Festivali i Këngës 47

Festivali i Këngës 47 took place at the Palace of Congres in Tirana, Albania. There were two semifinals (19 and 20 December 2008) and a final (21 December 2008) with 20 entrants competing. The winner was determined by a jury of 7 judges. The RTSH orchestra was present, but the option of playback was available to the performers. The director was Pali Kuke, and the artistic director was Pirro Çako.

All singers performed their songs in the first semi final. In the second semi, they were joined by another guest singer and performed a different version of their competing song. At the final, they tried to wow the jury by performing the original version of their running songs. Kejsi Tola ended up the winner with the song "Më merr në ëndërr" scoring 126 points.

The Artists

20 artists competed in FIK 47:^[1]

• Adelina Thaçi
• Agim Poshka
• Besa Kokëdhima
• Emi Bogdo
• Burn
• Dorina Garuci
• Endri & Stefi Prifti
• Era Rusi
• Erga Halilaj
• Evis Mula
• Juliana Pasha & Luiz Ejlli
• Julian Lekocaj
• Kejsi Tola
• Kujtim Prodani
• Marjeta Billo
• Rovena Dilo & Eugent Bushpepa
• Shpat Kasapi
• Soni Malaj
• Vedat Ademi
• West Side Family

Semi finals

The two semi-finals were held on 19 and 20 December 2008. No voting occurred and all 20 songs progressed to the final.

Final

The final of Festivali i Këngës 47 was held on 21 December 2008, with a different running order than in the semi-finals. The winner was decided through the votes of seven jury members, who each awarded 1–20 points to each song.

The Jury

• Eno Koço (Conductor)
• Gjergj Bojaxhi (President of KESH, the electricity supplier of Albania)
• Florent Boshnjaku (Composer)
• Gentian Demaliaj (Singer)
• Nora Çashku (Pianist)
• Myfarete Laze (Singer)
• Leonardo Leopoldi (Producer)

Results

External links

• FIK Official website: http://www.rtsh.al/festivali/
• FIK Videos: 49th Edition RTSH Videos

References