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 …
Albania’s Festivali i Këngës is set to begin on December 27th, taking place once again within the Pallati i Kongreseve. One of the 20 artists announced for the festival is Janex, a music producer and indie-pop singer from Albania who currently resides in New York. Together we spoke about how she first got into music and the industry, what songwriting …
Nothing say happy holidays like FiKmas, and this year is no exception to that. While Albania may not be the first roster of songs we’ve received this year (that goes to Estonia’s Eesti Laul), Eurovision fans are extremely excited to watch the traditional kick-off show for the National Final season. Earlier last month, Albanian broadcaster RTSH revealed the list of …
The participants of the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës have been announced! In an Instagram post today, OGAE Albania announced that 20 songs will be taking part in the contest. The list of performers includes FiK 59 participants Kastro Zizo, Mirud, Gjergj Kacirani and Evi Reci amongst the 10 returnees to the Festival of Song, who will be joined …
The Land of the Eagles has chosen its champion! Albanian broadcaster RTSH announced today that 12-year-old Anna Gjebrea will represent the nation at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris. She won this honor at Junior Fest 2021, a pre-taped national final that will air on Albanian television next week. Anna is no stranger to the Albanian music scene. …
Following their year off in 2020 due to COVID-19 related concerns, the country of Albania will return to the Junior Eurovision Contest in 2021. The country was among eight countries that pulled out of the contest including fan favorites Italy, Ireland, Wales, North Macedonia, Armenia, Australia, and Portugal. All other broadcasters cited COVID-19 as the reason for their withdraw. RTSH …
Rotterdam, 13 May 2021 ‘Sup you fools! On the Seventh Day, God rested, but Eurovision is still going on. The remainder of the second semifinal finalized their acts in a series of second rehearsals. 10. Georgia (#GEO) Tornike Kipiani – “You” Georgia have for the most part stuck with their first rehearsal look. Tornike is on the stage by himself, …
Fellow Festivali i Këngës 59 participants Mirud and Xhesika Polo have collaborated on the former’s entry “Nëse Vdes”, with Mirud releasing this duet today. The Albanian singers took part separately in Albania’s selection for Eurovision 2021, with Xhesika performing “Më mbron”, and while neither of the performers finished in the top three on the final night, they certainly captured hearts …
The opinions expressed in this article are those of members of our forum, and do not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its staff. On Wednesday, Albania became the first country to show their hand for Eurovision 2021, as Anxhela Peristeri emerged triumphant in Festivali i Këngës 59 to be selected as the Albanian hopeful …
After a 2+ hour extravaganza of music with 18 acts taking part in this year’s Festivali i Këngës, the Albanian representative in Eurovision 2021 has finally become clear; Anxhela Peristeri will fly to Rotterdam! This year’s show took place in the open air Sheshi Italia due to the ongoing pandemic, but that didn’t stop the Albanians putting on a fantastic …
