy to accept negative comments or negative people in your life, because they speak from their perception and from their impossibility, because they in their brain as small as a bird, e think it is impossible. But this is their reality and NOT MY. I'm the only artist who has tried this from time to time, and I have challenged those who have said "this will not happen" more than once. This is exactly why I am here where I am today. So for me it is very important to be positive and, above all, to be a person with vision.
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