Klesta Qehaja will represent Albania at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Besoj (I believe). She won the national selection earlier in the year. Now the song has been revamped and the official music video has been released.
The song has polished up a lot from the original and is now much more sweeter and gentle.
You can see the video for Besoj below.
Source: www.junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers
A charming new release in Albania is Nostalgji (Nostalgia) by Kastriot Tusha & Dorina Plaku. Kastriot is a famous tenor vocalist in Albania and Dorina is a versatile and super talented singer, who has released several singles and videos, and competed in the Festivali i Këngës in 2009, also several times at Top Fest. She was also on the stage as part of the Albanian team in Moscow in 2009 with Kejsi Tola.
Nostalgji showcases the vocal talents of both Kastriot and Dorina and the song is performed with lots of emotion. The video is well produced by DArt Com and is released on You Tube through ArkivaShqip.
You can see the official video for Nostalgji below.
Source: DArt Com; ArkivaShqip; ESC Covers
Olta Boka has returned with a brand new single and video for the summer of 2016 entitled Rri edhe pak (Stay a bit more). Olta is seen riding a motorbike through the country and then racing against a guy in a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
Rri edhe pak has a very strong production a suits Olta’s silky and clear vocals. The song is perfect for the summer. It is composed by Irkenc Hyka and Olti Curri.
Olta represented Albania at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contes with her song Zemrën e lamë peng.
You can see the video for Rri edhe pak below.
Source: ArkivaShqip; ESC Covers
Mishela Rapo was a popular contestant at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Albania with her song Dambaje. She finished in very respectable fifth place.
Mishela has just performed the classic song I Will Survive (originally recorded by Gloria Gaynor) at a Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2016 at Universitetin Epoka in Albania. She gave a confident performance on the stage and her vocals were very strong. I am sure we will see a lot more of Mishela in the future.
Mishela also recently performed on stage together with last year’s JESC winner, Destiny Chukunyere from Malta, at the Festivali 54 i Femijeve interval. It was the festival to decide this year’s song for Albania at Junior Eurovision.
Source: facebook.com/mishela.rapo; ESC Covers
Song 16 : ALBANIA
(16th in semi final 2 : 45 points)
Artist: Eneda Terifa
Song: Fairytale
Music and Lyrics: Olsa Toqi
18 – Switzerland = 28 points
17 – Denmark = 34 points
16 – Albania = 45 points
15 – Ireland = 46 points
14 – Slovenia = 57 points
13 – Norway = 63 points
12 – Belarus = 84 points
11 – FYR Macedonia = 88 points
10 – Serbia = 105 points
09 – Georgia = 123 points
08 – Latvia = 132 points
07 – Israel = 147 points
06 – Poland = 151 points
05 – Bulgaria = 220 points
04 – Lithuania = 222 points
03 – Belgium = 274 points
02 – Ukraine = 287 points
01 – Australia = 330 points
Eneda Tarifa won the Festivali i Këngës back in December 2015 with Përrallë. Now for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest Eneda will sing in English and the title of the song is Fairytale. It is composed by Olsa Toqi.
Continue reading Eneda Tarifa to sing ‘Fairytale’ for Albania at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
Onanta Spahiu recently was a special guest at the Miss & Mister Pavaresia 2016 beauty competition in Albania. There she performed her top rated single Touch Me. A song that is perfect for the summer beaches and clubs.
The beauty contest proved there is even more talent in the Spahiu family where Onanta’s sister, Kejdi, took the Miss Freedom of Albania 2016 title.
Onanta has participated in the Albanian Festivali i Këngës competition for Eurovision in 2009 and 2010 and has also taken part in the Top Fest contest on several occasions. We look forward to hearing more from Onanta and her music in the near future.
You can see the official video of Onanta’s Touch Me below.
Source: www.esccovers.com
