The Albanian broadcaster RTSH is going big for the 54th edition of Festivali i Këngës, featuring a brand new website with full information about the participating songs, lyrics and history, and a set of miniclips for the entries that will try to win the Albanian ticket to Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Preview videos of the Festivali i Këngës entries were recorded also back in the 1980s, but this is the first time that such production promotes the festival since the beginning of the Eurovision-era.

The miniclips feature 40 seconds of the participating songs with different themes of Albania’s nature, lifestyle and culture.

The two semifinals of the festival will be held on 25 and 26 December with 15 songs each, with 9 qualifying to the Grand Final, which will be held on 27 December.

Watch Semifinal 1 Miniclips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH6qau3BeNQ&app=desktop

Watch Semifinal 2 Miniclips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-TRpAgAmF8

Stay tuned to ESCToday.com for more news regarding Albania in the Eurovision Song Cotntest 2016.


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