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Festivali i Këngës #59/Albania

Wendi Mancaku releases her song ‘Vesi i shpirti tim’ from Fest #59 in Albania

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The song that Wendi Mancaku will perform at the Festivali i Këngës #59 has been released. It is called Vesi i shpirti tim (The habit of my soul). The song is a delightful laid back, and soulful track, with nice instrumentation with charming vocals by Wendi.

Vesi i shpirti tim is composed by Wendi Mancaku (music) and Rozana Radi (lyrics).

Wendi took part in Festivali i Këngës #58 with Ende (Still) and she had considerable success by winning the Best New Artist award at the 2018 Kenga Magjike festival. Wendi performed her song Endrra Ime (My dream).

The Festivali i Këngës #59 will take place between 17 December 2020 to 26 December 2020.

You can hear Vesi i shpirti tim below.

Source: ESC Covers; RTSH

https://youtu.be/ElBdcv8XKDg

Festivali i Këngës #59/Albania

Inis Neziri is back as her song ‘Pendesë’ from #Fest 59 released

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The eagerly awaited song by Inis Neziri called Pendesë (Penance), from the forthcoming Festivali i Këngës #59 in Albania, has been released. It is a really powerful and charming ballad that showcase the beautiful and crystal clear power vocals of Inis.

Pendesë is composed by Inis Neziri (music) and Elhaid Cufi (lyrics).

The Festivali i Këngës #59 will consist of two semi-finals and a grand final and the competition will take place between 17 December 2020 and 26 December 2020.

Inis took part to much acclaim in the Festivali i Këngës #56 with the beautiful Piedestal (Pedestal). She has also had big successes by winning the 2019 New Wave competition in Sochi, Russia and also the 2018 Cerbul de Aur (Golden Stag) festival in Romania. Inis also won an award at the 2018 Tra La La music festival in Ohrid, North Macedonia.

ESC Covers wishes Inis lots of good luck at Festivali i Këngës #59.

You can hear Pendesë below.

Source: ESC Covers; RTSH

https://youtu.be/ZCAnW7UEQ1Q

 

 

 

New release/The Netherlands

OG3NE release new single ‘Handgeschreven Kus’

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Handgeschreven Kus (Handwritten Kiss) is the new single release by OG3NE. It is a modern and radio friendly track with a good production.

The sisters of OG3NE have composed the Handgeschreven Kus themselves in the Dutch language.

OG3NE represented the Netherlands at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with Lights And Shadows.

You can see the official lyric video for Handgeschreven Kus below.

Source: ESC Covers

https://youtu.be/d7QaHix4Jc8

Sunday Dinner (feat. Wendi Mancaku)

Get to know Sunday Dinner (feat. Wendi Mancaku) with ‘Still Want My Love’

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Sunday Dinner (feat. Wendi Mancaku) have released the song Still Want My Love, which is a fascinating project. The song is very contemporary and radio friendly and well produced with strong and clear vocals by Wendi.

Sunday Dinner are Matthew Castello and Nick Spataro. They both have Italian background and the inspiration for the name of the band came about because in Italy, the Sunday dinner is a very important event for families each week to get together.

Matthew and Nick intend to work with several guest vocalists for their music. For the case of Still Want My Love they wanted to work with Wendi Mancaku from Albania. Her talent and background inspired the boys and they wanted to collaborate with her and she had some great ideas that gelled with the band.

Still Want My Love is composed by Matthew Castello, Nick Spataro and Wendi Mancaku.

Wendi will soon participate in the Festivali i Këngës #59 with Vesi i shpirti tim (The habit of my soul). She also took part in the Festivali i Këngës #58 with the song, Ende (Still). Wendi won the Best New Artist award at the 2018 Kenga Magjike festival broadcast on TV Klan channel and in 2019 she was on the Eurovision stage as part of the Albanian team with Jonida Maliqi.

