Festivali i Këngës 61
| Festivali i Këngës 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Host | |
| Host broadcaster | Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 26 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Jury selects the top 3 of the festival and two prizes for young and alternative groups and established artists, televoting will select Albania's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. |
The Festivali i Këngës 2022 will be the 61st edition of the annual Albanian music competition Festivali i Këngës. It will be organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH).
Format
The 61st edition of Festivali i Këngës will be organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in order to determine Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.[1]
Eurovision entry selection
The edition marks significant changes to the voting system of the festival. Since 2017, the winner of the festival, and simultaneously the Albanian Eurovision representative, had been selected solely by a jury vote. The 100% jury system proved to be controversial, with the organizers being accused of nepotism and corruption.[2][3] In early September 2022 it was reported that RTSH had decided to select the winner of the festival using a system containing a public vote.[4] On 28 October 2022, the voting system of Festivali i Këngës was confirmed: the Top 3 and two prizes would be, as usual, selected by the jury, but the winner of the festival would not receive an official invitation to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, as in the previous years.[5] Instead, the Albanian Eurovision representative will be selected by a separate televoting system.[5]
Contestants
RTSH opened an application period for interested artists and composers to submit their applications from 3 June 2022.[6][7] The provisional list of 26 artists was published on 27 October 2022 to compete in the semi-finals of the contest.[8]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Farm | "Atomike" |
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| Alban Kondi & Lorela Karoshi | "Melodi" |
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| Albina Kelmendi | "Duje" |
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| Anduel Kovaçi | "Malli" |
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| Arsi Bako | "Sonte dua të jem me ty" |
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| Melodajna Mancaku | "Gjysma e zemrës sime" |
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| Elsa Lila | "Evita" |
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| Enxhi Nasufi | "Burrë" |
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| Erma Mici | "Kozmosi i dashurisë" |
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| Evi Reçi | "Ma kthe" |
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| Fabian Basha | "Një gotë" |
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| Fifi | "Stop" |
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| Franc Koruni | "Në pritje" |
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| Genti Hoxha | "Ajër" |
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| Gjerg Kaçinari | "Dje" |
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| Luna Causholli | "Jetën ta fal" |
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| Lynx | "Nëse ke besim" |
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| Manjola Nallbani | "Dua" |
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| Permit of Stay | "Fobia" |
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| Petrit Çarkaxhiu | "Emri yt mirësi" |
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| Rezarta Smaja | "N'Eden" |
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| Rovena Dilo | "Motit" |
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| Sara Kapo | "Para teje" |
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| Serxhio Hajdini | "Vështirë" |
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| Urban Band | "Në çdo hap" |
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| Vanesa Sono | "Aroma jonë" |
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See also
References
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (2022-06-03). "Albania: RTSH confirms participation at Eurovision 2023: FiK 61 preparations kick off". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ Smith, David (2019-12-23). "Festivali i Këngës 58 results: International jury vote for Elvana Gjata... but Albanian jurors mark her down". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ Christou, Costa (2019-12-30). "XTRA Debate: Rethinking the role of jurors going into the 2020 national final season". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (2022-09-11). "Albania: Report says RTSH will add televote to Festivali i Këngës 61". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (2022-10-28). "🇦🇱 Albania: Public Will Select Entry for Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ Tejeci, Erdi (2022-06-03). "Albania: RTSH opens song submissions for Festivali i Këngës 61". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "Albania 2023: Submissions open for Festivali i Këngës 61". Eurovisionworld. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-10-27). "🇦🇱 Albania: Festivali i Këngës 61 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
