"Plas" (; ) is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter

Flori Mumajesi Florjan Mumajesi (; born 23 August 1982), known professionally as Flori, is an Albanian recording artist, composer, producer, and singer. Born and raised in Tirana, Mumajesi began his career at an early age and rose to significant recognition aft ...

released as a

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on 2 December 2018 by Threedots. The song participated in the 20th edition of

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Background and composition

Lasting three minutes and five seconds, "Plas" was solely composed, produced and

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by the artist himself. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' It was digitally released as a

through

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and Onima under exclusive license from Threedots Productions. Musically, "Plas" is an

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pop

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Critical reception

Upon its victory at

, "Plas" was met with universal acclaim from

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. A writer for ''SoundsEuropean!'' praised Mumajesi's vocal delivery and described the song a "delicate ballad", which allows the singer to demonstrates his "quality" and "emotional" vocals.

Kënga Magjike

The 20th edition of

was organised by

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(TV Klan) and consisted of two semi-finals on 5 and 6 December, respectively, and the grand final on 8 December 2018. The song won with 1092 points the grand final of the competition, the second longest-running annual song contest in

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. It was Flori's first victory in the contest as a singer though he was additionally the songwriter of the winning entry "Hape Vetën" by

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in 2007. ''Note: Open description for credits.''

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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and

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. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' *

composing, producing, songwriting, vocals

Track listing

*Digital download #"Plas"3:08

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2018 singles 2018 songs Albanian-language songs Flori Mumajesi songs Kënga Magjike songs Pop songs Song recordings produced by Flori Mumajesi Songs written by Flori Mumajesi