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Festivali I Këngës 58
The Festivali i Këngës 2019 was the 58th edition of the annual Albanian music competition Festivali i Këngës. It was organised by RTSH, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) at the Palace of Congresses, Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana, Albania, and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 20 December, respectively, and the final on 22 December 2019. The three live shows were hosted by Alketa Vejsiu. The winner of the contest was Arilena Ara with the song "Shaj (song), Shaj", after receiving 67 points with two points ahead over Elvana Gjata with the song "Me tana". Ara was then scheduled to Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, before its cancellation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Background and format The 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës was organised by RTSH, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) for determining for determining Alba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alketa Vejsiu
Alketa Vejsiu (born 19 January 1984) is an Albanian television presenter, entrepreneur, model, producer and singer. Career Television * ''Gjeniu i Vogël'' * ''Dancing with the Stars Albania'' * '' X Factor'' * ''Dance with Me'' * ''Your Face Sounds Familiar'' * '' Festivali i Këngës 2019'' * '' Sanremo Music Festival 2020'' * '' Sanremo Music Festival 2021'' References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vejsiu, Alketa 1984 births Living people People from Tirana Albanian radio presenters Albanian women radio presenters Albanian television actresses Albanian television presenters Albanian businesspeople 21st-century Albanian women singers Albanian women television presenters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2020
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the first time in the contest's 64-year history that an edition was not held. The contest was scheduled to be held at Rotterdam Ahoy and would consist of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2020. Forty-one countries would have participated in the contest; and would have returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while and had confirmed their non-participation after taking part in the previous edition. All 41 competing artists and songs were confirmed by the relevant broadcasters by early March 2020. Following the cancellation, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) began discussions of potential carryovers for the , such as the host ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boban Apostolov
Boban Apostolov ( mk, Бобан Апостолов, born 1984) is a Macedonian Multi-Platinum composer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. Biography Boban Apostolov was born in 1984 in Yugoslavia. At the age of six, he began to play violin in the music school Ilija Nikolovski – Luj, continued his studies at the Music High school, Music Academy in Skopje and Berklee College of Music in Boston as Specialist Studio Production. 2009–2014 He was a part as production manager, Pro Tools and sound engineer in F.A.M.E'S Project – Orchestral Music Recording and Production company, specializing in Film, Television, Documentary, Video games, and Publishing. Some of the projects he was involved in recording orchestral music for movies are: Hostel: Part III, Camus, Keryti, Zwart Water, Omaggio a Roma (casting Monica Bellucci), Ana Winter, Hostel 3, Marea de Arena, 2033, La Commanderie, Joseph et sa fille, Les colts de l'or noi, Sound of Noise, The Lost Medallion, and many m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanita Suma
Kanita Suma (born 26 July 2001), also known mononymously as Kanita, is an Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian singer from North Macedonia. Life and career Kanita Suma was born on 26 July 2001 into an Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian family in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia. Suma rose to prominence as she auditioned for the X Factor (Albanian season 2), second season of ''X Factor Albania'' in 2012 finishing in the fourth place. She continued her musical career and participated in Kënga Magjike on two occasions, in 2014 and 2018. In October 2019, the Albanian broadcaster, RTSH, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced that Suma would compete in the Festivali i Këngës 58, 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës, the country's national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song "Ankth". In the semi-finals, she failed to qualify for the grand final of Festivali i Këngës. In January 2020, "Fllad" was released and went on to reach nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozana Radi
Rozana Radi (; born 6 July 1979) is an Albanian singer-songwriter and actress. Radi emerged as the winner of the 18th edition of in 2016. Life and career 1979–2012: Early life and career beginnings Rozana Radi was born on 6 July 1979 into an Albanian family in the city of Tirana, People's Republic of Albania, present Albania. Radi has released several successful singles in Albania, as well as collaborated with several famous Albanian artists. Together with rapper Noizy, she has released the singles "Fly" and "Mr. Yesterday". In 2009, Radi performed in Kënga Magjike in 2009, where she finished 10th with the song "Femër" and received a prize for best singing style. The following year she performed in Kënga Magjike 2010 with Ramadan Krasniqi and with the song "Valsi i tradhtisë". In 2011 she entered the competition for the third year in a row when she participated in Kënga Magjike 2011. This time she participated with rapper Mc Kresha and with the song "Jabadabadu". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Fara
