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Albania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "" performed by Jonida Maliqi. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition organised by (RTSH) in December 2018. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in . Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Albania was drawn to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019#Semi-final 2, second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing as number 14, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2019#Final, grand final on 18 May 2019, it performed as number two and placed 17th out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 90 points. Background Prior to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivali I Këngës
Festivali i Këngës (; ), also referred to as simply FiK, is an annual music competition in Albania organised by the national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1962, it has also determined the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2004. Various singing presentations have been used throughout its history, beginning with radio-only interpretations in the first few years, live performances, playback, remakes, and even duets featuring other singers. The winners have traditionally been selected by a jury. However, other voting methods have also been applied, such as televoting or regional juries. At times, the head juror has carried twice the voting power of other jurors. Vaçe Zela holds the record for most victories in the competition with eleven wins followed by Tonin Tërshana with four wins and Aurela Gaçe, Manjola Nallbani, and Elsa Lila with three wins. The most recent winner is Elsa Lila w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Golja
Muazana "Ana" Golja is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen dramas '' Degrassi: Next Class'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie ''Full Out''. Career Golja began her acting career in 2005 as Lucy in the Canadian police series ''1-800-Missing''. She later had small roles in the series '' Flashpoint'' and ''How to Be Indie'', before landing a part in the regular cast of ''Connor Undercover'' in 2010. In 2011, she played Liz in ''Clue''. In 2010 with ''What's Up Warthogs!'' she had her first major role as part of the main cast of that sitcom. She then participated in small projects and a web series before landing the role of Zoë Rivas in the Canadian teen drama '' Degrassi: Next Class'' in 2013. In 2015, Golja played Ariana Berlin, in the TV movie '' Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'', a role which earned her a nomination for the Canadian Screen Awards. Golja recorded the song "Feel So Good" for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosela Gjylbegu
Rosela Gjylbegu (; born 13 March 1987) is an Albanian singer who won ''Kënga Magjike'' in 2009. Life Rosela graduated at the Shkolla e Mesme Pedagogjike in Shkodër, obtaining a degree in Social Work at the University of Tirana since when she has resided in Tirana, and finished a master's degree in gender equality.InterviewiKosova Sot' (2 October 2010; in Albanian). Since 2009 she works at the Albanian Parliament in the Public relations Directorate."Discover Tirana with Rosela Gjylbegu"iSoutheast Europe: People and Culture' (2010). Admires ballet and various sports. In her early childhood she took part in various school activities, continuing with her participation in Shkodër's children festivals as a choir singer, and later as a solo performer. Although passionate about ballet at school and part of ballet troupe there, she randomly started her music career when in a celebration, at age eleven, she filled in for her absent friend to sing Mariah Carey's ''" Without You".'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurela Gaçe
Aurela Gaçe (; born 16 October 1974) is an Albanian singer and songwriter. She is a three-time Festivali i Këngës winner, a three-time Kënga Magjike winner and a two-time Balkan Music Award winner for ''Balkan's Song of the Year'' and ''Best Singer from Albania''. She was a judge on the third season of ''The Voice of Albania''. In 2011, she won the 49th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Kënga ime" and represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Life and career Aurela Gaçe was born on 16 October 1974 into an Albanian family in the village of Llakatund, Vlorë, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present Albania. In 2010 Gaçe won the 49th edition of "Festivali i Këngës" with "Kënga Ime", written by Shpëtim Saraçi. Her most successful song ''Origjinale'' (feat. Dr. Flori & Marsel) has more than 8 million views on YouTube. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahir Gjoci
Tiri Gjoci (born 5 November 1993, in Kavajë) is an Albanian musician singing various genres in Pop, Alternative, Blues, Pop-Rock, Dance-Hall etc. His musical career began at age 14. Tiri was introduced to the public when he was featured in the Dr Flori 2013 hit "Zemërthyer". Tiri later took part in various music competitions. He was in a group called Bob Bob Band that won "Best Group" at the TV contest ''Kënga Magjike'' in 2014. He became winner of season 5 of ''The Voice of Albania ''The Voice of Albania'' is an Albanian television reality singing competition created by John de Mol and is part of ''The Voice'' franchise. It began airing on Top Channel on October 21, 2011 and ended after six seasons on May 19, 2017. Top C ...'' in 2016. In December 2018, Tiri released the rock-ballad "Adriane" and on 8 May 2019 he published the hit "Zemer", followed on 8 July 2019 by the single "Kujtimet". References External linksTiri YouTube channel 1993 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Orchestra
