🇦🇱 Besa Kokëdhima represents Albania

Besa Kokhëdima represents Albania with the song “Zemrën n’dorë “. The song was chosen by televoting out of all the participating songs from Festivali i Këngës, the national song contest in Albania. Besa wrote the song together with Kledi Bahiti and Rozana Radi. The winner of the contest itself was Mal Retkoceri.

These are, as far as we know, the results of the contest:

  1. Mal Retkoceri, “Çmendur”
  2. Tiri Gjoci, “Në ënderr”
  3. Shpat Deda, “S’mund t’fitoj pa ty”

other songs in the final:

  • Kastro Zino, “2073”
  • Erina & The Elementals, “Jeten n’skaj”
  • Melodajn Mancaku, “Nuk jemi më”
  • Kleansa Susaj, “Pikture”
  • Irma Lepuri, “Me prit”
  • Festina Mejzini, “Melos”
  • Eldis Arrnjeti, “Nje kujtim”
  • Martina Serreqi, “Vetem ty”
  • Besa Krasniqi, “Esenciale”
  • Sergio Hajdini, “Uragan”
  • Olimpia Smajlaj, “Saj”
  • Anduel Kovaci, “Nan”
  • Michela Paluca, “Për veten”
  • PeterPan Quartet, “Nje here”
  • Besa Kokëdhima, “Zemrën n’dorë”
  • Arsi Bako, “Sgjohu”
  • Elsa Lila, “Mars”
  • Andi Tanko, “Herë pas here”
  • Big Basta & Vesa Luma, “Mbinatyrale”

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