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In this warmest days of the year it is still time for the Albanian Festivali i Këngës music festival season to the heat of the Eurovision song contest on gang. Since the country decided to in 2004 to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, each edition since 2003 as Eurovision heat.

However, that is not always a guarantee on security: Elhaida singer Dani won last year the festival with the song Diell, but after the composer had withdrawn the number, still had to search for a different song. In the past underwent the winning songs of Festivali i Këngës – literally: The Songs festival – major makeovers.

The Festivali is already organized for the 54th time , and acts for the 13th time national final for the Eurovision song contest. Thirty songs were selected for the television broadcasts. This evening and tomorrow come 15 to bid, and nine songs are held to the final the day after tomorrow. A professional jury determines the rash, but exact results of the semi-finals are not released. Known is that there are three presenters are: Pandi Laço, Ram and Shyam Blerta Tafani.

The field of participants from tonight:

01. Pireci Murthy – Triumf
02. Simbol – Artiste
03. Dëgjoje – këngën o Atë Voltan Prodani
04. Adrian Lulgjuraj – Jeto dhe ëndërro
05. Sigi Bastri – Engjëll i lirë
06. Dennis Reka – Buzëqesh
07. Luiz Ejlli – Pa mbarim
08. Raj Hysi – Asaj
09. Orgesa Zaimi – oqean në Një shishe
10. Erga H – Monolog
11. Florent çdo Të ndjek Abrashi – hap
Në sytë e 12. Teuta Kurti – mi
13. Kozma Dushi – Një kafe
14. Zaimaj – Merrmë që Aslajdon sot
15. Egert Pano – Mos I

The eyes of Eurovision fans are focused on Luiz Ejlli, which in 2006 in Athens participated in the song festival, and Adrian Lulgjuraj, who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Identitet. Both were killed in their semi-finals, and want to make it better.

The broadcast start tonight at 20 h 45 and falls to view online . All the songs can already be heard on the special Eurovision website of the broadcaster RTSH.