On Saturday evening the second semi-final of Festivali i Këngës 53 took place. A total of 13 contestants competed for a place in the final, however only 9 acts made it through. You can check out the first set of finalists below and then watch their performances.

FIK53 SEMI-FINAL 2 QUALIFIERS:

1. Jozefina SimoniMendje trazi (Stirred mind)
2. Altin Goci Rock dhe për gjithë jetën (Rock and for all of eternity)
3. Bojken Lako Band Të ndjej (I feel you)
4. Elhaida Dani Diell (Sun)
5. Rezarta Smaja Më rrëmbe (Captivate me)
6. Mjellma Berisha Sot jetoj (Today I live)
7. Emi Bogdo Një femër (A woman)
8. Agim Poshka Në rrugën tonë (In our street)
9. Gjergj Leka – Himn (Anthem)

SEMI-FINAL 2 PERFORMANCES:

1. Jozefina SimoniMendje trazi (Stirred mind)

2. Altin Goci Rock dhe për gjithë jetën (Rock and for all of eternity)

3. Bojken Lako Band Të ndjej (I feel you)

4. Elhaida Dani Diell (Sun)

5. Kelly Nëse ti do (If you want)

6. Rezarta Smaja Më rrëmbe (Captivate me)

7. Grupi Aurora Maria (Maria)

8. Ana Gramo Në koma (In a coma)

9. Mjellma Berisha Sot jetoj (Today I live)

10. Emi Bogdo Një femër (A woman)

11. Agim Poshka Në rrugën tonë (In our street)

12. Enxhi & Xhejn Kumrija Njeri (Human)

13. Gjergj Leka – Himn (Anthem)

Aurela Gaçe came back to the festival as the interval act for the second semi-final and boy she was on fire tonight! The Albanian diva sang two of her Festivali i Këngës songs: Fati ynë shpresë dhe marrëzi and Jetoj. Tonight was a tribute to Dr. Flori who recently passed away.

Liberta Spahiu, Turjan Hyska and Floriana Garo are the hosts of the three shows, and 2009 Eurovision Song Contest winner Alexander Rybak will be a special guest of the final.

The grand final of Festivali i Këngës 53 will be held tomorrow night at 20:45 CET. It will be streamed live on Eurovision.tv’s stream here. Nine qualifiers from the first semi-final and Nine from tonight’s show will compete tomorrow for the ticket to Vienna, to represent Albania at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.

What do you think of the qualifiers? We wanna hear your opinions, so comment below! 

YOU CAN FOLLOW ALL OF OUR ALBANIA EUROVISION 2015 NEWS HERE.

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Khan
Khan
9 years ago

Mjellma Berisha – Sot jetoj

D
D
9 years ago

This semi-final seemed to be weaker than the first one, although not at all bad. I’m a little disappointed with Elhaida. Her song seemed to serve no other purpose than to be a big Mariah-esque diva ballad and I can’t stand those. Sure her vocals are great but the song needs to have a hook too. My Ranking for the Final: 1) Lindita Halimi – “S’të fal” – 10/10 2) Venera Lumani – “Dua të jetoj” – 10/10 3) Erga Halilaj – “Ti s’më njeh” – 9/10 4) Mjellma Berisha – “Sot jetoj” – 9/10 5) Klajdi Musabelliu – “Vetëm… Read more »

A
A
9 years ago

Albania has some really good songs this year. I think I love Venera Lumani and Elhaida Dani most.

jr esc nl
jr esc nl
9 years ago

Venera lumani is my favourite!

YoungsterJoey
YoungsterJoey
9 years ago

I’m sure Rybak doesn’t want to even think about Eurovision at this point lol

The show is very Sanremo, with the live orchestra and very professional set up.

Ewan
Ewan
9 years ago

lol it would be a bit awkward not to get to the final where 9 acts qualify out of 13 aha