Arilena Ara is an Albanian singer. She is best known for winning the second season of The X Factor Albania in 2013, and she released her debut single "Aeroplan" in 2014.
In 2016, she participated in the Kënga Magjike festival and finished in third overall with the song "Nëntori", also winning the prize for Best Ballad.
She won the 58th Festivali i Këngës and would have represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song Fall From The Sky if the event wasn't cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Her debut album Pop Art was released in November 2021, which includes a collaboration with 2021 Swiss representative Gjon's Tears.