{"id":8323,"date":"2026-07-02T00:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/1970\/01\/01\/gjon-simoni\/---9d76daf2-9df8-47dc-9526-23a3b489b236"},"modified":"2026-07-02T00:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:05:30","slug":"gjon-simoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/en\/2026\/07\/02\/gjon-simoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Gjon Simoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>July 2, 1999<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Gjon Simoni, Merited Artist,<\/i> passed away in Tirana. He was born in Shkod\u00ebr, in 1936. He received his final professional education at the State Conservatory of Tirana (1962\u20131967), where he graduated in theory. Then he was editor of music programs (1968-1970) and responsible for the creativity and recordings editorial office at Albanian Radio and Television. 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