Albania: Tonight the grand final of Festivali i Këngës 61!

The big day for the selection of Albania’s representative at Eurovision 2023 has arrived. Tonight concludes the four-day celebration of Albanian music, with the 21 artists taking to the stage again at Pallati i Kongreseve for the fourth and final night of Festivali i Këngës 61.

The participants

21 artists take part in the grand final of FiK 61, with the big winner getting the ticket to Liverpool.

The 21 participants that will perform at the grand final of Festivali i Këngës 61 are:

1. Enxhi Nasufi – “Burrë”
2. Erma Mici – “Kozmosi i dashurisë”
3. Fabian Basha – “Një gotë”
4. Fifi – “Stop”
5. Urban Band – “Në çdo hap”
6. 2 Farm – “Atomike”
7. Rezarta Smaja – “N’Eden”
8. Albina & Familja Kelmendi – “Duje”
9. Sergio Hajdini – “Vështirë”
10. Rovena Dilo – “Motit”
11. Melodajn Mancaku – “Gjysma e zemrës sime”
12. Gjergj Kaçinari – “Dje”
13. Franc Koruni – “Në pritje”
14. Petrit Çarkaxhiu – “Emri yt mirësi”
15. Elsa Lila – “Evita”
16. Gent Hoxha – “Ajër”
17. Evi Reçi – “Ma kthe”
18. Manjola Nallbani – “Dua”
19. Lynx – “Nëse ke besim”
20. Alban Kondi & Lore – “Melodi”
21. Vanesa Sono – “Aroma jonë”

Unlike previous editions, at FiK 61 the first prize of Festivali i Këngës will be determined from the professional jury and from a special media jury seen for the first time, while the song that will represent Albania in Eurovision 2023 will be selected with the televoting through SMS.

The professional jury is comprised of:

• Genc Saliu
• Alma Bektashi
• Zhani Ciko
• Rita Petro
• Elton Deda

Arbana Osmani is the presenter for FiK 61 and once again it will be held at the stage of Pallati i Kongreseve at Tirana.

The grand final of Festivali i Këngës 61 will be held today at 22:00 EET where we are going to meet the next Albanian representative. You can watch it live at the link below.

Tune in to our livestream at 23:15 EET for listening to our comments about the Festivali i Këngës 61 grand final and our opinion about the Albanian representative for Eurovision 2023! You can watch it here.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Albania’s participation in Eurovision 2023!