🇦🇱 Festivali i Këngës 64 finalists revealed

Festivali i Këngës 64 continued tonight with night 3 of Albania’s premier song contest. We now have discovered which songs have qualified for the final night on Saturday.

Festivali I Këngës 64: Night 3

Tonight, all 28 acts competing this year performed songs as part of “Nostalgia Night”. Each act from this year’s selection delivered renditions of hit Albanian songs. Following this, the qualifiers for the final night on Saturday (December 20th).

The running order for tonight’s show was as follows:

Order	Artist	Entry
1	Alis & Anxhela Peristeri	“Jon”
2	Sara Kapo & Eneda Tarifa	“Vajzat e fshatit tim”
3	Lynx & Altin Goci	“Me ty kaq pranë”
4	Rezarta Smaja & Sidrit Bejleri	“Lule të bukura sjell pranvera”
5	Luna Çausholli & Kelly	“Enda ka shpresë”
6	Kleansa Susaj & Gili	“Xixëllonjë”
7	Erik Lloshi & Mateus Frroku	“Djaloshi dhe shiu”
8	Gresa, Bledi & Elton Deda	“Nuk kërkoj tjetër njeri”
9	Lorenc Hasrama & Vesa Luma	“Shiu”
10	Evi Reçi & Kastriot Tusha	“Këputa një gjethe dafine”
11	Enxhi Nasufi & Vikena Kamenica	“Flakë e borë”
12	Gerta & Kleiti Mahmutaj	“Valsi i lumturisë”
13	Frensi & Rosela Gjylbegu	“Në moshën e rinisë”
14	2 Farm & Kozma Dushi	“Bardhësi”
15	Inis Neziri & Jonida Maliqi	“Jetoj”
16	Vedat Ademi & Teuta Kurti	“Ti nuk më meriton”
17	Kamela Islamaj & Orgesa Zaimi	“Sot jam 20 vjeç”
18	Fifi, Tiri & Young Zerka	“Jehon”

As a result, the artists that are qualified for the final are:

Gerta Mahmutaj

Lynx

Frensi

Evi Reçi

Rezarta Smaja

Rigersa Loka

Vedat Ademi

Erik Lloshi

Kleansa Susaj

Sara Kapo

Sheila

Savjana Vjerdha

2 Farm

Kamela Islamaj

Gresa Gjocera & Bledi Kaso

Inis Neziri

Lorenc Hasrama

Endri Kaçaçi

Luna Çausholli

Alis

Ghiti

Enxhi Nasufi

Fifi & Tiri Gjoci

The show continued on from last night’s second semi-final of Festivali i Këngës, where the final 14 acts performed. The finalists will be now compete for the title and the ticket to represent Albania at Eurovision 2026.

What is Festivali i Këngës?

Albania’s Festivali i Këngës long predates Albania’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1962, Albanian musicians perform for the broadcast audience in December. At inception, Festivali i Këngës focused on “light music”, a populist kind of classical music. Following the end of a period of censorship in the 1970s and 80s, performers chose from a variety of genres, and love songs, political entries, and rock music became more common; starting in the 1990s, diaspora Albanian singers were also allowed to participate. The entries at FiK have since then often reflected political and social issues prevalent in Albania, such as the transition away from communism, the rash of pyramid schemes in the mid-1990s, and the fragmentation of family units. As of 2004, the winner of Festivali i Këngës gains first refusal to represent Albania at Eurovision; however, beginning in 2022, the jury winner is separate from the televote winner, the latter of whom gets to go to Eurovision. This year, the jury and televote once again pick one overall winner, who will have the honour of representing the country in Eurovision.

Albania’s Eurovision journey

In 2004, Albania made their debut into the Eurovision Song Contest with Anjeza Shahini with “Image of You”, which placed 7th in the final. Since their debut, Albania has participated 20 times, and made the final 10 times. They achieved their best result in 2012, where Rona Nishliu placed 5th with “Suus”.

Shkodra Elektronike represented Albania in the 2025 Contest in Basel with “Zjerm”. The duo made it to the Grand Final, where they ultimately finished in 8th place with 218 points. 173 of these came from the televote, while the remaining 45 points came from the jury.

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