Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final 26 May 2015 Final 27 May 2015 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Mishela Rapo | |||
| Selected song | "Dambaje" | |||
| Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë. The competing songs will be broken down into one semi-final taking place on 26 May 2015. Mishela Rapo and her song "Dambaje" will represent Albania.[1]
Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë
On 13th March 2015 it was announced that Albania will participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. On 6th May it was reported that the winner of Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë will represent Albania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franceska Aurora Verzeroli & Jasmina Dervishi | "Vallja fëmijët i bashkon" (Dance unites the children) | |
| 2 | Zhaklina Veizaj | "Të dua vendi im" (I love my country) | |
| 3 | Jasmina Hako | "Do të vij një ditë" (I will come one day) | |
| 4 | Anjeza Sejdia | "Ku ta gjej daullen gjyshi" (Where to find the grandfather's drum) | |
| 5 | Amela Buzi | "Bota blu" (Blue world) | |
| 6 | Xhamerino Bollati | "Rramp e Bamp e Bum Bum Bum" | |
| 7 | Elisa Gjipi | "Nuk dua të rritem" (I don't want to grow up) | |
| 8 | Livia Murataj | "Eksploroj" (Explore) | |
| 9 | Klodjan Vata & Igli Bodurri | "Bota gjithë dashuri" (All love of the world) | |
| 10 | Amela Agastra | "Kurrë mos thuaj jo" (Never say no) | |
| 11 | Dario Zela | "Hëna - çapkenia" (Monday - urchins) | 3 |
| 12 | Mishela Rapo | "Dambaje" | 1 |
| 13 | Marko Strazimiri | "Nuk di se çfare të them" (I don't know what to say) | |
| 14 | Wendi Mancaku & Vanessa Sono | "Jeto" (Live) | 2 |
Mishela Rapo
Rapo was born on 15 December 2000 in Tirana, Albania. Her music career has started when she was only 9 years old when she competed for the first time at the National Festival of Children in Shkodër with the song "Jemi një, s'jemi dy" and won the price for the Best Debutation. It was the first time for her to sing in a stage like that and it was succesful. After this she was a part of a Talent-show in Albania, "Gjeniu i vogel 4", where she sang live for 12 nights until the Final, and then she started studying at the National School of Music for Guitar. She has won the Second price for playing Guitar at the "Tirana Talent". Some times later she won the First Price to represent Albania at the Turkish Olympiad among 135 other countries. She held many concerts in some of the biggest cities of Turkey such as Istanbul, Ankara, and Van. After the Olympiad she was a part of the National Festival of Children for the second time, and she won the First Price singing "Pse u mërzit mami". In 2012, she attempted to represent Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Mama Mia (Te Amo)", but did not win. Beside these competitions, Mishela sang in some other events too, such as the Musical "We will rock you" , and the "100 vjet muzikë" where she got invited two times. In 2013 she was a part of "The National Festival of Children" for the third time, when she won the Price "Inva Mula" for a great career in Festivals with the song "Kam një ëndërr". In 2014 she attended "The First International Festival of Language and Culture" in Albania and in 2015 the Second one. In 2015 she got elected to represent Albania in Australia at the "International Festival of Language and Culture" among 18 countries such as Brazil, South Africa, Bulgaria, USA etc.Mishela Rapo will represent Albania with "Dambaje"|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2015/05/28/mishela-rapo-will-represent-albania-at-jesc-2015-in-bulgaria/96865/%7Cpublisher=Wiwibloggs%7Cdate=27 On 27 May 2015, Rapo was declared the winner of Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë with her song "Dambaje". She now will represent Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|title=Albania: Mishela Rapo Is Off To JESC 2015|url=http://eurovoix.com/2015/05/27/albania-mishela-rapo-is-off-to-jesc-2015/%7Cpublisher=Eurovoix%7Cdate=27
See also
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
References
- ^ Ko, Anthony (28 May 2015). "Mishela Rapo will represent Albania at JESC 2015 in Bulgaria". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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