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EUROVISION 2025 ALBANIA: FESTIVALI I KENGES 2024 - LISTEN TO THE ENTRIES


The 63rd Festivali i Këngës will be held between December 19 to 22. Two semi-finals will be held before Nostalgia night on 21 the grand final being staged on 22. 
A total of 85 submissions arrived to RTSH and a special committee chose these 30 for the festival line up, one of them becoming then the Eurovision song contest 2025 entry for Albania in Basel, Switzerland next May. Among them fan favorite Elvana Gjata and last year's winner Mal Retkoceri who didn't though get the ticket to Malmö as the Eurovision entry was chosen by televote and it was Besa instead. But that's apparently past now and there will be only one winner again.
One third of the artists have participated before.
Click below for the sing titles for lyric videos. And of course there's my first time hearing ranking :-)
Is it me or if this maybe the best FiK ever?

Finalists marked with F

Semi-final 1 - December 19:

Orgesa Zaimi - I parë  F
Erma Mici - Mbaje
Luna Çausholli - Qiell apo ferr
Ronaldo Mesuli - N'zemër
Mihallaq Andrea - Porositë e babait
Kejsi Jazxhi - Kur bota hesht F
Lorenc Hasrama - Frymë F
Jet - Gjallë F
Djemtë e Detit - Larg F
Nita Latifi - Zemrës F
Martina Serreqi - Nëse qaj
Alis Kallacej - Mjegull F
Kleansa Susaj - Ta dija
Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm F
Ardit Çun - Amane F

Semi-final 2 - December 20:

Mal Retkoceri - Antihero F
Klea Dina - Dashuri ndiej
Devis Xherahu - Ka momente
Vesa Smolica - Lutem F
Algert Sala - Bosh F
Gresa Gjocera - E vërteta
Frensi Revania - Rreziko
Endrik Beba - Ishe ti
Laorjan Eljji & Adelina Corraj - A thu
Santino de Bartolo - Kur nata vjen si bora
Rea Nuhu - Sot
Elvana Gjata - Karnaval F
Stine - E kishim nis F
Gjergj Kaçinari - Larg jetës pa ty F




Orgesa Zaimi (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) - I parë *
Devis Xheharu (2008, 2020, 2021) - Ka momente ****
Gjergj Kaçinari (2021, 2022, 2023) - Larg jetës pa ty ***
Elvana Gjata 2004, 2020) - Karnaval ****
Erma Mici (2023) - Mbaje **
Kleansa Susaj (2024) - Ta dija ***
Luna Çausholli (2023) - Qiell apo ferr ***
Mal Retkoceri (2024) - Antihero *
Martina Serraqi (2024) - Nese qaj ***
Santino De Bartolo (2024) - Kur nata vjen si bora *
Algert Sala - Bosh ***
Alis Kallacej - Mjekull *
Ardit Çuni - Amane ***
Djemtë e Detit - Larg **
Endrik Beba - Ishe ti ****
Epos Grup - Kurajo dhe Zjarr *
Frensi Revania - Rreziko **
Gresa Gjosera - E vërteta *
Jet - Gjallë ***
Kejsi Jazxhi - Kur bota hesht *
Laorjan Ejlli ft. Adelina Corraj - A thu **
Lorenc Hasrama - Frymë **
Mihallaq Andrea - Porositë e babait **
Nita Latifi - Zemrës **
Rea Nuhu - Sot *
Ronaldo Mesuli - N'zemër ***
Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm ***
Stine - E kishim nes  ****
Vesa Smolica- Lutem ***
Klea Dina - Dashuri ndiej **
Olsi Bylyku - Tupanët withdrawn

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