"Tomorrow I Go" is a song by Albanian singer
Ledina Çelo
Ledina Çelo (born 9 February 1977) is an Albanian singer and model. She is best known for representing Albania at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, after winning the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës.
Life
2003–present
In D ...
composed by Adi Hila and written by
Pandi Laço
Pandi Laço (born 21 March 1964 in Korçë) is an Albanian journalist, songwriter, presenter and scenarist. He is mostly known for his work on Albanian Eurovision songs, of which he wrote several. Pandi has worked with notable Albanian artists inc ...
. The song was released as part of a CD
compilation
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on 29 April 2005 by
CMC Records
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. Musically, it is an
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-influenced dance song that incorporates
traditional Albanian sounds in the instrumentation. Lyrically, the song discusses the themes of love and marriage, while also reflecting the story a story of a woman's wedding. "Tomorrow I Go" represented in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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in
Kyiv
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, Ukraine, after Çelo won the pre-selection competition,
Festivali i Këngës 43
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "Tomorrow I Go" performed by Ledina Çelo. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio ...
, with the song's
Albanian-language version "Nesër shkoj". The country reached the 16th place in a field of 24, gathering a total of 53 points. During her Albanian-themed performance of the song, Çelo was accompanied by four female backing violinists and a male
drum
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mer.
Background and composition
In 2004, Ledina Çelo was announced as one of the contestants selected to compete in the
43rd edition of
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 determ ...
, a competition to determine Albania's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Following the competition's rules, the lyrics of the participating entries had to be in the
Albanian language
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. Çelo took part with the song "Nesër shkoj", composed by Adrian Hila and written by
Pandi Laço
Pandi Laço (born 21 March 1964 in Korçë) is an Albanian journalist, songwriter, presenter and scenarist. He is mostly known for his work on Albanian Eurovision songs, of which he wrote several. Pandi has worked with notable Albanian artists inc ...
. For the purpose of the singer's Eurovision Song Contest participation, "Nesër shkoj" was remastered and translated to "Tomorrow I Go".
Musically, it is an English-language
ethnic
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-dance song incorporating traditional
Albanian
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elements. Its instrumentation consists of various traditional
Albanian instruments, including the
tupan and
çifteli.
Lyrically, the song discusses the themes of love and marriage, capturing the story of a woman talking to her mother before her wedding.
Release and promotion
"Tomorrow I Go" was initially released on 29 April 2005, as part of the ''
Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2005''
compilation album
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on CD through
CMC Records
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.
On 14 February 2018, the song was made available for digital download by
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar
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(RTSH) and Broken AL Audio.
An accompanying
music video
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for the song was premiered prior to the start of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2005.
At Eurovision
Festivali i Këngës
The national broadcaster of Albania,
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar
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(RTSH), organised the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës to determine Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 16 and 17 December, respectively, and the grand final on 18 December 2004, which also included Çelo being chosen to represent Albania in the contest, after the jury's votes and the televote were combined.
Kyiv
The 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in
Kyiv
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, Ukraine, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May and the grand final three days later on 21 May 2005. According to the
Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "
Big Four", consisting of , , and the , were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the semi-final progress to the final.
Due to the top 11 result in the previous year, Albania automatically qualified for the contest's grand final and performed eighth, following and preceding . In the grand final, Albania finished in 16th place, being awarded a total of 53 points.
During her red and black-themed performance of the song, Çelo was accompanied on stage by four female backing violinists and a male
drum
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mer dressed in traditional Albanian-inspired costumes.
Track listing
*Digital download
#"Nesër shkoj (Festivali i Këngës)"3:37
Release history
References
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2005, state=collapsed
2005 singles
2005 songs
Dance music songs
English-language Albanian songs
Eurovision songs of Albania
Eurovision songs of 2005
Songs about marriage
Songs written by Pandi Laço