Albania have made a very important decision. Shkodra Elektronike have emerged as the winners of Festivali i Këngës 63, and will now represent the country at Eurovision 2025 with the song “Zjerm.”
FiK 63 saw 30 acts competing over four nights of competition held inside Tirana’s Palace of Congresses.
Festivali i Këngës 63: Grand final
The final result was determined by the combined votes of a professional jury, domestic televote, and diaspora televote.
Overall result
- Shkodra Elektronike – 143 points
- Elvana Gjata – 135 points
- Alis Kallacej – 59 points
- Vesa Smolica – 54 points
- Lorenc Hasrama – 41 points
- Djemtë e Detit – 37 points
- Ardit Çuni – 26 points
- Orgesa Zaimi – 21 points
- Gjergj Kaçinari – 11 points
- Jet – 11 points
- Algert Sala – 7 points
- Kejsi Jazxhi – 5 points
- Mal – 5 points
- Nita Latifi – 1 points
- Stine – 0 points
Jury vote
- Shkodra Elektronike – 78 points
- Elvana Gjata – 74 points
- Alis Kallacej – 52 points
- Vesa Smolica – 51 points
- Lorenc Hasrama – 36 points
- Djemtë e Detit – 35 points
- Ardit Çuni – 22 points
- Orgesa Zaimi – 20 points
- Gjergj Kaçinari – 11 points
- Jet – 10 points
- Algert Sala – 7 points
- Kejsi Jazxhi – 5 points
- Mal – 4 points
- Nita Latifi – 1 points
- Stine – 0 points
What do you think about the outcome of Festivali i Këngës 63? Were the correct decisions made? Let us know in the comments below.
This blog is super biased. Apart from that they delete comments they don’t like haha
16th in semifinal 1. Unless they are from Kosovo,like the handkerchief family
I quite like this, it’s something different than what usually makes it to Eurovision.
Another rubbish..sorry my honest opinion
this is bad !
Honestly? Don’t hate it. There’s parts I like. But as a full complete piece I don’t think it’ll do well at Eurovision at all
good luck to her but the song is not for me
WOW! this can do VERY well in basel
Can someone explain the difference between “zjerm” and “zjarr”. As I understand it, both words mean “fire”…but are they referring to different types of fire?
It is in geg dialect, in fact the entire song is in geg dialect
All my respectful comments since yesterday are waiting for approval? Why wiwi?
Good luck to them! A revamp is a must though, since the song exceeds 3 minutes in length.
Love how my comment about this blog being bi*sed towards Elvana got deleted lmao
This is not going to qualify
disagreeed it will qualify and do well
One of my favorite Alb—-ian (this country is censored on wiwibloggs apparently) entries ever. Such a vibe. Great choice!
I quite like this song. The only thing is the female vocal was a bit off key but this song could really work with some tinkering between now and May
Just listened to this and Elvana’s entry. I certainly prefer Zjerm as it’s way more creative and interesting. It will need to grow on me more but it certainly didn’t leave me indifferent. It is risky for the contest though that’s for sure.
Elvana’s song is a classic lifeless official World Cup wannabe plastic dance bop. Nothing new to offer to the table.
Would rather have seen Rea Nuhu win, but Shkodra Elektronike at least isn’t yet another club/rave dance track. They’ll stand out stylistically and maybe have a better chance as a result. Best of luck to Beatriçe Gjergji and Kolë Laca.
It’s too hard for me to judge because I’m not into this kind of music, but l am curious about the live performance in may, good luck!
Great winner, it is good to see as well Elvana pranksters unhappy.
Not bad but not good either imo. I mean there wasn’t a single song in this selection for which I could have vote in May so it doesn’t change anything to me. At least they go for something a bit different but the chorus is just too much for me. It’s a bit of a mess.
I really don’t understand why this is downvoted. People critisize Elvana Fans for not accepting the winners, but don’t accept when someone says they don’t like the song. Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
While I understand people that like the song, I personly don’t like it that much either.
I don’t know if the trafficing allegations about Elvana are true, but if they are, I’m glad she didn’t win. The song wasn’t that special either, Me Tana was much better. Just calm down people, It’s just a competition, not the Hunger Games.
Surely it’s about the song?
