It was 2012 when Albania decided to first debut in Junior Eurovision, and despite their mixed results over their three participations (2012, 2015 and 2016), Albania is back for another shot at the title in 2017. Albanian Broadcaster RTSH has now confirmed their participation, as well as announcing the new format for their selection process.…
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Albania travelled down the usual road to Eurovision for 2017, firstly by selecting their song and artist through the national final Festivali i Këngës. Lindita was the triumphing artist, and the song chosen in the national final was called Botë, however in true Albanian form, the song wasn’t left alone in Albanian, but rather re-written…
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Albania is annually one of the first nations to choose their Eurovision act and song, however often it is the case that the artist and team will go back to the drawing board to find a way to revamp the song, whether that’s a change from Albanian to English, or a language change PLUS a…
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The Albanian national finals are an interesting piece of television, and in my experience of waking up at ungodly hours of the morning to watch them, I’ve often questioned why I’ve in fact made that decision. More often than not, I find myself wondering why a lot of the songs sound exactly the same, and…
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Last night, the final for the Albanian song festival, Festivali i Këngës took place, where 14 acts fought it out for the top spot, which also gives that winner the opportunity to represent Albania at Eurovision. The shows’ hosts were Kasem Hoxha and Ledina Çelo, the latter having represented Albania at Eurovision in 2005. The…
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Since Albania debuted in the contest in 2004, the nation has used their long standing tradition of Festivali i Këngës to choose who will fly the Albanian flag at Eurovision. Tonight, the final of the song festival will take place with a total of 14 acts. Over the last two nights, two semi-finals have taken…
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After a marathon selection process, Albania has chosen their Eurovision 2016 participant out of 22 diverse songs. Festivali I Kenges has long been used as the Albanian selection process for Eurovision, and this year was no exception. 22 acts competed in the final, those which qualified from the 2 previous semi-finals. The acts competing were:…
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Festivali I Kenges is Albania’s most prestigious song contest, with the first contest taking place in 1962. More recently, it has also doubled as the national final for Albania in choosing their Eurovision participant. The Albanian broadcaster RTSH has announced that they are looking for songs to participate in the 54th Festivali I Kenges. Singers…
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