Kënga Magjike 08 was the eighth edition of the annual Albanian song competition, first held in 1999. It took place in the

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. There were two semifinals (17 and 18 November 2006) and a final (19 November 2006). Fifty-three songs were heard in advance by the public at home, which narrowed them down to 39 songs by televoting. These songs competed in the semi-finals but only 19 made it to the final. In the end, Armend Rexhepagiqi won the first prize.

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was the runner-up. The winner was determined by the singers who voted for each other.

The results

Not in the semi-finals

Voting procedure

The singers voted for each other to determine the ranking of the songs, the jury determined most of the other prizes, while the televote decided the "Public's Prize" and the "Internet Prize".

The jury

* Lindita Theodhori * Monika Kryemadhi * Xheraldina Vula *

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* Jean Philippe Favreau *

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* Alfred Kaçinari *

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* Geri Selenica * Ilir Bibolli

Other prizes

Orchestra

Playback was used.

Guest artists

* Lindita Theodhori *

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Staff

* Executive Producer: Anila Gjebrea * Stage:

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* Organizer:

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* Directors:

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; Astrit Idrizi

Sources

External links

KM Official Website
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