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Norway: These are the contestants of Melodi Grand Prix 2023!

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A short while ago, Norway’s public television, NRK, announced the artists who are going to participate in this year’s Melodi Grand Prix in order to compete for the country’s representation at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

The 21 artists have been selected since November and have been divided into three semi-finals as follows:

First Semi-Final

  1. Ulrikke Brandstorp – “Honestly“
  2. Erik Næss – “Wave“
  3. Kate Gullbrandsen – “Tårer i paradis“
  4. Rasmus Thall – “TRESKO“
  5. Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings“
  6. Byron Williams Jr & Jowst – “Freaky For The Weekend“
  7. Umami Tsunami featuring Kyle Alessandro, Kristian Haugstøyl & Magnus Winjum – “Geronimo“

Second Semi-Final

  1. Sandra Lyng – “Drøm d bort“
  2. JONE – “Ekko Inni Meg“
  3. Swing’it – “Prohibition“
  4. Ella – “Waist“
  5. Alejandro Fuentes – “Fuego“
  6. Bjørn Olav Edvardsen – “Turn Off My Heart“
  7. Elsie Bay – “Love You in a Dream“

Third Semi-Final

  1. Skrellex – “Love Again“
  2. Tiril Beisland – “Break It“
  3. Akuvi – “Triumph“
  4. Atle Pettersen – “Masterpiece“
  5. Eline Thorp – “Not Meant to Be“
  6. Maria Celin – “Freya“
  7. Stig van Eijk – “Someday“

Among the artists we see MGP 2020 winner Ulrikke who had confirmed her return to the music competition a long ago, as well as MGP 1987 winner Kate Gullbrandsen, Elsie Bay who was one of the most talked about entries for MGP 2022 and MGP 1999 winner Stig van Eijk.

As a reminder, this year’s Melodi Gran Prix will be quite different from the previous ones, as there will be no duels or second chance rounds. Three artists will qualify from each semi-final in which only the Norwegian TV audience will vote, while the final will for the first time since 2019 feature an international jury that will determine 50% of the result.

The songs will be published each Monday before the semi-final in which they are to compete. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will take place at the Spectrum in Trondheim with Arian Engebø and Stian Thorbjørnsen as presenters. The schedule is as follows:

  • First Semi-Final: January 14th
  • Second Semi-Final: January 21st
  • Third Semi-Final: January 28th
  • Grand Final: February 4th

Previous MGP winners and Norway’s representatives at Eurovision 2022 were Subwoolfer with their song “Give That Wolf a Banana” and finished 10th in the Grand Final, continuing the country’s qualification streak for the fifth year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCU2rQyDeY

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

Israel: Is Noa Kirel’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in danger? | The message of EBU’s General Director to the country’s prim minister!

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In a previous article we informed you about Israel’s possible abscence in Eurovision 2023, as the country’s government thinks about shutting down the public broadcaster and specifically its news department.

If this ends up happening, then the channel will not no longer meet its commitment to a full range of programming as public service media, putting in doubt its eligibility for EBU membership and ability to take part in major events such as the Eurovision Song Contest.

The EBU’s Director General, Noel Curran, has expressed his concern about threats to the integrity and independence of Israeli national public broadcaster, KAN, in a letter to the country’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu:

“Independent news and information form an integral component of public service media organizations and make a key contribution to media pluralism in well-functioning democracies…. With the primary interest of the public in mind, that directly funds KAN, we trust the new government will also safeguard the independence of KAN and enable it to continue to fulfil its mission in democratic society.”

General Director Curran, finished his letter by saying:

“The EBU’s responsibility is to ensure that it supports all our Members in their mission to serve the interests of the general public in the best possible manner. These developments risk undermining KAN’s capability to meet its commitments as a member of our international alliance of public service media organizations.”

Causing particular concern were recent remarks by the country’s Communications Minister, Shlomo Karhi, that challenged the freedom of the press and threatened to shut down KAN’s news operation. In a radio interview, he stated that:

“The public shouldn’t fund one particular channel, there should not be public broadcasting.”

