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“Kam Një Këngë Vetëm Për Ju” Lyrics — Igzidora Gjeta (Junior Eurovision 2012, Albania)

Read the lyrics and English translation of “Kam Një Këngë Vetëm Për Ju” — Igzidora Gjeta song for Junior Eurovision 2012. She’ll represent Albania and state broadcaster RTSH,

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Eurovision Open Caption: Albania’s Rona Nishliu

Posted on September 14, 2012June 24, 2025
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Every week we supply the photo, and you supply the caption. This week’s image comes from Rona Nishliu’s performance during the first semi-final at Eurovision 2012. As you’ll recall, Rona…

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Rona Nishliu Updates Her Look, Places Second at Russian Festival

Rona Nishliu sang her way to fifth place at Eurovision in Baku. Afterwards she didn’t just head home and start playing with her plaits. Hell to the no! Instead she…

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Rona Nishliu Returns to Albania as a National Hero

Rona Nishliu cried chaiiiiii at Eurovision—and all of Europe sat up to listen. The Kosovar-Albanian’s pitch-perfect performance of “Suus” brought many a grown man to tears—and not merely because it’s…

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Poll Prediction: Sweden, Romania or Albania Will Win Eurovision 2012

Sweden’s Loreen will win Eurovision 2012 in a landslide, but Romania’s Mandinga and Albania’s Rona Nishliu remain outside threats. That’s according to Wiwi’s readers, who cast a total of 20,299…

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Albania: Rona Nishliu’s First Rehearsal

Deban: “Suus” melds folk, jazz, easy listening, world music and ballad forms in a magical way. And Rona Nishliu’s minimalist staging manages to encapsulate the aura and the emotions she…

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Albania: Rona Nishliu Releases Jazz Version of “Suus”

When we spoke to Rona Nishliu at the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam, one thing became very clear: girl has got a big brain. Well she has channeled all…

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Eurovision in Concert: Rona Nishliu Interview (VIDEO)

Albania’s Rona Nishliu wowed the Wiwi Jury with her vocal chords. Now she’s wowed us with her brain. This morning, during our interview with her at Eurovision in Concert, she…

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Behold: The Rona Nishliu Eurovision 2012 T-Shirt

On March 15, Albania’s Rona Nishliu howled her way to the top of the Wiwi Jury’s unofficial Eurovision rankings. Sweden’s Loreen subsequently knocked her down to #2, but Rona definitely…

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The Wiwi Jury: Albania’s Rona Nishliu with “Suus” (Personal)

The Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music unprofessionals—sharpened its claws and headed to Tirana this week to review Rona Nishliu’s Eurovision 2012 song “Suus.” That means “Personal” in Albanian. But…

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Kejsi Tola Releases “Me Jeto” (Live Me)

Posted on October 23, 2011June 24, 2025
byWilliam Lee Adams

Y’all remember Albania’s Kejsi Tola? The one who wore a pink tutu, stood on a wind machine and danced with the Gumby look-a-like at Eurovision 2009? Well she’s finally put…

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Eurovision 2011: First Semi-Final Recap

It’s late in Dusseldorf, but Wiwi and Vebooboo are working hard to report how things went down in Semi-Final 1.

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Albania: Aurela Gaçe’s Second Rehearsal

Posted on May 5, 2011June 24, 2025
byWilliam Lee Adams

Wiwi still doesn’t know if he’s bewitched by Aurela Gaçe, or scared of her. But after watching her second rehearsal he knows this: Aurela can seriously sing!

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Aurela Gaçe Photos | Eurovision Babe of the Day (Albania, 2011)

Posted on March 27, 2011June 24, 2025
byWilliam Lee Adams

Wiwi doesn’t know if he’s enchanted or scared by Albania’s Aurela Gaçe. In her video for “Feel the Passion,” she transforms from a woman with a bad dye job to…

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Poll: Which Version of Albania’s 2011 Entry Do You Prefer?

Albania seriously believes in transformation. Last year its Eurovision team changed Juliana Pasha from a dowdy looking lounge singer into a hip-shaking disco diva, and they totally funked-up her song…

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Listen to Albania’s Aurela Gaçe

Posted on December 26, 2010June 24, 2025
byWilliam Lee Adams

Aurela Gaçe had already won Albania’s Festivali i Kenges twice — in 1999 and 2001 — and last night she did it again. The New York-based singer originally from Llakatundi,…

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“Feel the Passion” — Aurela Gaçe (Eurovision 2011, Albania)

Posted on December 25, 2010June 24, 2025
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byWilliam Lee Adams

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Results from Albania’s First Semi-Final

Posted on December 23, 2010June 24, 2025
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byWilliam Lee Adams

The first semifinal of Festivali i Këngës took place earlier this evening, pitting 16 established artists against three new acts. Two separate juries judged the show and eight established acts…

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Albania

“Kam Një Këngë Vetëm Për Ju” Lyrics — Igzidora Gjeta (Junior Eurovision 2012, Albania)

Eurovision Open Caption: Albania’s Rona Nishliu

Rona Nishliu Updates Her Look, Places Second at Russian Festival

Rona Nishliu Returns to Albania as a National Hero

Poll Prediction: Sweden, Romania or Albania Will Win Eurovision 2012

Albania: Rona Nishliu’s First Rehearsal

Albania: Rona Nishliu Releases Jazz Version of “Suus”

Eurovision in Concert: Rona Nishliu Interview (VIDEO)

Behold: The Rona Nishliu Eurovision 2012 T-Shirt

The Wiwi Jury: Albania’s Rona Nishliu with “Suus” (Personal)

Kejsi Tola Releases “Me Jeto” (Live Me)

Eurovision 2011: First Semi-Final Recap

Albania: Aurela Gaçe’s Second Rehearsal

Aurela Gaçe Photos | Eurovision Babe of the Day (Albania, 2011)

Poll: Which Version of Albania’s 2011 Entry Do You Prefer?

Listen to Albania’s Aurela Gaçe

“Feel the Passion” — Aurela Gaçe (Eurovision 2011, Albania)

Results from Albania’s First Semi-Final

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