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermal Meta
Ermal Meta (; born 20 April 1981) is an Italian singer, songwriter, composer, and writer of Albanian origin (he holds double citizenship). Born in Fier and raised in Bari, Meta rose to prominence as one of the lead singers of Ameba 4 and . After becoming a songwriter for several Italian artists, he launched his solo career, releasing two studio albums: ''Umano'' (2016) and ''Vietato morire'' (2017). The latter peaked at number one in Italy, and was preceded by the single with the same title, which placed third in the main competition of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017, also receiving the "Mia Martini" Critics' Prize. In 2018, Meta won the Sanremo Music Festival and went on to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. Biography Life Born in Fier, Albania, Meta moved to Bari, Southern Italy, at the age of 13, together with his family. Meta debuted as a guitarist of Italian band Ameba4, which competed in the Newcomers' section of the Sanremo Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado and Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah, marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the and editions. returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since , no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew. The winner was Israel with the song "Toy", performed by Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Italian broadcaster RAI announced in October 2017 that the winning performer(s) of the ''Big Artists'' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 would earn the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Background Prior to the 2018 contest, Italy had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-three times since its first entry during the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, Italy has won the contest on two occasions: in 1964 with the song "Non ho l'età" performed by Gigliola Cinquetti and in 1990 with the song " Insieme: 1992" performed by Toto Cutugno. Italy has withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest a number of times with their most recent absence spanning from 1998 until 2010. Their return in 2011 with the song "Madness of Love", performed by Raphael Gualazzi, placed second—their highest result, to this point, since their victory in 1990. In 2017, Francesco Gabbani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Rome Time, Warsaw Time or even Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis for UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2011, all member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia also refer to it as ''Central European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindon Berisha
Lindon Berisha (; born 7 June 1990), also known mononymously as Lindon, is a Macedonian-Albanian pop singer. Life and career 1990–2015 Lindon Berisha was born on 7 June 1990 into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, then part of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, present North Macedonia. His father, Agron Berisha, was also a popular singer and songwriter during the late 20th century. Berisha made his breakthrough in the Albanian-speaking world in 2015 and 2016 as he was featured on the singles "Kalle", "Asnihere" and "Money" by Macedonian-Albanian singer Adrian Gaxha. 2016–present Following his success, Berisha continued his production career producing and writing songs for other Albanian artists. In 2016, Arilena Ara participated in the 18th edition of Kënga Magjike with the song "Nëntori" written by Berisha. The song finished in the third place and attained commercial success in Romania, Russia and Eastern Europe reaching number one in the Romanian Airp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soni Malaj
Soni Malaj (born 23 October 1981), also known mononymously as Soni, is an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. Life and career Soni Malaj was born on 23 October 1982 into an Albanian family in the city of Tropojë, then part of the People's Republic of Albania, present Albania. Her real name is Sonja Malaj. She spent her childhood until the age of 9 in Tropoja. The family then moved to Tirana where Soni would continue her career as a singer. She has participated in competitions like "Top Fest" (2006), and she placed second in Kënga Magjike with Flori Mumajesi, with the song "Fluturimi 3470". After Serbian singer Marija Šerifović won Eurovision Song Contest 2007, there was speculation that her winning song Molitva was actually plagiarism of Soni Malaj's song NdarjSoni Malajalso won top fest 11. She was a jury and coach at the 2nd and 3rd edition of the Talent Show "X Factor". In 2018, Malaj unsuccessfully attempted to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
