"Nëntori" (; ) is a song by Albanian singer

Arilena Ara Arilena Ara (; born 17 July 1998) is an Albanian singer and television presenter. Ara rose to national recognition in Albania, upon her victory at X Factor Albania in 2013. After her participation in the 18th edition of the music contest , her ...

. The song was entirely

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by Albanian musician

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 ...

and produced by Macedonian producer

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 influence ...

. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' It was primarily composed for Arilena's participation in the 18th edition of

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. The song experienced commercial success in

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peaking at number one on the country's

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and TV Airplay Charts. Two remixed versions of the song by Bess and Beverly Pills respectively entered the charts in

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and

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. For further promotion, it was performed by the singer on various occasions among others in Albania,

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, Romania,

and Ukraine.

Background and composition

"Nëntori" was

by Albanian musician

and produced by Macedonian producer Darko Dimitrov. Lasting four minutes and seven seconds, the song is a

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which musically incorporates ethnic beats, oriental elements and violins in its instrumentation. It is lyrically about a love story between two separated people that reflects pain and tears.

Promotion

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version of "Nëntori" with the title "I'm Sorry", written by Menno Reyntjes, was premiered onto the

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channel of Arilena with an accompanying

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on 24 August 2017. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' For further promotion, Arilena performed the song in the Europa Plus Festival, Astana Dusy Festival and

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Fan Zone Moscow. She made further appearances to perform the song on Romanian radio station Radio ZU on 14 June 2017. On 15 December 2017, she was invited to perform the song in the grand final on the Romanian television talent show Voice of Romania.

Kënga Magjike

The 18th edition of

took place in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

, Albania, and consisted of two semi-finals held on 7 and 8 December, and the grand final on 10 December 2016.

, one of the contestants selected to compete in the competition, performed the song for the first time on 14 November 2016 as well as on 10 December 2016 after qualifying for the grand final. The song reached the third place in a field of twenty-one in the grand final on 10 December 2016 and won the nomination for the Best Ballad.

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Reflist 2010s ballads 2016 singles 2016 songs Arilena Ara songs Albanian-language songs Kënga Magjike songs Song recordings produced by Darko Dimitrov Songs written by Lindon Berisha Number-one singles in Romania