Since its creation in 2017, KAN’s television, radio and online offer has included a diverse range of news and information, entertainment, cultural and educational content. Its membership of the EBU also enables the broadcaster to benefit from world-class sports rights, including the 2022 World Cup, and live entertainment, notably the Eurovision Song Contest that was organized by KAN in 2019, following Israel’s win the previous year.

Back in 2017, the then Israeli government had issued statements showing intent to dismantle KAN’s news operation. These were finally abandoned when the EBU insisted on this being a condition of the Israeli broadcaster’s hosting of the 2019 Song Contest.

In the end, we would like to remind you that Israel had already confirmed its taking part in Eurovision 2023 back in March 2022 and has selcted Noa Kirel internally as their representative. Will the young singer be able to perform on Liverpool’s stage?

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Israeli participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: ebu.ch

Azerbaijan: More than 200 songs submitted for Eurovision 2023!

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Some time ago Ictimai, the public broadcaster of Azerbaijan, begun searching for their new representative in Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

After an open call to artists and composers, the country is once again set to choose its representative for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool through an internal selection. Those interested could send their performances, their demos or new songs exclusively for Eurovision to the channel, until yesterday, December 31.

The invitation of the public broadcaster, was of great interest to many composers and artists, as more than 200 songs were submitted to represent the country!

Vasif Mammadov, the Head of Delegation of Azerbaijan, spoke about the upcoming contest and mentioned that most of the 200 songs submitted belong to foreign composers:

“Our goal and desire with this is to have local composer’s music featured in competition. Based on the selection process, if local and foreign song meet the same criteria, we will prefer local song. That is, we really want the music of Azerbaijani composer to be played in the competition. Let’s demonstrate that we also have talented composers. I hope this can serve as a stimulus for years to come. Finally, in May we can use the phrase “we did our best” with peace of mind. It should be noted that the choice of song and representative is expected to be completed by the end of January.”

Apparently despite the great interest of foreign composers, the country intends to work with composers from Azerbaijan this year.

Nadir Rustamli represented Azerbaijan in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin with the song “Fade to Black” and ended up in 16th place in the Grand Final with a total of 106 points. On the same time he is the first artist to qualify for the Grand Final while getting zero points from televote in the semi-final.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Azerbaijani participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Malta: Listen to snippets from the MESC 2023 songs!

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Malta’s public television, TVM, has decided to hold a national final to select its entry for Eurovision 2023. Thus, MESC is back for another year.

We already know the 40 artists and songwriters that will compete in the MESC 2023 semi-finals.

A short while ago, snippets of the songs that will compete for the country’s representation in Liverpool were revealed through Malta’s social media for Eurovision.

You can listen to the nominated songs in the list below by clicking on the song titles:

  1. Aidan – “Reġina”
  2. Andre’ – “Broken Hill”
  3. Bradley Debono – “Blackout”
  4. Brooke – “Checkmate”
  5. Cheryl Balzan – “La La Land”
  6. Chris Grech – “Indescribable”
  7. Christian Arding – “Eku ċar”
  8. Clintess – “Lura qatt”
  9. Dan – “It’ll Be OK”
  10. Dario – “Pawn in a Game”
  11. Dario Bezzina – “Bridle Road”
  12. Dominic and Anna – “Whatever Wind May Blow”
  13. Eliana Gomez Blanco – “Guess What”
  14. Fabrizio Faniello – “Try to Be Better”
  15. Francesca Sciberras – “Masquerade”
  16. Geo Debono – “The Mirror”
  17. Giada – “I Depend on You”
  18. Greta Tude – “Sound of My Stilettos”
  19. Haley – “Tik Tok”
  20. Ian “On My Own”
  21. Jake – “Love You Like That”
  22. James Louis – “Dream”
  23. Jason Scerri “Anything Can Happen”
  24. Jessika – “Unapologetic”
  25. John Galea – “Trailblazer”
  26. Kirstie – “Girls Get Down”
  27. Klinsmann – “Piranha”
  28. Lyndsay – “Haunted”
  29. Maria Christina – “Our Flame”
  30. Maria Debono – “X’allegrija”
  31. Marie Claire – “Thankful”
  32. Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Tears”
  33. Matt Blxck – “Up”
  34. Maxine Pace – “Alone”
  35. Mikhail – “Leħen fiċ-ċpar”
  36. Nathan – “Creeping Walls”
  37. Ryan Hili – “In the Silence”
  38. Stefan – “Heartbreaker”
  39. Stefan Xuereb – “What Do You Want?”
  40. The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)”