Congratulations. Great song.
To all the crying fans: Just accept it won. It won’t change. To all the negative persons: We don’t know if it will qualify before May.
Again: Just accept it won.
May 2025 be the year, where the childish fans grow up, and stop crying everytime their favourite doesn’t win. Believe me. It will happen again, that your favourite will come 2nd or 3rd.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Well said Tony about the childish fans!
I am a big fan of Elvana but Skodra Elektronike deserved to win at least as much her if not more.
Elvana’s song was good but less than other song of hers and a bit kitchy, while Zjerm was authentic, original and a perfect mix of traditional and modern.
This portal was pushing elvana so much, and now when we have another winner there is a huge amount of hate toward the winners. This is what wiwbloggs do wrong, they have favourites but they shall be independent in their reporting.
Exactly, I stopped following them quite a while ago as it’s unbearable. They lost connection with reality.
Yet you’re here commenting lol?!
Exactly..all this negativity in the comment section is so unbearable
This is why the Subreddit is so hateful towards them.
You have to feel for Elvana a bit, a slick and perfectly choreographed act losing to a man basically just standing there on stage… but to be honest, the winning song is just better. It’s more interesting, and probably has a better chance at a Eurovision result because it’s more distinctive.
I’m sorry but if you think that Elvana’s staging was perfectly choreographed then you haven’t seen anything. What was it when she walked over the dancers. I’m sorry but besides the first 30 seconds her performance just wasn’t it.
I like the winning song very much.
so we just gonna ignore the fact that this was rigged
Can you please elaborate? Or is it just your own fact?
Maximum copium because basic girl bop #10,000 didn’t win.
No. Instead you have, again, to accept, your favourite didn’t win. That your favourite doesn’t win, doesn’t mean the contest is rigged. Maybe 2025 should be the year, where eurovision fans stop acting like small children, and just accept the results. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
i love how y’all are still stuck on the first stage of grief
Yea, I’m done with Wiwibloggs and the comment section. This is toxic. I’m only here for the New Music post on the weekend henceforth.
Cope cope cope cope
Great choice. This portal was of course promoting Elvana and got it all wrong again.
As they always do
OK, enough is enough. Stop the tantrums. This isn’t the first time that your favorite didn’t win a national final, and it will likely not be the last. This isn’t even the first time that Elvana Gjata came second to someone else.
GROW THE [BLEEP] UP!
I’m not saying you can’t feel sad and disappointed that your favorite didn’t win. I’ve been through that myself in some national finals, but I eventually get over it and move on. You’ve been through this before and you’ll be fine. I get incredibly sick of this every year around this time.
I totally agree with you. It’s about time the childish fans grow up.
Yeah, it’s no good holding a grudge. True, there are times where I think another song would’ve been a better option for a country, but at the end of the day, what’s done is done. My approach this year and forward is to just keep an open mind and sit back and see what happens. Will there be times I will be very happy if my first choice wins? Yes, but the bigger strength of character is how to handle your disappointment. If my first choice happens to not win, I will feel that moment of disappointment, but then you… Read more »
So true!
Elvana lost lol. Downvote me to -200
Obsessed Elvana fans in action. All gays of course.
Homophobia has no place in Eurovision. I’m queer and I voted for Rea Nuhu.
Obsessesd stans are messing around with the upvotes and downvotes on the comments here. Sad. I feel sorry for them.
Please downvote this to minus 100 just for kicks, you’re welcome
Shqiperi 10/12
NQ.
I actually think they will qualify, but I really don’t see this doing better than 17th place in the grand final. This national selection just sucks and isn’t aligned with what Eurovision really needs. How is that not clear after so many mid results all these years?
I don’t know where Zjerm will place in the end, either the final or the semifinal, but it is something different than what they usually send so I think it’s a step in the right direction. It’s the type of risky entry that either can do really well or really poorly, but it’s something that I’m glad is going to Eurovision.
Actually they have got a 5th place in the Grand final. That can happen again. It’s too early to talk about chances, as long we only know 2 songs.
