Albania: Arilena Ara the first name for Festivali i Këngës 2019?
Since May, RTSH, Albanian public broadcaster, had announced that the subscriptions for « Festivali i Këngës 2019 » begin but without confirming the country’s participation in the upcoming ESC.
« Festivali i Këngës » is used as the Albania’s selection method, which the country’s representative at Eurovision come of from. There have been many of the great names of national artists and not only, but also this show is the first national final of the year for each annual Eurovision.
In the last few hours, on various news sites and in social media, the news that a great name of the Albanian scene and a craving for many fans are preparing their song for the upcoming Festivali i Këngës is being circulated.
The reason for Arilena Ara, which is currently enjoying her vacation in the US, while preparing her song with which she will participate in Festivali i Këngës. If the news is true, it is a participation that surely all the fans are waiting for in anxiety and feeling, while at the same time it is the big favorite who wants to travel to the Netherlands.
Arilena Ara, became known through the children’s song contest “Little Genius”, where she took third place. Later, she participated in the second version of the music contest, « The X-Factor », in the 2012-2013 season. From the very beginning, she impressed by the audience and the committee, with Arilena finally managing to be a great winner of the show. Since then, her career has sprung up. One success succeeded the other with its reputation spreading to other countries, such as Romania and Russia, where her song « Nëntori » conquered the charts. Finally, she is one of three judges at « The Voice Kids Albania ».
We just wait for this reputation to be confirmed!
Source: CNA City News Albania, Prive.al, Eurovision Kosovo