Albania | Preparations for the 59th edition of Festival i Këngës begin
The Albanian national broadcaster, RTSH, has announced that preparations for their National final have began today. Despite the pandemic, it has been confirmed that one of the longest running national finals will be held in some form this winter. This may be with or without a live audience, depending on the national COVID-19 situation. However, this news is warmly welcomed by Albanian Eurofans as their 2021 participation and the continuation of Festival I Këngës (FiK) is con
Albania | Festivali i Këngës 58 finalists have been revealed
The finalists that will battle it out to be crowned the winner of Festivali i Këngës 58, and go on to represent their country at Eurovision 2020 have been revealed! A total of 20 acts took part in Festivali i Këngës 58, with 10 acts performing in each semi final. A three-member jury, consisting of Christer Björkman, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Felix Bergsson, voted on which acts would advance to the final, with 6 acts from each semi final qualifying. The 12 finalists for Festiva
Albania | Efi Gjika teases new single and takes us backstage at Junior Eurovision 2019
Albania's representative at Junior Eurovision 2018 Efi Gjika, has revealed that she will be releasing a new single, with the music video being filmed in Poland. Efi represented Albania at Junior Eurovision 2018 in Belarus with her song 'Barbie', finishing in 17th place with 44 points. She returned to Junior Eurovision this year in Poland, as the spokesperson for Albania, and we were lucky enough to get an interview with her! During her interview, Efi mentioned that she has a
Albania | Dates and venue for Festivali i Këngës 58 have been revealed
According to Albanian broadcaster RTSH's Instagram page, they have information about the dates for when they are going have the semi finals and final for Festivali i Këngës 2019. There will be two semi finals taking place on the 19th and 20th of December, with the final taking place on the 22nd. They have also told us that 30 days before the big final, all of the competing songs are going to be released, so the artists have a time to build a fan base and get their songs known
Eurovision 2020 l 20 participants are ready to compete in the 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës
Picture: Telegrafi According eurovisionalbania on Instagram, participants for the 58th version of Festivali i Këngës have been accepted and announced. Website newsbomb are also revealing that this popular festival is going to be directed by two women, Vera Grabocka and Alketa Vejsiu. Details about how the event is going to be formed haven't been released yet. On the other hand, it's really fun that Verka Grabocka is returing after 25 years to direct Festivali i Këngës 58. Las
Albania | RTSH release songs snippets for Festivali i Kenges 57
The 57th edition of Festivali i Këngës will begin with two nights of semi finals, taking place on Thursday 20th & Friday 21st December, with the grand final being penciled in for Saturday 22nd December. There will be 22 musicians fighting for the first place and the flight to Tel Avivi for Eurovision 2019: Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti- Dua ta Besoj Aurel Thellimi – Te Dua Ty Bojken Lako – Jeto Jeten Bruno Pollogati – Nuk Ka Stop Dilan Reka – Karma Eliza Hoxha – Pengu Elona
Albania | Running order revealed for first night of Festivali i Këngës
Albanian broadcaster RTSH have revealed the running order for the first night of Festivali i Këngës, due to take place on December 20th. The running order was determined via a draw held at the RTSH studio in Albania's capital, Tirana, which is as follows: Bojken Lako Alar Band Lidia Lufi Kujtim Prodani Gjergj Leka Dilan Reka Mirud Soni Malaj Jonida Maliqi Elton Deda Elona Islamaj Klodiana Vata Klint Çollaku Artemisa Mithi dhe Febi Shkurti Kelly Bruno Pollogati Marko Strazimir
Albania | Ana Kodra set to audition for Britain's Got Talent
Albania's Junior Eurovision 2017 representative Ana Kodra has revealed on her official Facebook page and Instagram account that she will be auditioning for Britain's Got Talent 2019. As you can see below, she will be auditioning in Manchester on Saturday December 8th. This will not be the first time that Ana has participated in such talent competitions. Aside from Junior Eurovision, she auditioned for The Voice Kids Albania in February 2018. Singing 'Evil Like Me' from "The D
Albania | Big Changes Planned for Festivali i Këngës 57
Since their debut at Eurovision in 2004, Albania have used popular Albanian music festival 'Festivali i Këngës' as their National Selection process. The first contest took place in 1962 and since then has kept to its orchestral roots. Last month the dates for the contest as well as the list of participants and their respective songs were released and accompanying the mostly young and fresh lineup of Albanian stars competing at a press conference earlier this week more details
Albania | Festivali i Këngës 57 Participants and Dates Announced
Eurovision fans can now officially rejoice! The past few years have seen the Albanian National Selection process - Festivali i Këngës - mark the start of National Final season and now national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) have revealed the twenty-two participating artists in this years music festival which will span three nights - two semi finals (December 20th and 21st) and the grand final (December 22nd) and there are some familiar faces! Take a look at the
