Last week, we asked #YOU to tell us who your favourite act in this year’s Albanian national selection, Festivali i Këngës, was. We now know who it is! And, well, it was a landslide. With a whopping 43% of the vote from all twenty acts, it is Elvana Gjata that our readers and viewers voted for as the best Albanian …
Tonight was the night, that finally marked that the 2020 season has finally begun, and what other way to celebrate that, than with the first semi-final of Festivali i Këngës? Tonight, the first semi-final of Festivali i Këngës was held, with the first 10 competing acts taking part in the contest. This year marks the 58th edition of the annual …
It’s time for the final part of our reviews of this year’s hopefuls from Albania. Will any of the final five entries from this year’s Festivali i Këngës impress our panel of Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean? Albërie Hadërgjonaj – Ku ta gjej dikë ta dua Boris – 5 – “Oh a slow ballad – I AM SLEEP – …
As we continue our reviews for the 2020 season, it’s time for five more acts from Albania’s FiK ahead of tonight’s first show. Will any of these five entries impress our panel of Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean? Robert Berisha – Ajo nuk është unë Boris – 7 – “Robert brings a sound which is a very common Balkanic …
It’s time for the second part of our Albania reviews, as we look at another five entries in this year’s Festivali i Këngës. Will any of these five impress our panel of Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean? Olta Boka – Botë për dy Boris – 5 – “Oh look, it’s Olta from 2008!! But the song is… really boring.” …
This week finally sees the national selection season leading up to Rotterdam 2020 kick into action, with Albania’s Festivali i Këngës once again beginning our road to the Eurovision Song Contest. Now, we at escYOUnited are a passionate, opinionated bunch, so we will take the time to review every single main selection entry of the 2020 edition. Where better to …
It’s time for the polls for this year’s contest to begin, and boy are we excited! As ever, it is Albania who will be first up to select their song for Eurovision 2020 and by the end of this week we will have our first track to dissect, enjoy and obsess over! Festivali i Këngës will take place this week …
They are the early birds every season, and once again, the country of the two-headed black eagle is once again about to start up the season. Despite a disastrous earthquake that’s heavily damaged the country and even been named the deadliest earthquake of 2019, the show and spirit must go on! Festivali i Këngës 58 Rumors started to surround, that …
In a break from tradition, albeit in extraordinary circumstances, it seems that Albania’s national selection for Eurovision and one of the nation’s traditional festivals will move from its usual December timeslot, according to the news site Lajmi.net. Following the devastating earthquakes that hit the Balkan nation in November, the national broadcaster RTSH looks set to announce the move of Festivali …
Get ready for the Eurovision 2020 season as Albania usually kicks it off with Festivali i Këngës, the Albanian festival where the winner gets to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest. The Albanian RTSH confirmed the dates of the three-day festival, it will take place on December 19, December 20 and December 22. The 20 acts taking part this …
