At the London Eurovision Party 2026 press conference this weekend, Nicklas had the chance to chat with Alis, who will represent Albania at Eurovision 2026 with the song “Nân”.
Check out our interview with Alis here!
Together, Nicklas and Alis chat about .
Who is Alis?
Alis Kallaçi is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter born in Shkoder in northern Albania. Showing an early interest in music, Alis was trained in classical music, earning a diploma in the piano at the prestigious Prenk Jakova Art School. He first shot to fame in 2024 when he competed on Albania’s version of The X Factor, going on to win the show whilst under the guidance of Eurovision 2020 alum Arilena Ara. He competed in Festivali i Këngës in 2025, finishing in third place. He returned the following year and won the competition outright.
His song for Eurovision – “Nân” – was written by Alis himself, as well as Desara Gjini.
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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