This year Albania has chosen Ronela as its representative on Eurovision 2022 that will take place in Turin next May with the song “Secret”. But who is Ronela? In this article you will have the opportunity to know more about Albania’s singer for Eurovision 2022.
About RONELA
Ronela Hajati began to highlight her passion for music at a very young age. Born in Tirana in September 1989, Ronela studied ballet and piano during her years in elementary school, even participating in Albanian dance and singing competitions. In May 2013 she rose to fame after the release of the single “Mala Gata” together with Elgit Doda, which accumulated around 8.5 million plays on Youtube.
During the last decade, Ronela has participated in numerous contests and talent shows on Albanian TV such as Kënga Magjike, Poleposition, Kerkohet Një Yll, Ethet e Së Premtes Mbrëma and Star Academy Albania. In addition to musical shows, in 2014 she participated in the fifth edition of Dancing With The Stars Albania.
After the success achieved by her single “Lage”, Hajati got her first number one single with “MVP”, released in September 2019. In July 2020, Albanian soccer club KF Tirana enlisted Ronela Hajati to produce and perform the club anthem “Bardh ‘e blu” as part of the celebrations to commemorate its 100th anniversary.
Last year, in March 2021, the Albanian representative released her first studio album, “RRON”, where her first single, “Prologue”, debuted in the same month at number 19 on the Albanian Top 100 and climbed to number two a month later.
Ronela Hajati has been noted for being versatile in her music, style and performance. She is primarily characterized as a pop artist, although she has been experimenting with different musical genres, including R&B and reggae. All this musical power that characterizes Ronela has made it possible for numerous artists to collaborate with her, thus having so much success in the country’s charts.
Lyrics
Hey, a i kujton ato net?
Mbetën vetëm sekret
Hajde çohu, çohu, çohu, çohu, çohu, çohu, çohu, çohu, ej
Ej, ej, ej, ej, ej, ej, ej
Go
Po vjen djali nga malet
And he came here to find it
Goin’ mad when I whine it
Come baby, come put my hands on your body
Come on closer to me, ya, me, ya (Hey)
‘Cause I love when ya near, near (Hey)
Xhamadanin me vija, vija
Come baby, put it on me, ya
Hey, I will never regret
You will be my secret
Baby, feel my body
Tóca-tóca, lo, I like it
Hey, I will never regret
You will keep my secret
Po unë nuk e di, nuk e di
Si kam me u ni
Nuk e di, si për tjetër m’ke lon
Edhe sot un po du me ta thon
Edhe një, edhe dy
Një, dy, tre, ta marrsha
(Ta marrsha, ta marrsha)
(Ta marrsha, ta marrsha)
Ma kadal, ma kadal, hey
Ma kadal, ma kadal, hey
Ma ke bo jetën si lojna, avion
Ma kalon, ma kalon
You know I want it, dámelo
Ma kalon, ma kalon
Hey, I will never regret
You will be my secret
Baby, feel my body
Tóca-tóca, lo, I like it
Hey, I will never regret
You will keep my secret
Po un nuk e di, nuk e di
Si kam me u ni
Hey (Nuk e di, si për tjetër m’ke lon)
Hey (Edhe sot un po du me ta thon)
Hey (Edhe një, edhe dy)
Ha-ah (Një, dy, tre, ta marrsha)
(Ta marrsha, ta marrsha) Rrah
(Ta marrsha, ta marrsha) Hey, hey
Një, dy, hajde, hey
Çohu
Ma kadal, ma kadal, hey
Ma kadal, ma kadal, hey
Albania in Eurovision
Albania participó en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión por primera vez en 2004. La emisora albanesa, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), ha sido la organizadora de la entrada al Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión de Albania desde el debut del país. Albania tiene una población de 2,8 millones y la ciudad capital es Tirana.
En 2004, la primera participación de Albania en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión, interpretada por Anjeza Shahini , terminó séptima en la Gran Final. Este siguió siendo el mejor resultado del país en el concurso hasta 2012, cuando Rona Nishliu ocupó el quinto lugar.
La emisora nacional albanesa Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) utiliza el antiguo concurso de canciones albanesas Festivali i Këngës para seleccionar la entrada al Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión de Albania. Festivali i Këngës se organiza anualmente desde 1962 y se utilizó por primera vez para la entrada de Eurovisión de Albania en 2004.