Albania 2024
Besa Kokëdhima
TiTAN

NF Lineup:
Besa Krasniqi – “Esenciale” (Essential)
Eldis Arnjeti – “Një kujtim” (A memory)
Elsa Lila – “Mars”
Erina & The Elementals – “Jetën n’Skaj” (Life on the edge)
Jasmina Hako – “Ti” (You)
Jehona Ponari – “Evol” (Evolve)
Olimpia Smajlaj – “Asaj” (Her)
Sergio Hajdini – “Uragan” (Hurricane)
Shpat Deda – “S’mund të fitoj pa ty” (I can’t win without you)
Tri Gjoci – “Në ëndërr” (In a dream)
Martina Serreqi – “Vetëm ty” (Only you)
Big Basta & Vesa Luma – “Mbinatyrale” (Supernatural)
Festina Mejzini – “Melos”
Mal Retkoceri – “Çmendur” (Crazy)
Michela Paluca – “Për veten” (For myself)
Santino De Bartolo – “Dua të rri me ty” (I want to stay with you)
Stivi Ushe – “Askush si ty” (Nobody like you)
Kleansa Susaj – “Pikturë” (Painting)
Kejsi Tola – “Vallëzoj me Dritën” (I dance with the light)
Kastro Zizo – “2073”
Andi Tanko – “Herë pas here” (From time to time)
Anduel Kovaci – “Nane'”
Arsi Bako – “Zgjohu” (Wake up)
Besa Kokëdhima – “Zemrën n’dorë” (Heart in hand)
Bledi Kaso – “Çdo gjë mbaroi” (Everything is over)
Melodajn Mancaku – “Nuk jemi ne” (It’s not us)
Olsi Ballta – “Unë” (I)
Troy Band – “Horizonti i ëndrrave” (The horizon of dreams)
Samanta Karavello – “N’majë” (At the top)
Luan Durmishi – “Përsëritja” (Repetition)
Sardi Struga – “Boshatisur” (Empty)

https://eurovoix.com/2023/10/17/albania-fes...itles-revealed/

Elvana Gjata not here x

Elsa or Besa will be jury winners for sure while Samanta could be fan favorite.

 

 

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Apparently Kejsi Tola and Samanta Karavello are both out

That leaves Elsa Lila for the win unless Besa Kokëdhima has really something good!!!

Edited November 1, 20231 yr by Addy!

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Another bites the dust

Here is the recap of the first night:

 

Second night recap:

 

 

All participants recap:

 

Besa won the ticket to Eurovision!

 

Had to double check it was the same Besa but indeed this is a former Bøtanikkä BJSC artist :magic:

has some potential I guess but I tend to have more of a read on how much I'll play Albanian entries once the rest of the field is more apparent. Possibly one of their less standout ones of late at the moment though.

Studio version (which I think probably closer reflects the vision for this entry)

 

 

IMO I don't think this is a bad first draft of what we'll see in Malmo post-revamp

That leaves Elsa Lila for the win unless Besa Kokëdhima has really something good!!!

 

:magic:

 

I haven't listen to the song yet but she's really good at doing ballads!!!

Edited December 23, 20231 yr by Addy!

Had to double check it was the same Besa but indeed this is a former Bøtanikkä BJSC artist :magic:

 

Yeap lol...and if we go by the BJSC result then Albania is doomed :lol:

My rankings:

 

1. Përsëritja (7/10)

2. Esenciale (7/10)

3. Zemrën n'dorë (7/10)

4. 2073 (7/10)

5. Për veten (7/10)

6. Askush si ty (7/10)

7. Çmendur (6/10)

8. Jetën n'skaj (6/10)

9. Në ëndërr (6/10)

10. Horizonti i ëndrrave (6/10)

11. Asaj (6/10)

12. Nan' (6/10)

13. Pikturë (6/10)

14. Herë pas here (6/10)

15. Uragan (6/10)

16. Mars (5/10)

17. Edhe një herë (5/10) (This winning best newcomer feels random to me)

18. Zgjohu (5/10)

19. Dua të rri me ty (5/10)

20. Nuk jemi më (5/10)

21. Melos (5/10)

22. Një kujtim (5/10)

23. S'mund t'fitoj pa ty (5/10)

24. Vetëm ty (5/10)

25. Ti (4/10) (the live was a big trainwreck tho)

26. Çdo gjë mbaroi (4/10)

27. Më prit (4/10)

28. Ajër (4/10)

29. Unë (4/10)

30. Mbinatyrale (3/10)

31. Evol (2/10) (oh gawd the intonation <_< )

 

Overall: 5.35/10

Top 5: 7/10

 

This edition felt kinda weak ngl. Përsëritja definitely lives up its hype though!

 

Mars correctly didn't deserve a prize para mi x Zemrën n'dorë is not as bad as some people said though the artist is in a bit of controversy :thinking:

Revamp out

 

Killed with autotune. Sad times.

this will flop bad!!!

The revamp killed all identity that had in the Albanian version. A 4/10 now for me :(

It wasn’t a fave for me anyway but this is kind of one of the worst revamps like… ever? :lol: