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 she made a comeback in 2014. She participated in several shows, and with this “Karma” she finally won Festival i Këngës.

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🇦🇹 Hostcountry Austria selects a song
Hostcountry Austria will select a song tonight. The country will do so via the show ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich”. Twelve songs will compete. A jury and televote will decide the winner. The show starts tonight at 20:15 CET and you can watch it at ORF1 and on YouTube. final date: 20 FebruaryPlace: ORF-Zentrum Kuniglberg, ViennaHosts: Alice Tumler & Cesár Sampson * Anna-Sophie Superhuman l & m: Anna-Sophie Heibl, Guiliano Sannicandro & Jonas Strondl * Bamlak Werner We Are Not Just One Thing l: Bamlak Werner & Dominik Wendl m: Bamlak Werner & Elias Stejskal * Cosmó Tanzschein l & m: Benjamin Gedeon (Cosmó), Elias Stejskal & Ella Stern * David Kurt Pockets Full Of Snow l: David Kopelent (David Kurt) m : David Kopelent & Fabian Hainzl * Frevd Riddle l & m: Alvin Ehrnberger, Andreas Wöckinger, Christopher Stummer, Florian Rauscher & Lukas Mantsch * Julia Steen Julia l & m: Bob Inski, Danielle Lamb, Ela Steinmetz & Julia Wastian * Kayla Krystin I brenn l & m: Gregor Glanz, Kayla Krystin & Manuel Stix * Lena Schaur Painted Reality l: Lena Schaur m: Lena Schaur, Michael Oberhauser & Thomas Tolloy * Nikotin Unsterblich l: Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga m: Dominic Muhrer, Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga * Philip Piller Das Leben ist Kunst l & m: Julia Kautz, Lukas Hillebrand & Philip Piller * Reverend Stomp Mescalero Ranger l: Christoph Mooser m: Christoph Mooser, Florian Strober, Franz Gies & Tobias Voges * Sidrit Vokshi Wenn ich rauche l & m: David Slomo, Sidrit Vokshi & Thomas Kröss