Olta Boka presents her new song

The Albanian representative from 2008 presented her new song today on "E diela shqiptare", with which she will take part in the "Kënga Magjike". Once again she competes with a ballad, this year with "Mbete një brengë". Like last year in Kënga Magjike, Olta's song is written by Pirro Çako (lyrics) and Adrian Hila (melody). Ilira Gashi, who, as AlbaVision reported earlier, is taking part in the Swiss Preselection with the group "The Colors & Ilira", also presented her song.

Olta Boka is the third former Eurovision participant to present her song fo the Kënga Magjike this year. As previously reported, Juliana Pasha and Luiz Ejlli are also taking part in this years edition, with the song "Sa e shite zemrën".

You can take a look at the song here:

What do you think of the song? Leave a comment and tell us what you think!

Shemsi Mushkolaj tries luck in the Netherlands

In 2002, an young woman from Kosovo took part in the German National Final as a part of the duo "Unity 2" in 2002. Shemsi Mushkolaj was a little star in Germany in the 2000s and even landed a hit in the US with the single "Say you will be mine". She is the first Kosovo-Albanian to appear in both VIVA and MTV  music channels. It was after the fail to represent Germany, where she grew up in Dortmund, that she stopped her musical career and chose "normal" life.
Some years ago she moved to the Netherlands where she works as a German teacher until today.


Shemsi at the German National Final 2002

Now, at an age of 28 years, she showed up in a talent show in Netherlands and experiences a great comeback in the dutch show "Voice of Holland", the dutch equivalent to X-Factor where she seems to be one great favourite.
Maybe we will see her on the ESC-scene again for the Netherlands one day. Her career at least is on a good way at the moment.

Shemsi's appearance in "Voice of Holland"

Albavision becomes AlbaVision

On our search for the right look of our page and the best message to describe the blog and make it as attractive as possible, we are finally on step further. Above you can see our new logo and the font we chose for the heading. We will of course stick to our new slogan "AV - serving you with the latest news around the Albanian Eurovision scnen and more" and go on bringing every news to you we can find.

The new logo

The Festivali i këngës draws nearer and nearer and we are proud to be ready for it, wait for more big news to come from our side. The big blog picture will be redesigned too in some time, probably when we know the next Albanian representative for Düsseldorf.

Why did we chose this font? 

We wanted to find something memorable, something that makes you immediately come to think of Albavision.tk. The symbol for AV you can see on the right seemed to fit perfectly to our criteria.

We hope you like the new look of the page, more to come for sure!

No Albanian for Italy's possible return

Dorina Leka, who was born on 4th February 1986 in Tirana and currently lives with her family in Trieste in Italy and works as a Webdesigner, had to leave the Italian X-Factor show after the 7th show on Tuesday. She was competing in the category "Female 16-24". The X-Factor winner is said to be the representative of Italy at the ESC 2011 in Germany, IF Italy returns.

Dorina Leka

Whether Italy makes a comeback at the Eurovision Songcontest in Düsseldorf is more likely than ever, yet not sure. The only Albanian in the Italian X-Factor finals is out of the race and won't represent Italy for sure.
Let's see whether we hear news of her in some time.

Dorina Leka performs "Simply the best" at X-Factor

Ledina Çelo is pregnant!

Ledina Çelo

Ledina Çelo, Albanian representative at the ESC 2005 in Kiew, is expecting her first baby. Since her marriage with Naim Kabashi, they live together in Germany. A baby was planned for a long time now, referring to old Interviews with Ledina, so one of her big wishes seems to finally come true. Ledina shows no preferences when it comes to the question of gender of the unborn and hasn't let herself be informed about it yet, only the health of the baby matters to her.

If the news about Ledina being back to Tirana to take part in many festivals as it was said thus may be false.
At least a come back to the ESC stage is rather unthinkable now.

No news in October?

News seem to be rare at the moment, but we still found some rather little ones of FiK stars :)
And of course we have some BIG NEWS coming very soon from our side.

The first news is from Teuta Kurti who took part several times in the Festivali i këngës these past years, unfortunately not too successful, though participating with wonderful songs. To the magazine SH2 she told that she is very soon going to be married. It will be a rather small, traditional wedding and kept intime with family and close friends only, so she said. The wedding should take place at the end of this year or beginning of the next.

Teuta Kurti & Flaka Krelani

And then we have Flaka Krelani, who spoke with Telegrafi.com about her found passion: Rock. "Rock is the adrenaline of the music. It fulfills me". She also always seems to end up wearing black in recent time, which has become her favourite colour and in which she feels just more comfortable. Her performance in FiK last year was quite rocky, will we see her back more extreme this time?

Flaka Krelani - Le të bëhet çfarë të doje (FiK '09)

Albanian Song in Swiss Preselction

Thius year's Swiss National Final is to be held even before the Albanian Festivali i këngës in December. Still the possibility of an Albanian song being chosen as the first ESC song in the National Final season is still possible.
A group called "The Colors & Ilira" send in a song to the Swiss Online preselection. The languages in the song "Home" are Albanian and 'Bern German'.

