Tonight the annual Festivali i Këngës continues in Tirana, Albania, as the second semi-final sees 15 more hopefuls performing. The fifteen acts vying for a spot in Sunday’s final are; Kristi Popa – Ajo çfarë ndjej Klodian Kaçani & Rezarta Smaja – Dashuri në përjetësi Revolt Klan – Dashurinë s’e gjejmë dot Jozefina Simoni – Një det me ty Andi …
Albania: Elhaida Dani releases “I’m Alive”
The new Albanian entry has just been presented by the Albanian broadcaster RTSH. Instead of Diell, the song Elhaida Dani won Festivali i Kenges with, she will perform her new song I’m Alive in Vienna instead. Diell has been withdrawn by the composer for copyright reasons. Elhaida’s new song I’m Alive was written by the Kosovar songwriters Zzap & Chris. …
Albania: Elhaida Dani to sing “I’m Alive”
The song title of Albania’s new entry has been revealed! It was confirmed last night that Elhaida Dani, who won Festivali i Këngës back in December, will not be singing her winning song “Diell” in Vienna, after the author of the song withdrew it from the competition. It has now been confirmed that Dani will sing “I’m Alive”, a new …
Albania: Elhaida to change her song!
Unexpected news from Albania: Elhaida Dani has just announced on her official Facebook page that she will not compete with the Festivali i Kenges winning song Diell at Eurovision. Instead she will perform a completely new song in Vienna. The reason stated for the song change is that the composer of Diell has withdrawn the song for personal reasons. An …
Tonight: Albania decides!
We’ve been building up to this for the last couple of days and now the time has come – the famous Festivali i Këngës final will take place in Tirana, Albania! As one of the more famous national finals in the calendar and formerly the first of the season, FiK holds a special place in many Eurovision fan’s hearts and …
Albania: FiK second semi-final tonight
Tonight the second semi-final of Albania’s selection will take place. 13 songs will compete for nine places in the final to join the previous nine qualifiers from last night. The grand final and the show that will select Albania’s Eurovision entrant is tomorrow night so there is still all to play for! The 13 acts taking part tonight includes some …
Albania: Who qualified for the final?
Tonight the first semi-final of the 53rd Festivali i Këngës took place in Albania. 13 songs were performed to compete for nine places in the grand final and the results are now in! Revolt Klan, Julian Gjojdeshi, Sigi Bastri & Florent Abrashi and Offchestra were all eliminated tonight which means the following songs will be taking part in the FiK …
Albania: Festivali i Këngës starts tonight!
Albania will be kicking off their national selection for Eurovision 2015 tonight (26th December). The first semi-final of the famous and long-running Festivali i Këngës will take place tonight and will decide 9 of the songs that will take part in Sunday’s grand final. The following songs will be competing tonight; Enver Petrovci – Të vranë bukuri Revolt Klan – …
Albania undecided on 2015
We had previously reported that the Balkan nation of Albania had confirmed their intention to participate in 2015, and with it announcing that Festivali i Këngës and its rules were officially confirmed. However, the broadcaster of Albania has now confirmed that they are still undecided on whether to take part next year, sparking worry for Eurovision fans in the country. …
3 new Festivali i Këngës hosts announced
RTSH, the Albanian broadcaster, today announced new hosts for their national selection and most popular music festival Festivali i Këngës. With only one week to go, Diellza Kolgeci – a fashion icon from Kosovo – withdrew from her role as the Festivali i Këngës host. So RTSH have decided to take a new approach to the hosting. For the semi-finals, …