Among them, we find, first of all, Brooke who has tried to represent the country in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and although the fanatics of the competition strongly supported her, she did not manage to succeed. Two contestants of last year’s MESC, MATT BLXCK and Aidan are back, while we also have three past representatives, Fabrizio Faniello (Malta 2001 and 2006), Jessica (San Marino 2018) as well as Eliana Gomez Blanco who represented her country at Junior Eurovision 2019.

The 24 songs that will qualify for the semi-final will be selected from four heats through public and jury voting. In the Semi-Final, the 16 finalists will be selected to compete in the Grand Final.

Through a draw, it was determined that the first song that will be featured in the first heat is Hailey‘s “Tik Tok“, while the last song to compete in the fourth heat will be Maria Cristina‘s “Our Flame“.

The schedule of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is as follows:

  • Heat 1 – January 13th
  • Heat 2 – January 20th
  • Heat 3 – January 27th
  • Heat 4 – February 3rd
  • Semi-Final – February 9th
  • Grand Final – February 11th

Finally, the slogan of MESC 2023, entitled “LET US SHINE“, was announced.

Did you pick out any of the songs from MESC 2023? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Malta’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

United Kingdom: The BBC ready to take over the organization for Eurovision 2024!

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In the latest episode of the Euro Trip podcast, Eurovision 2023 executive producer Andrew Cartmell was a guest.

The producer of this year’s contest spoke about the preparations for the event which will take place in May in Liverpool, the plans for the selection of the next participation of the United Kingdom, but also the intention to undertake the event again for 2024!

“We are now in the production phase of the three live shows. The most important thing – regardless of the final result – is the quality of the performance and the song.

Of course we would like to get along. It would be amazing to be in the top ten or top five, why not win? We have to do this every year. We have to go in wanting to win. Nobody says, ‘Don’t win it, you can’t host it twice.”

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Liverpool and more specifically at the M&S Bank Arena.

The first Semi-Final will be played on Tuesday 9 May, the second Semi-Final on Thursday 11 May and the Grand Final on Saturday 13 May 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0hqX_92zI

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates in Eurovision 2023!

Source: eurotrippodcast.com

Lithuania: Lina Štalytė disqualified from Pabandom iš naujo 2023!

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A few hours ago LRT, the public broadcaster of Lithuania, announced that Lina Štalytė, a competitor in their national final for Eurovision 2023, is officially out of the contest.

According to LRT, Lina’s song “My Body”, had already been released in 2020, something that is against the rules of the contest, as songs that are eligible to compete in Eurovision 2023, shouldn’t have been released or performed publicly, prior to September 1st, 2022.

For the contest to go on now, somebody has to take Lina Štalytė’s spot, and this will be The PiXLES with their song “Šaukt“.

So this is the new list of Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 competitors:

