#BIRTHDAY: Kejsi Tola from Albania is 29 today If you’ve ever got through your national final and represented your country at our favourite TV show, should you try again? There have been some performers who have got through more than once, and won after they’d fallen short the […]
After a night to remember in Tirana, the first national selection of the Eurovision 2021 season has concluded and we have the result. Flying the Albanian flag in Rotterdam this year will be… Congratulations to Anxhela Peristeri and Karma!! Albania now have to earn their spot in the […]
Mirëmbrëma Evropë dhe mirëmëngjesi Australia! Tonight is the final of Festivali i Këngës 59, meaning we will soon find out who will be Albania’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
Albania have changed their Artist ahead of the 2020 Turkvision Song Contest, following the withdrawal of Rovena Stefa – due to unknown reasons. Ilire Ismajli will now be representing Albania, with her song “Perseri”. “Perseri” will be performed in both the Albanian and Turkish languages. Author: Richard Taylor […]
While we await a date for this year’s Contest, which will be taking place online for the first time, a further seven participants have been announced. They are: Albania will be represented by Rovena Stefa. She will be singing “Zjarr” in both the Albanian and Turkish languages. Bosnia […]
The twenty six participating entries for Festivali i Kenges 59 this December, have been announced. They are: Devis Xherahu – Peng (Hostage) Orgesa Zaimi – Valixhja e kujtimeve (The suitcase of memories) Festina Mejzini – Kush je ti dashuri (Who is the one you love) Franc Koruni – […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rona Nishliu from Albania is 34 today Do you remember when the contest went east? About as east as it’s possible to go whilst still being in Europe? It was a wild old affair, and the host country couldn’t do enough – even building a venue. There […]
RTSH, the Albanian national broadcaster, has started the search for the entries of the 59th edition of Festivali i Kenges. Songwriters and performers have until Friday 2nd October to either email their submissions to the broadcaster or hand deliver them. It is currently unknown whether Festivali i Kenges […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luiz Ejlli from Albania is 35 today It’s a thing these days that most songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember when there was no free language rule. So it’s nice when a country uses its own […]