The final of the 62nd Festivali i Këngës has come to an end we have two important news. Mal Retkoceri was selected by the professional jury as the winner of the festival, while Besa Kokëdhima received the most votes from the televote in Albania and Kosovo and will therefore represent Albania at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö with the song “Zemrën n’dorë”
These were the full results of the FiK jury:
- Mal Retkoceri – “Çmendur”
- Tiri Gjoci – “Në ëndërr”
- Shpat Deda – “S’mund t’fitoj pa ty”
Watch the full performance of the third official song for Eurovision 2024 here:
Here is what we think about the Albanian entry for Malmö:
Jan: ★★★★☆
A very powerful song with a powerful voice. Albania always delivers when it comes to strong vocalists. The song will need some time to grow on me.
Sebi: ★★★☆☆
Besa was obviously a favourite from the start but I really wish Albania would have gone with something that was completely different than their usual entries. However, I’m sure that Besa will bring it in Malmö and I can see her doing really well, especially with the juries!
Dave: ★★★☆☆
It’s a decent entry but not really my thing. I wish Albania would finally take a risk and do something different than female ballads. This is getting old.
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