  1. Agnė – “New Start”
  2. Aistė Pilvelytė – “We’re Not Running”
  3. Alen Chicco – “Do You”
  4. Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys – “Sėdi ir važiuoji”
  5. Baiba – “When the Lights Go Out”
  6. Beatrich – “Like a Movie”
  7. Donata – “Dreamer”
  8. Gabrielius Vagelis – ”Šauksmas”
  9. Gebrasy – “Saw Your Ghost”
  10. Il Senso – “Sparnai”
  11. I. T. – “Žinau, tai tu”
  12. Joseph June – “Vacuum”
  13. Justa Rubežiūtė – “When I’ll Find”
  14. Justė Kraujelytė – “ESC Need More Fun”
  15. Justin 3 feat. Dj AugustYno – “Not Giving Up”
  16. Luknė – “Paradise”
  17. Mario Junes – “Do What You Do”
  18. Matt Len – “Midnight Train”
  19. Melona – “Song Of Whispers”
  20. Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
  21. MoonBee – “Rumor”
  22. Multiks – “London”
  23. NOY – “Destiny’s Child”
  24. Paulina Paukštaitytė – “Let Me Think About Me”
  25. Petunija – “Love Of My Life”
  26. Rūta MUR – “So Low”
  27. The PiXLES – “Šaukt”
  28. Viktorija Faith – “If You Ever Miss Me”
  29. Voldemaras Petersonas – “Things”
  30. W.I – “You Can Not”

We remind yu that the competing artists in Papandom iš Naujo can release their songs from the moment of their selection up until the day of the first Heat in January 21. Papandom iš Naujo 2023 will take place with two Heats, two semi-finals and the grand final. These are the exact days:

  • First Heat – January 21
  • Second Heat – 28 Ιανουαρίου
  • First Semi-Final – February 4
  • Second Semi-Final – February 11
  • Grand Final – February 18

The last winner of Pabandom iš Naujo and Lithuania’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Monika Liu with the song “Sentimemtai” and ended up in 14th place with 128 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Lithuanian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: lrt.lt

Portugal: The is the allocation draw for the semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2023!

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Just a while ago, the publiv broadcaster of Portugal,RTP, revealed the allocation of the 20 competing artists, in the two semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2023!

The wel-known Portuguese music festival will return for another year and the winner and country’s representative in Eurovision 2023, will be decided through two semi-final rounds and the Grand Final. This is how the semi-finas look like, after the allocation draw took place in the headquarters of RTP:

Fisrt Semi-Final

  1. April Ivy
  2. Churky
  3. Cláudia Pascoal
  4. Jacinta
  5. Mimicat
  6. MOYAH
  7. NEOH SOHO
  8. Quim Albergaria
  9. SAL
  10. You Can’t Win Charlie Brown

Second Semi-Final

  1. André Henriques
  2. Bandua
  3. Bárbara Tinoco
  4. Dapunksportif
  5. Edmundo Inácio
  6. Inês Apenas
  7. Ivandro
  8. Teresinha Landeiro
  9. The Happy Mess
  10. Voodoo Marmalade

We remind you that Festival da Canção 2023 will take place in Lisbon, on these days:

  • First Semi-Final : February 25, 2023
  • Second Semi-Final: March 5, 2023
  • Grand Final: March 11, 2023

The Grand Final will take place with 10 songs, and the winner will be decided by a combination of 50% public vote and 50% jury vote.

The previous winner of Festival da Canção and Portugal’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Maro with the song “saudade, saudade“ that ended up in 9th place of the Grand Final, keeping Portugal’s qualification streak for the second year in a row:

https://youtu.be/mZtbD47u6yI

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Portuguese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Albania: With Albina & Familja Kelmendi and “Duje” at Eurovision 2023!

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Festivali i Këngës 61 has just ended, having selected Albina & Familja Kelmendi with the song “Duje” as the big winners.

Once again the Albanian Public Television (RTSH) has chosen their participation in Eurovision through FiK. The grand final was held at Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana, with Arbana Osmani being the host. The 21 artists who made it to the final gave their best shot in order to claim the vote of the TV audience and the victory that would give them the ticket to Liverpool in May.

The 21 finalists were:

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

Results

Tonight on the last night of the Festival the first 3 prizes were awarded: first place, second place and third place. An award for young artists and alternative groups and a career award, were also awarded by the professional jury.

The professional jury was comprised of:

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

The Award for Young Artists and Alternative Groups was awarded to Erma Mici with the song “Kozmosi i dashurisë“.

The Career Award which was awarded by the professional jury was given to Rovena Dilo with the song “Motit“.

