IBRO DELI
With Love from Kosovo
H
ello, I’m Ibro Deli and I’m a
20-year-oldsinger, songwriter
and fashion influencer from
Kosovo, a small place in eastern
Europe. Growing up has never
been easy. The tides always rise and fall through
life’s journeys but the only thing that matters is
how I define my problems and the solutions I
employ in solving them. Every time I succeed
in solving a problem I become a new person, it
feels like I reinvent myself.
I own a coffee bar in Prishtina as well as some
other small businesses here and there. It’s inter-
estinghow my passion for music and fashion is
completely different from my 9-5. But it’s excit-
ing and I’m happy I’m ableto manage both suc-
cessfully.It’s been a year since I started focusing
more in my music career and I’m working real-
ly hard to reach my goals.
If there is a fashion city in Kosovo, it is undoubt-
edly Prishtina. The city has a collective interest
in fashion. Kosovo has the youngest population
in Europe and they’re affected by social media
and they follow the trendslike the rest of the
world. It feels great to see a lot of people in my
city expressing themselves through fashion and
I know there’s so much more that we can offer.
The idea of using a Rooster for this shoot was
so unsuspected. My friends and I were talking
about animals and their characteristics and my
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mind immediately went to Rooster, I’ve always
liked them. I often say that the Rooster is my
spirit animal as I believe we have so many things
in common. Roosters are deep thinkers and of-
ten considered to be honest, bright, communi-
cative, ambitious, capable, and warm-hearted.
They possess astrong sense of self and respect
and seldom rely on others.
Right now, I’m focused on my music career as
this is really what I love to do. I love expressing
my art through music and fashion and this is
my safe space. I’m working hard to put out new
work but I’m taking things one step at a time.
I draw my creative influences from everything
and everydaylife.
Working in a creative field requires a tough skin,
and the music industry is no exception. Band,
label, manager, agent or promoter they’re all
bound to face more than a few bumps on the
road. The trick is learning how to deal with dis-
appointments and continue to move towards
your goals without getting side-tracked.
If I have words for my younger self I will say
‘surround yourself with people that inspire you,
people you can learn from. Learn to value your
own voice because you are going to be a bit of a
hard driver when you grow up. So, do me a fa-
vor- remember to take a breather every now and
again, and don’t feel guilty about it’.
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