Eli Fara (; born 21 May 1967) is an Albanian singer. Prior to 2000, she was awarded the Merited Artist of Albania by the Government of Albania. Life and career Fara was born on 21 May 1968 into an Albanian family of Aromanian descent in the city of Korçë, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present Albania. She first came to prominence as a performer of the urban folk songs of her home region. In 1988, she was invited to appear at the National Folklore Festival in Gjirokastër. Albania had no record industry to speak of prior to the fall of Communism The Revolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Communism, was a revolutionary wave that resulted in the end of most communist states in the world. Sometimes this revolutionary wave is also called the Fall of Nations or the Autumn of Natio ... and as late as 1993 it was still only possible to buy cassette albums by a handful of artists - one of whom was Eli Fara. She has spent much of the intervening peri ... [...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] |
Darko Dimitrov
Darko Dimitrov ( mk, Дарко Димитров ; born January 21, 1973) is a Macedonian songwriter, record producer, arranger and record executive. Highly acclaimed for revitalising the Yugoslav mainstream pop music scene, which also influenced the surrounding Balkan countries, he has received international recognition for working with many popular foreign artists. Biography Darko Dimitrov is born on January 21, 1973, in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia), to prominent Macedonian singer and composer, Slave Dimitrov. His family has a rich musical history—his grandfather was the prominent opera and traditional music singer, Blagoja Petrov Karagjule. Darko Dimitrov graduated at the Academy of Music in Skopje and he works in his family recording studio called 'Studio Dimitrovi' along with his father and his brother Oliver, the latter being notable for producing the debut album of the ska-punk band, '' Superhiks''. One of his first production hits was "Otvo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agim Krajka
Agim Krajka (1 May 1937 – 1 March 2021) was an Albanian composer. He was known as one of the greatest masters of music at that time. Biography He was born on 1 May 1937, in the small city of Kavajë, Albania to a family from Dibër, present day North Macedonia. Krajka began his musical career at the Pioneer Palace in Tirana sometime in the early 1950s where he learned accordion, the musical instrument for which he was to become famous. He went on to study composition at the State Conservatory in Tirana between 1963-1968. Known for his close collaboration with singer Vaçe Zela Vaçe Zela (; 7 April 19396 February 2014) was an Albanian singer and songwriter. She was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Bor ..., he authored two of her most well-known songs, ''Lemza'' and ''Djaloshi dhe Shiu''. He also composed music for several films such as ''"Zonja nga Qyte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiwibloggs
Wiwibloggs is a fansite and YouTube channel focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest, launched in 2009. It has a seasonal audience, peaking at 250,000 page views per day during the week of Eurovision in May 2016, based on Google Analytics data. History In April 2015, Wiwibloggs won Arts & Culture Blog of the Year at the National UK Blog Awards, recognising it as the top blog in the country across architecture, design, entertainment and music. Later that month, William Lee Adams, a former correspondent at ''Time'' magazine, was the only Eurovision blogger to speak on a panel at the Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary Conference in London. In the official programme for the event, the European Broadcasting Union described Wiwibloggs as the "most popular and innovative" Eurovision website. Adams has judged at national selections for a number of countries, among them Armenia (in 2017), Belarus (in 2020), Finland (every year between 2017 and 2021), Germany (as a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrio (song)
"Barrio" is a song performed by Italian singer Mahmood. The song was released as a digital download on 30 August 2019 by Island Records. The song peaked at number four on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Dario Faini, Davide Petrella, Paolo Alberto Monachetti and produced by Charlie Charles and Dardust. Background On 26 August 2019, Mahmood released a teaser for his new single on social media. The song was produced by Dardust and Charlie Charles. The duo also produced the single "Calipso CALIPSO is a joint NASA (USA) and CNES (France) environmental satellite, built in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, which was launched atop a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. Its name stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Sate ...", which Mahmood features on. The song was certified gold in Italy. Wiwibloggs said, "A Latin slap in the face, the track comes with a contemporary beat that mixes exotic elements like a flamenco guitar with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania In The Eurovision Song Contest
Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since its debut in . Festivali i Këngës, a long-standing song contest that takes place every year in Albania since 1962, is used to select the country's entrant for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in with Anjeza Shahini placing seventh. It remained the country's highest result in the contest until , when Rona Nishliu finished fifth. History 2000s The national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), expressed their intention to participate in the 2002 and 2003 Eurovision Song Contests, however they were denied participation due to the large number of countries participating. However, the country debuted at the 2004 contest in Istanbul with the song "The Image of You" performed by Anjeza Shahini. The country received 106 points in the grand final and finished in the seventh place remaining the country's highest pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