The 3rd place was won by 2 Farm with the song “Atomike“, the 2nd place by Albina & Familja Kelmendi with the song “Duje“ and the big winner of Festivali i Këngës 61 is Elsa Lila with the song “Evita“. Elsa Lila wins FiK for the third time, as she has also won both FiK 96 and FiK 97, and is one of the few artists having won the contest two years in a row.

After the Festivali i Këngës awards were given by the professional jury, the presenter announced the song that was exclusively selected by the TV audience’s vote via SMS and will represent Albania in Eurovision 2023. The winner that claimed the ticket to Liverpool is Albina & Familja Kelmendi with the song “Duje“.

Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest

In 2023 we will have Albania’s 20th participation in the competition, which debuted in 2004, with Anjeza Shahini and “The Image Of You” that reached the honorable seventh place! RTSH showed interest in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 as well. However, three other countries made their debut that year and Albania was not allowed to participate in the contest. In the following years, it managed to qualify ten times for the final and eight more times to stay in the semi-finals.

The best result Albania has ever achieved was in 2012 with Rona Nishliu and “Suus” finishing in fifth place.

Below is Albina & Familja Kelmendi‘s winning performance, with the song that will represent Albania at Eurovision 2023:

Watch the Eurovisionfun team react to Albina & Familja Kelmendi with the song  “Duje”, Albania’s entry for Eurovision 2023!

What do you think will be Albania’s fate at Eurovision 2023?

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

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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!

Albania: Watch the performances from the third night of FiK 61!

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The third night of Festivali i Këngës 61 through which Albania’s representative for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool will be selected, has been completed. Like the others, the third night was also held in Pallati i Kongreseve at Tirana, where we heard 16 duets consisting of “big” artists and legendary FiK artists performing adaptations of historic FiK songs with a live orchestra. Arbana Osmani is the presenter for FiK 61.

The participants

The duets that have performed at the third night of Festivali i Këngës 61 are:

  1. Lynx & Aleksander Gjoka – “Ecên në shi” (FiK 32, 1993)
  2. Enxhi Nasufi & Edea Demaliaj – “Mos qaj” (FiK 36, 1997)
  3. Evi Reçi & Rosela Giylbegu – “Të karkoj” (FiK 27, 1988)
  4. Petrit Çarkaxhiu & Bojken Lako – “Nothing is far” (FiK 38, 1999)
  5. Rezarta Smaja & Luan Zhegu – “A do te vish” (FiK 26, 1987)
  6. Sergio Hajdini & Kamela Islamaj – “Ne jemi tre” (FiK 4, 1965)
  7. Elsa Lila & Capital T – “Pyes lotin” (FiK 35, 1996)
  8. Fabian Basha & Eranda Libohova – “Kthehu për vehte për mua” (FiK 35, 1996)
  9. Rovena Dilo & Soni Malaj – “Ante i land sime” (FiK 39, 2000)
  10. Franc Koruni & Altin Goci – “Entrroi” (FiK 30, 1991)
  11. Fifi & Flori Mumajesi – “Larg u largova” (FIK 32, 1993)
  12. Albina Kelmendi & Josif Gjipali – “Na lini të jetoamên” (FiK 30, 1991)
  13. Manjola Nallbani & Eneda Tarifa – “Kur e humba një ľorija” (FiK 32, 1993)
  14. 2 Farm & Redon Makashi – “Dikur luaja me saksin e saj” (FiK 33, 1994)
  15. Alban Kondi & Lore & West Side Family – “Jehonë” (FiK 47, 2008)
  16. Gjergj Kaçinari & Elhaida Dani – “Late night” (FiK 11, 1972)

For an encore, Kalush Orchestra performed an adaptation of their Eurovision 2022 winning song, “Stefania”.

We remind you that the artists we are going to see tomorrow 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”

We remind you that 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 final of Festivali i Këngës 61 will be held on Thursday, December 22nd at 22:00 EET where we are going to meet the next Albanian representative.

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