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Get to know Sunday Dinner (feat. Wendi Mancaku) with ‘Still Want My Love’

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Sunday Dinner (feat. Wendi Mancaku) have released the song Still Want My Love, which is a fascinating project. The song is very contemporary and radio friendly and well produced with strong and clear vocals by Wendi.

Sunday Dinner are Matthew Castello and Nick Spataro. They both have Italian background and the inspiration for the name of the band came about because in Italy, the Sunday dinner is a very important event for families each week to get together.

Matthew and Nick intend to work with several guest vocalists for their music. For the case of Still Want My Love they wanted to work with Wendi Mancaku from Albania. Her talent and background inspired the boys and they wanted to collaborate with her and she had some great ideas that gelled with the band.

Still Want My Love is composed by Matthew Castello, Nick Spataro and Wendi Mancaku.

Wendi will soon participate in the Festivali i Këngës #59 with Vesi i shpirti tim (The habit of my soul). She also took part in the Festivali i Këngës #58 with the song, Ende (Still). Wendi won the Best New Artist award at the 2018 Kenga Magjike festival broadcast on TV Klan channel and in 2019 she was on the Eurovision stage as part of the Albanian team with Jonida Maliqi.

You can hear Still Want My Love with an interview with Sunday Dinner below. You can follow Sunday Dinner @sundaydinnermusic and Wendi @wendimancaku

Source: ESC Covers

 

 

Mishela Rapo covers ‘Me tana’ by Elvana Gjata from Festivali i Këngës 58

MIshela from the video of 'Me tana'
MIshela from the video of ‘Me tana’

Mishela Rapo has covered a song from the Festivali i Këngës 58 in Albania by Elvana Gjata. The song is entitled Me tana (With us).

Mishela has made a video clip for Me tana filmed in the recording studio.

Me tana is composed by Elvana Gjata. This beautiful cover arrangement for Mishela is by Endrit Fusha. The video clip is courtesy of Malis Selmani.

ESC Covers would like to congratulate Mishela today as it her birthday. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISHELA!!

Mishela represented Albania at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Dambaje.

You can see the video clip for Me tana by Mishela below.

Source: ESC Covers

Albania: Festivali i Këngës #58 artists announced

Festivali i Këngës #58
Festivali i Këngës #58

Twenty acts have been revealed by the broadcaster TVSH that will participate in Festivali i Këngës #58 national selection in Albania. The winning act will go to the Eurovision Song Contest and represent Albania in the Netherlands in May 2020.

1. Albërie Hadërgjonaj
2. Aldo Bardhi
3. Arilena Ara
4. Bojken Lako
5. Devis Xherahu
6. Eli Fara & Stresi
7. Elvana Gjata
8. Era Rusi
9. Gena
10. Genc Tukiqi
11. Kanita Suma
12. Kamela Islamaj
13. Kastro Zizo
14. Olta Boka
15. Renis Gjoka
16. Robert Berisha
17. Sara Bajraktari
18. Tiri Gjoci
19. Valon Shehu
20. Wendi Mancaku

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There are some familiar faces including Olta Boka, who represented Albania at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest and previous Festival i Këngës participant, Bojken LakoTiri Gjoci and Wendi Mancaku are also participating and they were on the Eurovision stage this year as part of the Albanian team with Jonida Maliqi.

Source: ESC Covers; TVSH – photos@facebook.com (Olta Boka, Bojken Lako, Wendi Mancaku, Tiri Gjoci)