31 Facts About Enisa Nikaj

Enisa Nikaj, known professionally as Enisa, is an American singer and songwriter.

Enisa Nikaj began her music career in 2015 performing cover songs and began releasing original music in 2016.

Enisa Nikaj signed to Atlantic Records and Highbridge The Label in December 2019, and competed in the American Song Contest in March 2022.

Enisa Nikaj was born in Brooklyn, New York to Albanian parents from Tuzi, Montenegro.

Enisa Nikaj's father emigrated from the SFR Yugoslavia to the United States at the age of 25, and was later followed by her mother.

Enisa is a middle child, and has an older and a younger brother, both of whom took up playing basketball while Enisa leaned towards music.

Enisa Nikaj began singing at home as a young child.

Enisa Nikaj attended PS 130 The Parkside elementary school, where she participated in theater and the school choir, graduating as valedictorian.

Enisa Nikaj attended Brooklyn College, graduating early with a bachelor's degree in business administration in May 2018.

Enisa Nikaj plays the piano, and has done internships at advertising agencies.

Enisa Nikaj grew up listening to Albanian music, in addition to artists such as Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone and Justin Timberlake.

Enisa Nikaj has cited Adele and Amy Winehouse as her inspirations.

In 2015, Enisa Nikaj began performing cover songs to artists such as David Guetta and Sia, Hozier, Justin Timberlake and Adele.

Enisa Nikaj's cover of Hozier's song hit 100,000 views on YouTube within three months, while a reupload posted by a Facebook page amassed one million views in three days.

Enisa Nikaj has stated in interviews that her lack of connections in the industry prompted her to post herself performing cover songs as a way to showcase her talent and she hoped that it would grab the attention of a music producer or a manager.

Enisa Nikaj released her fourth single "Reunite" and its music video on February 4,2018.

Enisa Nikaj performed a number of cover songs from 2018 through 2020, one of which was her cover of "Mockingbird" by Eminem that she released on December 9,2018, which went on to amass 10 million views on YouTube by December 2020.

Enisa Nikaj was featured on Termanology and Dame Grease's single "Travel The World", alongside Bun B, released on September 19, with the music video releasing on January 29,2020.

Enisa Nikaj released her sixth single "Something Beautiful" and its music video on December 15, being a tribute to the victims of the 2019 Albania earthquake which had struck on November 26.

Enisa Nikaj was eventually invited to the studio by rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie and his team in January 2018.

Over a year later, while she was speaking with RCA Records, Enisa Nikaj had a chance encounter with and was invited to the studio again to play her unreleased music.

Enisa Nikaj was later introduced to higher-ups at Atlantic Records and was eventually offered a contract in May 2019, and subsequently signed her first record deal on December 6,2019.

Enisa Nikaj recorded the song at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic which forced her to become proficient with video editing and Ableton audio software.

Enisa Nikaj styled her own hair and makeup, and recorded, edited and color corrected all her video releases that year.

Enisa Nikaj released her tenth solo single "Tears Hit The Ground" and its music video on July 4, which went on to serve as the lead single for her debut EP released in 2022.

In 2022, Enisa Nikaj released her debut EP titled Fake Love on February 18.

Enisa Nikaj was the cover model on the annual 2014 edition of Prom Guide magazine.

Enisa Nikaj chose to sign with Wilhelmina Models in January 2016 and was managed by Bobby Gutierrez.

Enisa Nikaj is known for her long hair as her signature look.

Enisa Nikaj appeared in the promotional campaign for Puma's "GRL PWR" Nova sneaker in January 2019.

Enisa Nikaj appeared in editorials for Flaunt in March 2021, and Out Now in June 2021.