Sisters, Wendi & Malodajn Mancaku, performed together on the tv show, Këngë Moj – Nata e Shkodrane, on Vizion Plus channel in Albania. The girls performed the song Pranvera filloj me ardh (Spring begins to come). It was a nice acoustic performance with Wendi playing guitar and the two girls voices blending gently together.
Wendi Mancaku will be participating in the forthcoming Festivali i Këngës #59 with the song Vesi i shpirti tim (The habit of my soul).
You can see Wendi & Melodajn sing the song Pranvera filloj me ardh below.
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.
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.
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
Klea Jaku has released a cover version of People Help The People by Birdy. This song shows a different side to Klea with a soft and emotional feel to this ballad with her clear and gentle vocals.
People Help The People is composed by Simon Aldred. The song was produced and recorded and also the video shoot and edit is by Vasilis Tsentouros at studio Bill K in Athens, Greece. Also thanks to producer and vocal coach, Renia Μavromati.
Klea is a young and talented Albanian/Greek singer and has released successful music videos such as Ani Ani, Me mu, No Comment baby and Give Me Your Love. She also won the Best New Artist 2020 award at the Jeho competition on Top Channel in Albania.
You can see the music video for People Help The People below.
Ana Kodra has had an incredible success by winning six Grand Prix awards at various online festivals during 2020. Her unique charm and talent impressed judges worldwide with flawless online performances.
The online festivals that Ana had the successes were in 2020 –
Angel Voice – Belgrade International Music Festival Online Editionin Serbia – FIRST PRIZE
World Vision 2020 – WAPA Online Contest from Armenia – 10-13 years category – DIPLOMA WINNER
International Online Contest of Art..Hello Autumn 2020 – WAPA USA section / WAPA Caucasus region /CID UNESCO Tbilisi section from Georgia – GRAND PRIX WINNER
Brilliant Voices – 2020 – International Online Vocal Competition – 10-13 years age category from Monaco – GRAND PRIX WINNER
Ziua Zâmbetului de Copil – Child Smile Day – 12-14 years category organised from Romania – WINNER
World Music Awards 2020 – Las Vegas, USA – DIPLOMA WINNER
Ana charmed us all at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest where she was representing Albania with the song Mos ma prekni pemën (Don’t Touch My Tree).
Ana has had success also in many other festivals and tv competitions such as ‘The Voice Kids Albania’; ‘Little Genius’ show on Klan tv (Albania); ‘Tu si que vales’ show on Vizion Plus TV (Albania); International Children’s Festival ‘Tra La La’ in North Macedonia. She won the ‘Junior Fest’ national selection in Albania in 2017 to get the chance to represent her country at the Junior Eurovision in Georgia that year.
Ana is also an excellent musician and can play the piano and guitar. She is a tv presenter on shows such as ‘E Diell’ on Top Channel in Albania. She is also an actress. So Ana is an all round entertainer. Her talents also extend to her learning of foreign languages as she can speak English, French and Greek.
Ana has come a long way since taking part in Junior Eurovision and she has a big future ahead of her.
You can see Ana perform Mos ma prekni pemën (Don’t Touch My Tree) on the Junior Eurovision stage in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2017, Ëndërr (Dream) on ‘E Diell’ show in Albania, Evil Like Me from ‘The Descendants’ movie soundtrack on ‘The Voice Kids Albania’ and Perfect by Ed Sheeran.
Efi Gjika returns with her brand new uplifting song entitled Take My Hand. It is a contemporary and anthemic pop track that showcases Efi’s increasingly mature and clear vocal talent.
Take My Hand is composed by Devox @VOX Production and Jenny Jonnas.
Efi says there is a strong youth message in the lyrics of Take Your Hand – “This is a strong message that comes from deep within my heart and I hope all of my supporters feel the same way. Bullying is an issue that is spread all around the globe. At some point in our life, we have all been affected by it. It breaks my heart that there are people who would intentionally cause discomfort to other people. It breaks my heart that people become bystanders, out of fear of becoming the victim of bullying.. I am using my voice for all the kids, teenagers, people who can’t speak up. When you feel like no one understands and no one is there for you, I will be there for you. And when you feel like there is no hope for tomorrow and things are never going to change, know that everything will be okay”.
Efi represented Albania at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Barbie and she has since gone on to release several hit songs and music videos such as Stand Up, Happy Birthday, Summer Days and Cool Kids. She has also recorded cool cover versions of Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi) and Salt (Ava Max).
You can hear Take My Hand below. The track is available to stream via digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, etc.
The Albanian broadcaster, RTSH, has released the names of the participants taking part in Festivali i Këngës #59. The winner will represent Albania at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
The list of participants are –
It is welcome back to the festival for Inis Neziri, who took part in Festivali i Këngës #56, with the beautiful Piedestal. She has since gone on to have big successes by winning the 2018 Cerbul de Aur (Golden Stag) festival in Romania and 2019 New Wave competition in Russia.
Orgesa Zaimi was on the Eurovision stage as part of the Albanian team in Moscow in 2009 with Kejsi Tola.
Wendi Mancaku was also on the Eurovision stage as one of the backing singers with Jonida Maliqi. Wendi also participated in Festivali i Këngës #58 with Ende.
Kamela Islamaj also returns to the festival after participating with Më ngjyros at Festivali i Këngës #58.
Arilena Ara, who was chosen to represent Albania at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with her song, Fall From The Sky, will not be returning despite her not getting a chance to perform because of the cancellation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Enalda Shehu is a talented young classical musician from Albania. She performed the classical piece of ‘Valton Beqiri – Quasi Kaba; Andante & Allegretto’ as part of her Diploma graduation.
Enalda has been studying in North Macedonia and the performance was set during a very difficult time with the current pandemic world situtation. The audience was strictly limited with important security measures in place. Enalda was very grateful to her leader and professor, Blerim Grubi. He shared his vast knowledge with Enalda and helped her through this difficult project.
Nita Grubi was the pianist accompanying Enalda and she would like to express her thanks for her help and expert playing.
Aroilda has released a new song and music video for the song E din ai (He knows). It is laid back track with beautiful instrumentation and Aroilda’s charming crystal clear vocals.
E din ai is composed by Venera Lumani and Lind Islami. The production is by Lind Islami and Jeris Kaso. Mix and mastering is also by Jeris Kaso. The song is published by Fole Publishing.
Aroilda took part earlier this year in the e-Fest 2020 | Online Edition organised by Epoka University in Albania.
You can see the official music video for E din ai below.
