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Rona Nishliu
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Albania: Rona Nishliu discusses the Rona Nishliu Award on TV talk shows
Her star keeps rising in Albania and Kosovo
WATCH: Galina Konakh covers Rona Nishliu’s Suus on The Voice Ukraine!
Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai.
Rona Nishliu Takes a Stand Against Gender Violence in New Video
Rona Nishliu has done well. Despite dividing opinion in 2012, she came second in our Wiwi Jury rankings, and went on to achieve a Top 5 placing in Baku. She returned…
Top 10 Misheard Non-English Lyrics
We admire all of those brave enough to sing a Eurovision song in their national language. It’s better than attempting to sing in English and fluffing up your lyrics. But…
Eurovision Open Caption: Albania’s Rona Nishliu
Every week we supply the photo, and you supply the caption. This week’s image comes from Rona Nishliu’s first rehearsal at Eurovision 2012 in Baku. How did those ping pong…
Potential Artist Profile: Albania 2014
Hello everyone! I’m Zach, and this is the first of my possible artist profiles. In these profiles, I will highlight an artist that I believe should represent their country at…
Editorial: The Top 10 ESC Injustices Since 2008
At Eurovision injustices are as common as the wind machines. Every year at least some stellar songs are overlooked in the semi-finals. Others fail to do as well as they deserve…
Albania: Why Rona Nishliu Was the Highlight of Festivali i Kenges 51
Festivali i Kenges 51 was a contest staged in Tirana on Saturday evening to determine the 2013 Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo.
Eurovision Open Caption: Albania’s Rona Nishliu
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…
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…
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…
Battle of the 10s: The Wiwi Jury Advocates for Its Favorites
Over the past three months, The Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music un-professionals—has issued its verdict on all 42 Eurovision 2012 entries. The four jury members have awarded a total…
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…
First Semi-Final Odds: Albania and Israel Into the Final?
When we last checked the odds to win the first semi-final at Eurovision 2012 on April 15, Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki had moved past Denmark’s Soluna Samay as the favorite to…
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…
Anggun T-Shirts: Where East Meets Breast
Anggun, France’s ESC 2012 contestant, is WiwiBloggs.Com’s favorite Asian Sister Friend. We fell in love with the Indonesian-born diva after speaking with her on camera in Amsterdam and then again…