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The organizers of the Albanian Festivali I Këngës music festival have announced the titles and names of the artists who will participate in the Edition by the end of this year. The finale of the preliminary round of Albania will be held on december 27.

Festivali I Këngës has been around since 1962. Since the 2003 Edition of the festival also acts as Albanian Eurovision heat. Among the candidates this year are as usual a few candidates who ever participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. Luiz Ejlli took part in 2006, while Adrian Lulgjuraj his chance ventured into 2013. Neither of the two reached the final.

The semifinals will be held on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 december. On Sunday 27 december there is the final. How many songs there every time by going to the finals and or the result again just by members of the jury will be determined, is still unknown.

Candidates of the first semi-final (Friday 25 december):

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. Edea Demaliaj – Era
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

Candidates of the second semifinal (Saturday 26 december):

01. Kristi Popa – Ajo çfarë ndjej
Rezarta Smaja – Klodian Kaçani 02. & përjetësi në Habeeb Rahman
03. Revolt Klan – Dashurinë s’e gjejmë dot
04. Jozefina Simoni – Një det me ty
05. Andi vazhdon më të ngrohë Tanko – Dielli
06. Zhula – Niku & Entela Muza
07. Gabriel Tukiçi – Sa të dashuroj
08. Evans Rama – Flakë
09. Besa Krasniqi – zemrën Liroje
10. Enxhi N – Ibrahim
11. Flaka Kalombo – S’je për mua
12. Renis Galbreath – Ato që s’ti them dot
13. Lindi mrekulli Për një Islami –
14. Eneda Tarifa – Përrallë
15. Henry Musabelliu – Ndodh edhe kështu

The winner of Festivali I Këngës the meanwhile 54th goes to the Eurovision song contest. To the song itself tinkering the Albanians usually get some. Elhaida Dani won last year the national heat with Diell, but eventually I’m Aliveshe sang in Vienna. The composer of that first number retired namely Elhaida looking back which had to go to another song. In the final, she eventually the seventeenth place.

The promo for the festival is launched in the meantime: