Photo. Leonora Jakupi
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Leonora Jakupi (born on 3 March 1978 in Srbica, Yugoslavia – in present day Kosovo) is an ethnic Albanian singer who is one of the most popular commercial singers among Albanians in Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro.

Today Leonora lives in Kosovo's capital Pristina. She lost her father during the Kosovo war (1998–1999); he was killed by the Yugoslav security forces. Her repertoire includes a wide variety of material including old-style Albanian folk music and modern pop.[1] She is not married.

Her most popular song is “Can innocence be killed?” (A vritet pafajsia?) published in 1998 while Leonora was a war refugee in Albania. She dedicated the song to her father and other Albanians who died during the Kosovo War.