Ajkune Ahmetaj | |
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Born | Ajkune Ahmetaj |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Years active | 2006–present |
Ajkune Ahmetaj is a Kosovo Albanian celebrity hairdresser and philanthropist based in Switzerland. She is the first Albanian hairdresser who has developed her signature hairstyling products and cosmetics.[1][2] Notable clients include Tayna, Kida, Rina, Dafina Zeqiri, Genta Ismajli, and Elvana Gjata.[1][2]
Ajkune Ahmetaj comes from Jezerc, Ferizaj, Kosovo.[3] She lived in Kosovo with her grandparents until the Kosovo War, when she moved in Switzerland to live with her parents.[4]
In 2006, Ajkune Ahmetaj started working as a hairdresser while attending a three-year professional course on hairdressing. After she completed the course, she opened her first salon in Gränichen, Switzerland.[3][5] Gradually, she became one of the best-known Kosovo Albanian hairdressers and began working with Kosovo Albanian celebrities and singers such as Tayna, Kida, Rina, Dhurata Ahmetaj, Dafina Zeqiri, Genta Ismajli, Elvana Gjata, and Loredana Zefi.[1][2][3] Swiss newspaper Blick wrote, "A blond is not a blonde if Ajkune didn't style her hair".[6] She is the first and only Albanian hairdresser who has developed her signature hair coloring, hair extensions, lipstick and shampoo products.[1][2][3][7] In 2020, she opened her third salon in collaboration with make-up artist Onik.[8]
Ajkune Ahmetaj is known for helping families in need in Kosovo, a tradition she inherited from her granddad.[4]