Ok so if the winner won both the televote and the jury then everyone should just accept and be happy that it won on both counts. I still think Karnival would’ve done better but don’t think it was the Eurovision winner some thought. And I don’t love when one country decides to bring a song that basically feels very similar in tone and vibe to another country—feels like it misses the point of Eurovision for people to bring their own culture especially if the singer has no ties to a Spanish-speaking country.
What a great news ! I do not like Karnaval but i am in love with Zjerm and wasnt expecting them to win over the fan favourite !
Soooo cool ! Very likely to finish in my top 10 this year.
It wont even make the final.
We’ll see in May if you’re right or wrong.
You don’t know that yet.
NQ. Sorry but this is too weird for the Europeans taste in music… You will see
People said the same about Shum
When was the last time you watched this contest? 1959?
Quit being an ageist asshole. I’m 61 and yes I still watch the contest.
At least it’s a quality entry. That can’t be said about Karnaval.
100%
Taste of cardboard.
We will see in May
LOL ardit not even coming close XD
Just found out Arilena is also from Shkodra. Elvana losing to them twice
Ugh I just left a nice message congratulating them and it got filtered. (Sigh)
So did I!
The wiwigays will do everything to censor anything that isn’t about their kween. First time?
No revamps, please
Covid 2025
It’s actually a fair result, the jury and domestic televote agreed on the winner.
The standom did not, and they are the only ones that matter… or so they think
Yeah, I think I should’ve put out a message earlier saying is no matter what happens in the end, we respect the winner and outcome, even if we disagree with it. Sometimes you’re not always gonna get your way.
The Elvana stans are on their way to storm the capitol, reports say.
They Can’t accept that their diva had lost fair and Square.
Some people seem to hate us today because of how very downvoted our comments were
The consent meme comes to mind lol
I guess Eurovision 2025 is getting cancelled, if we look at 2020’s case
Yuletide cheer
Why?
Some people are very bitter
The meltdown over Elvana in the YouTube live chat is absolutely incredible, stay petty Eurofans
IM CRYING RIGHT NOW, WHY FID THEY HAVE TO INTRODUCE THE DIASPORA VOTE THE YEAR ELVANA IS COMPETING AAAHHH
What? She won that, though
Wait I’m confused was it the diaspora or the local televote that Zjerm won?
Zjerm won the local televote! <3
It basically won two out of three, both jury and domestic televote and second with international Televote, so it’s a fair result.
If there wasn’t any domestic televote, she still would’ve lost because she was second in both jury and domestic televote. At the very least, this is a fair result towards Zjerm.
Elvana stans are big mad that she didn’t win. Karnaval wasn’t it and she got far more than she deserved with 2nd Place. Also given her mafia fiance is guilty of human trafficing offences, Elvana had no business being at Eurovision. Don’t believe me, a Google Search will do you well.
Elvana is not responsible for the actions of her boyfriend. She is her own person.
Somewhat agree, however when you are a known entity like Elvana, any controversy that effects your nearest and dearest, it then makes you look worse by comparison. It makes her looking like she’s condoning it, irregardless of her knowledge of it.
Maybe she is just another of his victims. We should not rush to judgement
Why should we believe everything we read on Internet?
they used to send good songs to eurovision
They still do, you have six months to let it grow on you
I have tried now, but I don’t think it will ever happen. I only like the instrumental. other than that it’s a big no. hopefully a nq
When will we finally see Elvana at Eurovision then?
Giving the votes next May
never <3
Never I’m afraid. She’s just not good enough and not improving at all.
Oh wait, wait, wait…
They’re not doing that thing where the winner doesn’t go to Basel like they did last year… are they?
why cant I make comments?
You were a naught boy
Naughty boy
Naughty naughty !!!!
okay so apparently you cant say you don’t understand why it won lol
The comments here earlier seemed sure Elvana would win. A lesson not to count our eggs before they hatch?
I’m learning to not invest so much in one particular song and just be open minded to what happens in the end. Yes, I will have my personal winners, but I’m not gonna be completely upset if they don’t win. OK, I may feel a little disappointed, but ultimately in the end as long as it’s a fair result, I’ll accept it. In this case, I actually wanted zjerm to win, so I’m really happy for it.
I knew it let the meltdown commence in 3. 2. 1. And no I didn’t want it to happen but it happened anyway
I see a mushroom cloud looming…