Jonida Maliqi last night the 57th Festivali i këngës with her Ktheju tokës , a rather ethnic sounding entry that will stay in Albanian in Eurovision song contest 2019 in May - hooray for that! The topic of the song is coming back to a land, dealing with the hot issue of immigration. Jonida (36) is a seasoned singer and television host and this was her third time in the festival: 1999 as 13 year old she dueted with Aleksandër Rrapi in Planeti i fëmijëve placing 2nd. She made her solo debut in 2004 with Frikem se më pëlqen placing 3rd. Now she got the main trophy with Ktheju tokës . (That makes a bit like Italian Giorgia in Sanremo having collected one of each top-3 trophies) This blogger was rather confused after the list of finalist as most my favorites were out. I may have not paid much attention to Jonida as I thought it's a bit simil ethno, but she made the song alive on stage and it's a deserved win and something Albanians can be proud of...