Albania will become the first country to reveal their song for Eurovision 2021 tonight as the final of the annual Festivali i Këngës selection show takes place from 21:00 CET at the open-air Sheshi Italia, in Tirana, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This change will also see the first year of the competition without the traditional symphony orchestra as a …
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Albania kicked off their search for a Eurovision 2021 star last night as the annual Festivali i Këngës opened its first night in Tirana. While the second show of this year’s festival will take place this evening and see the 25 participating acts perform acoustic versions of their entries, the broadcaster RTSH has already revealed which 18 of these acts …
Yes, we’ve reached that time of year once again! It’s a very merry FiKmas from Albania, hoping to bring some Eurovision light to the end of a dark year with Festivali i Këngës 59. In Tirana, the show must go on! Tonight will see the first semi-final show of this year’s selection show with the 25 participants performing their entries …
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 …
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 …
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 …
[AdSense-B] Following tonight’s Festivali i Këngës final, we have our first song of the 2019 season – it’s Jonida Maliqi with “Ktheju tokës”! In a marathon final where all fourteen finalists performed their songs again, including two second performances from Marko Strazimiri & Imbro and Eranda Libohova after technical issues during their first, the singer was chosen by the assembled …
[AdSense-B] The first national final of the 2019 season is already upon us, and once more it’s an early Christmas present from Albania. Tonight, 14 acts will compete in Festivali i Kënges 57, with the winner being given the honour of representing Albania in Tel Aviv! The fourteen acts taking part in tonight’s show are; Gjergj Leka – Një ditë tjetër …
[AdSense-B] Yesterday we asked #YOU to tell us who your favourite in Albania’s selection – Festivali i Këngës 57 – was, and #YOU did not dissapoint us! In just 24 hours over 300 votes were received in our poll, and the result is clear – Mirud is your favourite in the Albanian selection, with a staggering 57% of the 22-way …
