Smoke and a wind machine accompany Anxhela Peristeri during her performance. A lot of red and black make it clear that this is Albania, in addition to the fact that Anxhela sings in her own language. Anxhela surprises with her strong-voiced ballad, perhaps one of the best of the festival.
The Swiss contestant Gjon’s Tears is actually called Gjon Muharremaj. He is a Kosovar Albanian, but born in Friborg, Switzerland. When he was 12 he took part in Albanians Got Talent, a year later in the show’s Swiss sister. In 2019 he participated in The Voice. Gjon’s Tears would participate
Traditionally, the national song contest Festival i Këngës is the preselection for Albania in the ESC. This year it was won by Anxhela Peristeri. This singer already participated in Festival i Këngës in 2001, released a number of singles, entered a beauty pageant did not manage to remain succesful… until
The Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, “Karma”, was already chosen in december. Today, Anxhela Peristeri presented a revamped version. Do you like it? Albania will perform in the 2nd half of semifinal 2.
© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameAnxela Peristeri Born24 march 1986 Nationality🇦🇱 Albanian National SelectionFestivali i Këngës 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongKarma (2021) Biography Anxhela Peristeri, (born in Korça, is a well-known singer and songwriter. She got her first lessons in her hometown, she finished art high school in Tirana,
The Eurovision Song Contest will take place in May without too many changes, organizer Sietse Bakker hopes. But what the contest will look like exactly is still unclear. The decision about this will be made in mid-February, says Bakker. Last year, four scenarios were made, varying from a ‘normal’ festival
The first contestant for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is known. Tonight, Anxhela Peristeri won Festival i Këngës, the Albanian national selection. The entire top-3 is: 1.Anxhela Peristeri – “Karma”2.Sardi Strugaj – “Kam me t’ba me kajt”3.Festina Mejzini – “Kush je ti dashuri” It is not known whether the song
Tonight is the night, Albania will decide. That means, tonight we will know the first song for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The song will be chosen out of 18 entries. It will, again if there is no delay, start at 20.35 CET. The show can be watched here. The
Yesterday, the first presentation of the 25 Albanian semifinalists could be seen and heard live on television. Tonight, the same 25 songs will be presented, but now accoustic. You can watch the show at 20.35 here. That means, if there is no delay like yesterday. However, the results are already
Tonight, the Albanian national final Festival i Këngës will start. This year, it will be a 3-day event with the same songs presented all 3 evenings. Due to COVID-19, Albanian television decided to have the contest in the open air. The three shows have been prerecorded, only the results coming