You can hear Still Want My Love with an interview with Sunday Dinner below. You can follow Sunday Dinner @sundaydinnermusic and Wendi @wendimancaku

Source: ESC Covers

 

 

Vlera Kastrati/Never Enough cover

Watch: Vlera Kastrati and her powerful version of ‘Never Enough’

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Vlera Kastrati is recorded her version of Never Enough from ‘The Greatest Showman’ original soundtrack. The song is perfect to showcase her powerful vocals for the casting of the OlimpiadidiCanto Casting 2020 – Festival interamente online.

Vlera is a talented young singer from Kosovo and she recently won first place in the ‘WAPA World Vision 2020′ online contest organised in Armenia for the 10-13 years category. She won the top award for 10-13 years category at the ‘Brilliant Voices 2020’ International Online Vocal Competition organised from Monaco. She won the first place diploma at the ‘Rising Stars’ competition in Kosovo for the film/music section M category. Vlera also won the diploma first prize at the ‘World Music Awards 2020 – Best Little Pop Singer’ competition organised online in Las Vegas, USA.

You can see Vlera perform Never Enough below.

Source: ESC Covers

New release/Austria

ZOË releases her new single ‘Tout Paris’

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ZOË is back with a new single and it is entitled Tout Paris (All Paris). It is an upbeat and positive pop song with exotic rhythms and a powerful and energetic production.

Tout Paris is composed by Phil Speiser, Zoe Straub and Christof Straub. The track is produced by Christof Straub and recorded by Phil Speiser. The mixing and mastering is by Nikodem Milewski.

ZOË represented Austria at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with a fan favourite, Loin d’ici.

You can see the official music video for Tout Paris below. The song is available to purchase or stream via all digital stores including Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify and many more.

Source: ESC Covers; Global Rockstar

 

 

New release/Sweden

Anna Bergendahl tells us ‘It Never Snows In California’

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Anna Bergendahl has released a new single to get in the festive game with her song It Never Snows In California. It is a melodic pop country tinged ballad perfect for the season coming up.

It Never Snows In California is composed by Anna Bergendahl and David Lindgren Zacharias.

Anna represented Sweden at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with This Is My Life and she has participated in the Melodifestivalen in her country in 2019 with Ashes To Ashes and in 2020 with Kingdom Come.

You can hear It Never Snows In California below. The track is available to buy or stream from digital stores such as Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify.

Source: ESC Covers

New release/Slovenia

Maraaya release their new single ‘Drevo’

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Maraaya have returned with a new song called Drevo (Tree). It is a pop ballad to “remind us of eternal love and of the people we love most in the world and to warm our hearts” as Maraaya explain.

Drevo is composed by Raay and Marjetka Vovk. Is it produced by RAAY MUSIC, 2020. The music video is by NEO VISUALS, 2020.

Maraaya represented Slovenia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with Here For You.

You can see the official video clip for Drevo below.

Source: ESC Covers

New release/Sweden

The Mamas give us ‘A Christmas Night To Remember’ for the festive period

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The Mamas have released a festive song called A Christmas Night To Remember. It is a fun and upbeat track and sung in their soulful style to give us some light relief during these difficult times. Just what we need!

A Christmas Night To Remember is available to purchase or stream from most digital stores including Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify and many more.

The Mamas won the 2020 Melodifestivalen in Sweden with Move and were set to participate in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, which was cancelled due to the world pandemic.

You can hear A Christmas Night To Remember below.

Source: ESC Covers

2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Sandra Gadelia wins Ranina

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With the outcome of the show already known due to the release of the official Junior Eurovision album earlier in the day, The Ranina final aired this evening with Sandra Gadelia taking the trophy.

Sandra was presented with the trophy by last years winner Giorgi Rostiashvili and will compete at Junior Eurovison 2020 with the song  ‘You are not Alone’

As in previous years, each finalist performed two songs with some outstanding performances which you can watch below:

Rati Gelovani – 3rd

Maria Khvedelidze – 2nd

Sandra Gadelia – Winner