Tonight is the OFFICIAL start of Eurovision 2017 season with the first semi of Festivali i Këngës from the Palace of Congress in Tirana
The show is hosted by Ledina Çelo (Eurovision 2005) & Kasem Hoxha. Tonight, 12 singers will perform their song, but we will not know the results until after the second semi-final tomorrow. After both semi-finals have been held an “expert” jury will select 8 songs for the final, a public jury will select 3 songs & a media jury will select 3 songs, making a total of 16 songs in the final, which will be held on Friday 23 December.
Here’s tonight’sline-up (Running order to be confirmed:)
- Flaka Krelani- Osiris (Osiris)
- Xhejni Lito – Pritja (Waiting
- Genc Salihu – Këtu (Here)
- Erlind Zeraliu – Dhimbja e gëzimit (The pain of happiness)
- Xhesika Polo – Eva jam unë (I am Eva)
- Festina Mejzini – Atje lart (Up there)
- Edea Demaliaj – Besoj në ëndrra (I believe in dreams)
- Neki Emra – Dashuri dhe urrejtje(Love and hate)
- Yll Limani – Shiu (The rain)
- Franc Koruni Macka (Kitty)
- Orges Toçe – Shi diamantësh(Diamond rain)
- Lynx – Sot (Today)
Join us LIVE from 2030 CET where we’ll be blogging all the action! Faleminderit!
You can also watch the show LIVE on TVSH at http://rtsh.al/rtsh-live/RTSH-HD.html
LYNX by far the best act tonight – only other artist with any chance of winning FiK from this SF is Yll Limani
Yay! Olta Boka. She sang my favourite Albanian entry. 2008 ♡
She’s a giant next to him!
I love the Albanian orchestra.
This could be a long night with the snippets from FiK past, unless they are spreading them over the three nights 😉
These shows usually go on for quite a long time and with some “dead time” with only talking and such. Not very well organised, but that’s the charm I guess 😉