“Identity” (Identitet), a song by Adrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Seiko, just won the 51st Festival of Song ART. The famous Albanian performers have now won the right to represent Albania at the upcoming Eurovision 2013 song contest in Malmo, Sweden.
Performing Identity - Courtesy Festivali Kenges Rtsh
Winning second place at the Song Festival ART (Festivali i Këngës), Anjeza Shahin’s song “Love”, was also very popular with the judges and the audience.
Festivali i Këngës has been in existence since back in 1962, and has been the portal for Albanian artists to reach Eurovision since 2004. The 82 songs submitted this year were narrowed to only 26 for the final selections. The video below is from the finale of the song contest held in Tirana.
The 51st edition comes on the heels of the highly successful song SUUS, which placed well at Eurosong 2012 in Azejrbaxhan. To see all the contestant, readers may want to visit the offical Festivali i Këngës website here.