The Cover

10 songs of the Internet preselection will preoceed to the Swiss NF "Schweizer Repräsentant beim Song Contest 2011" on 11th December, maybe Ilira and the Colors belong to them. We will stay tuned on the outcome. It is to be decided by a jury, Internetusers and local Radio followers.

Listen to the song "Home" below. The song and the girl do reminds us a bit of Olta. Best of luck from our side.

Linda Halimi confirmed for Festivali i Këngës 49

One of last years participants is the first artist to confirm her participation in this years Albanian national final. The 21 year old Kosovar singer is also taking part in Kënga Magjike this year, but after many composers contacted her about taking part in Festivali i Këngës, she has decided to take part in both festivals, as Kejsi Tola did last year.

Linda tells about her participation to esctoday: "I am going to try again but this year I will be alone on stage. The song which I will enter Festivali i Këngës 49 is a sentimental ballade. Eurovision has always been my dream since when I was a child. I hope to be the country’s representative and to perform on that amazing stage".

The list of all the participants will be released next month. Genta Ismajli is also rumoured to be on the list, even though this hasn't been confirmed yet.


Linda at last years edition, together with Erti Hizmo, with the song "Nuk të dorëzohëm"

Cataluña calling

"Hello this is Arben, blogging the first time through the mobile service, testing for further articles. At thr moment I am in Barcelona for 4 more days. Apart from a first given name for FiK '10 luckily there are no big news. If so you will be straight informed by Ole. Thx hasta luego, Arben."

FiK stars nominated for 'Zhurma Show' Awards

On 20th October 2010 the 6th edition of the " Zhurma Show Awards" will be held in Prishtina. In this annual show, prizes are being awarded for the best music videos of Albanian stars. In the 20 categories many former participants of the Festivali i këngës are represented. One of the most nominated is Aurela Gaçe with the song "Origjinale" (Albavision Summerhit 2010). Also Blero, who sent in a song to FiK 2007 but later refused to take part for some reason, is highly nominated. Adrijan Gaxha, who represented Macedonia at the ESC in Belgradein 2008 is nominated once.
Below you see the categories and the nominees in which FiK particpants are represented:

Bold = FiK/ESC participant

(FiK '05) = Albanian NF in December '05 for Esc '06

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BEST ROCK

Alban Skenderaj (FiK '06, jury '07, host '09)- “Si më parë”
Argjentina - “Tip”
Troja - “Mbretnesha kohë”
The Grips Kthjellu - “Tonight is Your Night”
Vedat Ademi (FiK '08) - “Koha s’kthehet”

BEST POP FEMALE

Edona (FiK '05) - “Romanca”
Genta - “Shkune tune”
Kaltrina Selimi - Harrom”
Miriam Cani (FiK '05) - “Mos më ndal”
Mirsa Kërçeli - “Status quo”

BEST RnB MALE

Adrijan Gaxha (ESC '08 for Macedonia)- “E brenduar”
Aurora - “Dikur”
Blero (FiK '07) - “Nuk mundem pa ty”
Kastro Zizo - “Mullaga”
Stine - “Pse

BEST DANCE FEMALE

Aferdita Dreshaj – “Shumë Trafik”
Elvana Gjata (FiK '03) – “A Ke Ti Zemër” (AV Summerhit competition)
Vesa Luma (FiK '04/'07) – “Amanet”
Zaimina Vasjari – “Problem”
Zanfina Ismaili – “Vetëm Ti”

BEST DANCE MALE

Besart Halimi – “Ti nuk më ndjen”
Kastro Zizo & Blero feat Klevis – “Gjinkalla (remix)”
Mario Bischin ft Revolt Klan – “Id Love”
Mili ft. dj Zzap – “Ti Je Larg”
Nrg Band – “Atmosfera”

BEST POP-FOLK MALE

Alban Mehmeti – “Ti më Çmend”
Labi – “Mesazhi në Telefon”
Shpat Kasapi (FiK '04/'08) – “Mëkatare si Gjithmonë”

BEST FEMALE

Adelina Ismaili
Dafina Zeqiri
Elvana Gjata 

BEST MALE

Blero
Shpat Kasapi
Stine

BEST DUO - GROUP

2po2 ft. Tuna & Dafina Zeqiri – “Vibe”
Aurela Gaçe (FiK winner '99 & '01) feat Dr. Flori & Marsel – “Origjinale”
Dj. Jaz ft Hekuran Krasniqi & Legenda – “Çokollatë”
TDS ft. Nora – “Ka Je”
Tingulli Trent ft. Ermal Fejzullahu – “I Kom”

BEST SONG

Aurela Gaçe feat Dr. Flori & Marsel – “Origjinale” (AV Summerhit winner)
Labi – “Mesazhi në Telefon”
Mc Kresha – “Lej Flleshat”
Mimoza Shkodra – “Ndarja
Vesa Luma  – “Amanet”

BEST ALBUM

Blero – “Tara”
Edona Llalloshi – “Dilema”
Labi – “Padrejtësi në Dashuri”
Mc Kresha – “Patikat e Mija”
Sinan Vllasaliu – “Mendje e Madhe”

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BEST VIDEO

2po2 ft. Tuna & Dafina Zeqiri – “Vibe”
Adelina Berisha – “Party People”
Aurela Gaçe feat Dr. Flori & Marsel – “Origjinale”
Genta – “Shkune Tune”
The Grips Kthjellu – “Tonight Is Your Night”

 

 

We will report about the outcome.

