We asked #YOU earlier this week who should represent Albania in Eurovision 2023, and the decision is in – Albina & Familja Kelmendi are your favourites! With a 36% share of the 21-way vote, it seems the family group are the hot favourites to be chosen for Liverpool with “Duje”, beating second placed Elsa Lila’s “Evita” with 21% of the …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, Albania is currently underway with their annual music festival, known as Festivali i Këngës. An annual Christmas tradition some might even say, which has been held since 1962, and this year it celebrates it’s 61st edition of the contest, and so far, we’ve halfway there. Festivali i Këngës 2023 – Night 1 …
No sooner have Ukraine crowned their winners and selected the first song of Eurovision 2023, then it is time for Albania to choose their holiday-time hero – that’s right, Festivali i Këngës is back for its 61st edition! In truth, it’s already been back for two nights, but we now know which 21 acts will be vying for the latest …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s 7 days to go until Junior Eurovision 2022, and we are counting down the 16 nations who are participating in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Every day …
The music video for Albania’s entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was released on Saturday, November 5th. The video features artist Kejtlin Gjata performing the ballad Pakëz diell (A little sun). The performance begins with Kejtlin in black and white, and progresses to increasingly colorful backlighting and soaring vocals, ending the final chorus with a long close up …
Albanian broadcaster RTSH revealed the lineup for Festivali i Këngës 61. The competition’s line-up includes solo artists, groups, big names and newcomers. The artists and songs are: 2 Farm: Atomike (Atomic) Alban Kondi & Lorela Karoshi: Melodi (Melody) Albina Kelmendi: Duje (Love It) Anduel Kovaçi: Malli (Yearn) Arsi Bako: Sonte dua të jem me ty (Tonight with You) Melodajna Mancaku: …
Albania has chosen their representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Kejtin Gjata won Junior Fest 2022 with the ballad “Pakëz Diell”. The contest was decided by a jury panel of previous JESC and ESC contestants: Kejsi Tola (Eurovision Song Contest 2009), Efi Gjika (Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018) and Anna Gjebrea (Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021). Anna Gjebrea …
The list has finally dropped, and thankfully it did. With recent news about the withdrawal of Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, there were fears of possibly more withdrawals to come, but those speculations are now over, as the EBU has finally confirmed that 37 countries will participate in the upcoming contest. 37 countries it is! In the end, it is …
We finally have it, the EBU has finally revealed the full list of participants for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to be held on the 11th of December 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. The Participants For a long time, the question was, who and who won’t participate, in the upcoming contest. Well, now we have the answer, …
Today marks the final day for any broadcaster with an active membership in the European Broadcasting Union to apply for participation in Eurovision 2023. After this, no additional broadcaster will be able to participate in the contest that did not originally apply – but broadcasters who submitted an application can still withdraw prior to October 11th without financial penalty. Any …
