Vace Zela (7 April 1939, Vaçe Zela, Lushnje, Albania - 6 February 2014, Basel, Switzerland) was an Albanian singer. She began her career at a young age and in 1962 was the first to win the Albanian Song Festival (Festivali I Kenges). A 10 time winner of the festival, Vace gained fame during the communist era and was awarded the "Merited Artist" prize in 1973 and the "People's Artist" prize in 1977. On 24 December 2002 she was decorated with the Honor of the Nation by the Albanian president, Alfred Moisiu. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Va%C3%A7e+Zela">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.