Albania: Festivali i Këngës Songs Released

Back in October, Albanian broadcaster RTSH released the names of the participants for the upcoming edition of Festivali i Këngës. With just over a week until the competition begins, the broadcaster has now released the competing entries. Listen to the competing entries by clicking on the song titles: Albërije Hadërgjonaj — “Ku ta gjej dikë ta…

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Albania: Festivali i Këngës Participants Revealed

Albanian broadcaster RTSH have now released the names of the artists who will be competing in the upcoming edition of Festivali i Këngës. A total of 20 artists will be competing in the selection. Since their debut at Eurovision in 2004, Albania has used Festivali i Këngës as their selection format. This year will mark…

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Albania: Submission Period begins for Festivali i Këngës 58

Albanian broadcaster RTSH has opened the submission period for the next edition of Festivali i Këngës, which will be the 58th edition of the song festival. Artists and Songwriters are invited to submit their entries for the competition, which since 2004 has been used to determine the Albanian Eurovision representative. The broadcaster has not yet…

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Jonida Maliqi to Represent Albania at Eurovision 2019!

Last night, the Albanian national selection Festivali i Këngës took place, where 14 artists performed their entries in the hopes of not only winning the contest, but also to represent Albania at Eurovision in 2019. Over the previous two nights, a total of 22 artists performed their entries during two semi-finals. In the first semi-final,…

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Eurovision 2019: Albania Decides Tonight!

Over the last two nights, the semi-finals of Albania’s Eurovision national selection, Festivali i Këngës have taken place with the final to be held tonight. A total of 22 artists performed their entries on both nights, on the first night the artists performed alongside the RTSH Symphonic Orchestra as has been done in previous contests…

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Albania: Festivali i Këngës to undergo changes

A few weeks back, Albania announced their national finalists for this year’s Festivali i Këngës and now more news has come from the nation regarding the show itself. Albanian broadcaster RTSH is aiming to revamp the national selection process in order to increase public interest in the competition. The Artistic Director of this year’s Festivali…

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Albania announces National Finalists for Eurovision 2019

Albania are often one of the first nations to select their Eurovision act, and 2019 is no exception. Today the broadcaster RTSH announced the artists who would be participating in the upcoming Festivali i Këngës. The national final will held over three days with two semi-finals to be held on December 20 and 21, while…

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Eugent Bushpepa wins Festivali I Kënges!

Over the last two nights, we’ve seen 22 acts take to the stage all in the hopes of being the last one standing, and go on to represent Albania at Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. Festivali I Kënges is always one of the first national finals we get to witness, and now after two semi-finals…

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Festivali i Këngës Semi-Final Allocation and Running Order Revealed!

A month ago we found out who would be participating in Albania’s long running song festival turned Eurovision selection Festivali i Këngës, and as the date for the contest quickly approaches, we now know more about who will be participating in which semi-final, and who will be appearing as guest performers. The semi-final allocation has…

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Albania: Festivali I Kënges competitors announced!

Albania annually holds one of the first national finals of the Eurovision season, and we now know who will be competing to represent Albania at Eurovision 2018. Albanian broadcaster RTSH have confirmed the 22 artists who will compete in Festivali I Kënges 56 which is set to take place in December. In comparison to previous…

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