It’s been a turbulent week for Eurovision fans. On Thursday 13 October, Montenegro became one of three countries to pull out of Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.
Moments after the Montenegrin withdrawal, American songstress ENISA revealed she was meant to represent Montenegro in Liverpool next year.
Now, the American Song Contest alum has given Eurovision fans new hope with a cryptic message suggesting there is still a “chance.”
Montenegro Eurovision hopeful ENISA suggests there is still a chance at participation
On Friday 14 October, ENISA announced she was supposed to represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2023.
The New York based singer, real name Enisa Nikaj, would have flown the Montenegrin flag on stage at the Liverpool Arena in May 2023.
ENISA said: “Sad, I was suppose to represent them in Eurovision 2023. But they couldn’t find a way to finally support it.”
Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG said the costs of staying in the UK was the reason for withdrawal.
She added: “This summer I went to Montenegro, they asked to meet with me and ask [sic] if I’d represent them and I said yes, I even did an interview for their TV right after one of the meetings you can see on YouTube. I was happy to help them go far this year, also the song I had selected was big”.
But now, it seems ENISA’s Eurovision debut isn’t entirely off the table.
On Saturday 15 October, the singer teased fans with a cryptic tweet.
She said, simply: “Maybe there’s a chance”.
Maybe there’s a chance ??
— ENISA (@IAmENISA) October 15, 2022
Eurovision fans have taken this to mean ENISA may still be headed to the song contest, suggesting Montenegro may have secured funding. Alternatively, the singer could have submitted her track to a rival country, such as San Marino’s Una voce per San Marino or Albania’s Festivali i Këngës.
ENISA was born in New York to Albanian parents originally from Montenegro. In 2022, she had the honour of representing her state in the inaugural American Song Contest. Her song “Green Light” was eliminated in semi-final two.
ENISA signed with Atlantic Records in 2019 and has had several successful singles. In 2020, she went viral in Nigeria with her song “Love Cycle,” and she featured on Rayvanny’s “Number One (Remix)” in 2021.
What do you think? Will ENISA make it to Eurovision after all? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Maybe there’s a chance I listen a lot, this song is very good and always lifts my mood when I’m sad. So great.
I imagine she’s saying that in reference to maybe trying out for Albania?
She tells that for another country.. I don’t think Montenegro will change its decision
This comes off as attention-seeking, but it’s refreshing and I’m glad to see someone excited and eager to take part of the contest next year
Is she Albanian or Montenegrin?
Anyway, i have a feeling this is more like attention-seeking from her side.
That was Lithuania in 2014 and almost Norway in 2020 🙁
She is from an ethnic Albanian family from Montenegro but lives in the U.S.
She’s probably looking at another country. Montenegro is definitely not coming back.
I too can say that there is a chance I’ll represent my country in Eurovision without logical argumentation. Any living being can say that. This literally doesn’t mean anything ._.
Even if the ASC did give us a few decent tracks in my opinion (Enisa’s included), I have to say… boy, what a bore it was. I won’t cry if there isn’t a second edition, and considering that it was crushed in the ratings by a well-past-its-prime American Idol, I highly doubt there will be.
I really hope she submitted at least in fik or uvpsm
Well, in the midst of all the withdrawals and lack of interest in the contest next year, I’m glad someone is actually excited to participate.
This stinks of of a PR move!!
Trying to get her name out there and hype, how much do you bet they suddenly get the funds from somewhere suddenly ??
I’ve never heard of this chick until today.
ok?
Hardly anyone heard of Konstrakta even in Serbia before PZE and look at her now.. Just because someone is less know doesn’t mean less or no quality..
Konstrakta was not completely unknown in Serbia. She was already in her band The Land of Groove (Zemlja gruva), however as the band is not performing mainstream music, that’s why she wasn’t much known in Serbia…
Smells like PR with the sole intention to promote herself. The way she distances herself while saying them or they doesn’t sound appealing either.
If her upcoming song she keeps teasing online really was supposed to be Montenegro’s song then her best shot is FiK as the song really fits the mood.
It’s not, it’s a full on sample of a turkish song, it is not eligible for esc
Ohhhh okay, cus it’s a banger nonetheless.
IF she managed to find a way to pursuade the Montenegrin broadcaster and she found some financial backing… it would’ve been a very good news. I’m not expecting it, but it would be nice.
Montenegro can’t come back now I think even if they can, they once again have to pay since the deadline to withdraw without penalty was over a month ago
More like, she wants to promote herself as much as possible now, because she won’t do that at Eurovision
this reminds me of a movie scenario, when hero dies in the battle, but suddenly returns from the death to save the day. maybe this will happen? (wishing her good luck, whatever is the scenario)
Funny how in her previous post, she was like, “I was supposed to represent them”.
“Them”, really? How about “represent Montenegro”?
Why is she creating that distance between her and “them” like that?
Omg it’s not that deep…
Lmao just stop. It’s common in informal speech to say “represent them (the Montenegrins) and not “represent it (Montenegro)”.
Tbh thing was that she didn’t say “us”.