The second semi-final of the prestigious and historical Albanian music festival Festivali I Kenges will be broadcast today live from Tirana’s Palace of Congresses. Twenty-two participants will compete for the big trophy and the chance to represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
After a long but not less exciting first semifinal show yesterday, RTSH is ready to follow their 2018 Eurovision road to Lisbon by presenting the remaining 11 acts aiming to win the contest and represent Albania in May.
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The line up for today’s show of the 56th RTSH Festivali I Kenges is as it follows:
- Orgesa Zaimi – “Ngrije zërin”
- Denisa Gjezo – “Zemër ku je”
- Grupi NA – Festina Mezini – “Tjetër jetë”
- Lorela Sejdini – “Pritem edhe pak”
- Artemisa Mithi – “E dua botën”
- Ergi Bregu – “Bum Bum”
- Akullthyesit – “Divorci”
- Xhesika Polo – “Përjetë”
- Inis Neziri – “Piedestal”
- Tahir Gjoci – “Orë e ndaluar”
- LYNX – “Vonë”
YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL 22 ENTRIES BY CLICKING HERE.
The running order for both shows was decided close doors behind by Albanian public national broadcaster RTSH and announced just a few days ago. Head of Public Relations Klozeta Kurti has also revealed that this year, the professional jury panel appointed by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar will have the very own final say on who is going to fly the Albanian colours in Lisbon, as it now differs from last year when an online and public voting system was introduced for the first time, even though it did not make much sense when it just counted 1/13 of the final outcome.
Kurti also stated that it was good for the singers and their entries to let them being played on the radio and upload them to YouTube, in order to get much more promotion beforehand.
The semifinal qualifiers making up the finals’ line-up will not be revealed until tonight’s appointment is over, so them all will get the same chances when it comes to their visibility in front of the big audience and the Albanian TV viewers. The exact amount of finalists is still unknown.
The Schedule
- First Semi-Final – December 21
- Second Semi-Final – December 22
- Final – December 23
This year’s festival is being introduced to the audience by Albanian journalist and television host Adi Krasta, who has hosted the whole thing in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2006. This marks his 6th.
You can watch it by tuning into our streaming platform from 20:40 CET onwards by clicking here.
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