It appears that this year the structure of Festivali i Këngës 61 (FiK) may break from tradition to include a televoting option in the result. If true, this would be the second time that the festival has utilized a public televote since Albania entered Eurovision in 2004. The first time occurred during Festivali i Këngës 55, where the public vote decided …
As promised by the EBU yesterday, Eurovision fans will be getting a special treat to cure their Post Eurovision Depression – the live-on-tapes from Eurovision 2022. This was also done last year following the contest in Rotterdam, although that year they edited them together as a YouTube livestream for the semi-final non-qualifiers and the grand final acts. This year, due …
1, 2, 3 Ta Marrsha! Albanian broadcaster RTSH have just opened the applications for the 61st editions of Festivali i Këngës! In the past years, the winner of the festival will also represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest, but doesn’t mention if it also will be used as their selection process for ESC in 2023. The announcement was accompanied …
Turin, 04 May 2022 The second run of rehearsals have kicked off in Turin. Since these rehearsals are the first open to the public, we’ll be able to give you a detailed report on what you can expect of all participating nations. Note: Images and videos will be added once they go online on the official channel. Country: Albania Act: …
Back in 2021 already, she won the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës with her song “Sekret.” The last few months, she was busy perfecting the song for Turin, but today we finally can hear the version she will perform at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. Let’s listen to Albania’s representative Ronela Hajati and her song “Sekret” …
Last week, another champion was chosen. Albania will be sending 32-year-old pop princess Ronela Hajati and her song “Sekret” to Eurovision in May. So where did this diva come from? Here are five things to know about the Balkan bombshell: She’s a Daddy’s Girl Ronela was born on September 2, 1989, in what was then known as The People’s Socialist …
It’s not real a Christmas without Festivali i Këngës – hence, merry FiKmas! – Anyhow, once again Albania held the yearly traditional festival, which is used to decide who will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest, and tonight was the decisive night. 60th Festivali i Këngës This year, saw the 60th edition of the annual competition, which has …
Tonight was the kick off for the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës, and we got our first looks at how the fan favorites like Mirud, Alban Ramosaj, Ronela Hajati, and Janex would perform on stage. But while those artists were strutting their stuff on stage, six of the competitors were fighting for their place in the final. As previously …
In many parts of Europe and the Western world, it’s Christmas! And what better way to celebrate Christmas for Eurovision fans than to look forward to the impending greatest Albanian show, Festivali i Këngës? In the competition’s landmark 60th edition, one of Europe’s oldest and proudest music competitions shows no signs of slowing down, with another 20 acts ready to …
Albania’s Festivali i Këngës is set to begin on December 27th, taking place once again within the Pallati i Kongreseve. Ahead of the show we were able to talk with Gjergj (Joe) Kaçinari, who has been involved in the festival for a number of years but just recently transitioned to performing as a featured artist. Together we talked about his …
