Earlier today Albanian broadcaster RTSH announced the artists who would compete in the annual contest Festivali i Këngës, which is in its 59th year. The national final is also a celebration of Albanian music and culture, and while it does serve to select the song and artist for Eurovision, often times the song goes through many changes and revamps before …
Eurovision 2020 may not be going ahead like we hoped for, but our “Expert” Panel won’t be going away! This year, 15 members of the ESC United team and our forum have combined to provide our ‘expert’ opinion on all of the hopefuls from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. As a quick reminder, the rules of our “Expert” Panel are …
The second round of our annual Forum Ranking Game has concluded following the deadline for votes on Saturday 15th February, and we have a new leader – it’s Latvia! A new entry straight in at number one this week, Samanta Tīna’s “Still Breathing” earned the most points out of the six entries from the voting members of our forum to …
Disclaimer: This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United, its staff or anyone associated with Eurovision. Last weekend, the national final of Albania, the long-running Festivali i Këngës, took place to decide the Albanian selection for Rotterdam. It was the young, impressive vocalist Arilena Ara who wowed the …
You can always count on Albania to put you into a Christmas spirit, cause it just ain’t a real Christmas without FiKmas. Once again, Albania delivered and the 2020 season has finally started for real. Festivali i Këngës 58 Tonight, the very first national final took place, with the very first winner of a national selection, and with the very …
On Friday evening, the second live show of the Albanian music gala, Festivali i Këngës has been aired. Festivali, or FiK for short is at its 58th edition and has been the medium through which Albanian broadcaster RTSH have been selecting their Eurovision entries. It is a lot more than just a national selection show, it is a end-of-year festival …
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 …