The Albavision Top 15 (Sep. 2010)

In the Albavision Charts section we show you our most played songs of the month. Semptember has come to its end and below you see the Albavision playlist of that month :)

1) Taha, Khaled & Faudel - Abdel Kader 

2) Elvana Gjata (FiK '03) - A ke ti zemer?

3) Sexion D'Assault - Désolé

4) Aurela Gaçe (FiK Winner '99 & '01) - Origjinale

5) Flori (FiK '08) - Playback

6) Juliana Pasha (ESC '10) - It's all about you

7) Snow Patrol - You could be happy

8) Monte Negro - Me duele no ester junto a ti

9) Monrose (German NF '07) - This is me

10) Denisa Macaj & Olta Boka - Aria (Duet night FiK '09)

11) Sasa Kapor - C'est la vie

12) Swedish House Mafia - One

13) Gossip - Pop goes the world

14) Makhno Projekt - Odessa Mama

15) Gjorgos & Friends - Opa (Greece ESC '10)

Featured song: 3) Sexion D'Assault - Désolé

No Juliana at FiK 2010

In an interview to esctoday and another to Telegrafi Juliana Pasha (ESC '10) revealed some news we'd like to summarize in this short article:

Before ESC '10

• Juliana Pasha stated that whe won't participate in this years Albanian National final for the Eurovision Songcontest 2011 as she wants to enjoy her first place of last year a little longer, but she can imagine representing Albania one day again.
• Her album with Christian songs is still being produced and gave away that her fans can expect some surprises in the future and a mellow Juliana when she comes back with new projects.
• It is one of her superior goals to bring important messages through her new songs to the audience in future. We can only prepare ourselves and wait.

The Albavision Summerhit 2010!

The polls have been closed and the we have the first winner of the Albavision Summerhit competition, in which only former Albanian National Final Stars with a Summerhit are allowed to be part of.
This year we started with a simple Duel between two enormous hits of Albania:

On the one side Elvana Gjata with "A ke ti zemer" and on the other Aurela Gaçe, Dr. Flori and Marsel with "Origjinale".

Starting off as a neck-and-neck race, the team around Aurela could gain the upper hand after more votes arrived. In the end Aurela Gaçe won the competition, being voted most by our participating visitors with 2/3 % of the votes.
Therfore Aurela Gaçe are the firsts to win the web Award and title "Albavision Summerhit". Congrats and thank you to all voters.
The video of Origjinale is being played on the banner for one week as a prize.

Songtext: Sa e shite zëmrën

The lyrics of "sa e shite zëmrën" are now available, uploaded on Juliana Pasha's Facebook page.

Po ta le ty rradhen qe ta puthesh friken

ose mbyllim te ty syte,dhe njeri iken

Merri ti me vete fjalet dhe muziken

Se te gjitha kenget kane shtate nota

Por ajo qe mbeti,si nje kujtim

Eshte ky motiv aaaa

                      ***

Jo nuk ka gjithmone vetem dite me shi

Ka edhe dite me diell kur nuk je me ti

Kush shpeton I gjalle behet me I forte tani

Arratisja jote me befasoj,koha ty sekretin do ta zbuloj

Sa e shite zemren une se di

                      ***

Pse e humbe sensin,ku tu err drejtimi

Nje avion mbi re nuk bie ne dite dimri

As apeli fundit  nuk ta ndali ritmin

Se ti kishe kohen per te ikur

Por  pa  dashuri  sdo jesh me asgje

Nje grusht hi,aaaa

                   ***

Jo nuk ka gjithmone vetem dite me shi

Ka edhe dite me diell kur nuk je me ti

Kush shpeton I gjalle behet me I forte tani

Arratisja jote me befasoj,koha ty sekretin do ta zbuloj

Sa e shite zemren une se di

Nuk kam se si ta di,sa e shite zemren,zemer

Koha do ta thote, nje dite

                        ***

Arratisja jote me befasoj

Koha ty sekretin do ta zbuloj

Sa e shite zemren une se di

Se di, se di, se di, nuk ka mundesi ,se di

pse zemren shite ti

                      ***

Jo nuk ka gjithmone vetem dite me shi

Ka edhe dite me diell kur nuk je me ti

Kush shpeton i gjalle behet me i forte tani

Arratisja jote ,me befasoje

Koha ty sekretin do ta zbuloj

Sa e shite zemren une se di