We’re two thirds of the way through this years contenders and the Superfans are relishing tearing into four more entries this week. Our triple play travels take us to the Balkans for some more memories, and we bring you up to date by wrapping up the big stories making the Eurovision News over the last few days…

This Weeks Highlights

Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since its debut in 2004. Festivali i Këngës, a long-standing song contest that takes place every year in Albania since 1962, is used to select the country’s entrant for that year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2004 with Anjeza Shahini placing seventh. It remained the country’s highest result in the contest until 2012, when Rona Nishliu finished fifth.

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Lindita Halimi, commonly known as simply Lindita, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth edition of Top Fest with “Ëndërroja”.

In 2016, she participated in the fifteenth season of American Idol. In 2017, she represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “World”, after winning Festivali i Këngës 55. Recognized for her powerful and versatile vocal delivery ranges from screaming to opera singing, Linda has had collaborations with Stevie Wonder in 2013 and Valerie Simpson. She has also opened for the Backstreet Boys.

Track List

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1	I Love You Mi Vida	D’Nash	2007 Spain
2	Vrag Naj Vzame	Rebeka Dremelj	2008 Slovenia
3	Zjarr E Ftohte	Luiz Ejilli	2006 Albania
4	Identitet	Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sekjo	2013 Albania
5	World	Lindita	2017 Albania
6	Tom Pillibi	Jacqueline Boyer	1960 France
7	The Code	NEMO	2024 Switzerland
8	Europapa	Joost Klein	2024 Netherlands
9	Si La Vie Est Cadeau	Corinne Hermes	1983 Luxembourg
10	Liar	Silia Kapsis	2024 Cyprus
11	We Will Rave​	Kaleen	2024 Austria
12	On Again Off Again	Julie & Ludwig	2004 Malta
13	Coming Home	Sjonnis’ Friends	2011 Iceland

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