Albania decides tonight

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 contestants are:

  • Anxhela Peristeri – “Karma”
  • Devis Xherahu – “Peng”
  • Durim Morina (Mirud) – “Nëse vdes”
  • Era Rusi – “Zjarri im”
  • Evi Reçi -“Tjerr”
  • Festina Mejzini – “Kush je ti dashuri”
  • Florent Abrashi – “Vajzë”
  • Gigliola Haveriku – “E lirë”
  • Gjergj Kaçinari -“Më jep jetë”
  • Inis Neziri – “Pendesë”
  • Kamela Islamaj – “Kujtimet s’kanë formë”
  • Klevis Bega (Kastro Ziso) – “Vallja e jetës”
  • Orgesa Zaimi – “Valixhja e kujtimeve”
  • Rosela Gjylbegu – “Vashëzo”
  • Sardi Strugaj – “Kam me t’ba me kajt”
  • Viktor Tahiraj – “Nënë”
  • Wendi Mancaku – “Si ajo”
  • Xhesika Polo – “Më mbron”

Devis Xherahu took part in the 2008 and 2020 contest.
Mirud was involved in 2019.
Era Rusi was there in 2006, 2009 and 2020.
Festina Mejzini sang a song in 2017.
Iris Nezini was involved in the 2018 final.
Kamela Islamaj was in the contest in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2020.
Kastro Zizo could be seen in the 2020 semifinal.
Orgesa Zaimi took part in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Rosela Gjylbegu took part longer ago: in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2013.
Wendi Mancaku was there in 2020.
Xhesika Polo was involved in 2017 and 2018.

Note that Gjergj Kaçinari was at the Eurovision stage in 2017 as a backing vocal for Lindita, Rosela Gjylbegu supported Anjeza Shahini in 2004 and Wendi Mancaku joined Jonida Maliqi in 2019.

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