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"Zemrën n'dorë"
The cover artwork for "Zemrën n'dorë". The cover features Besa in a brown outfit amongst a grey background. She is also covered in a plastic bag.
Single by Besa
English title"Heart on hand"
Released19 December 2023 (2023-12-19)
Length3:02
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)
Besa singles chronology
"Si kalama"
(2022) 		"Zemrën n'dorë"
(2023)
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Besa Kokëdhima
  • Kledi Bahiti
Lyricist(s)
Entry chronology
◄ "Duje" (2023)

"Zemrën n'dorë" (Albanian: [ˈzɛmɾən nˈdɔɾ(ə)]; transl. "Hand in heart") is a song by Albanian singer-songwriter Besa Kokëdhima. Self-described as a ballad "with a lot of contrast", the song was composed by Kokëdhima and Kledi Bahiti, and lyrics written by Rozana Radi and Petrit Sefaj. It was self-released on 19 December 2023. The song is scheduled to be the Albanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, to be held in Malmö.

Background and composition

"Zemrën n'dorë" is composed by Besa Kokëdhima and Kledi Bahiti, and the lyrics written by Rozana Radi and Petrit Sefaj.[1] Prior to this song, Kokëdhima had made a previous bid to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, making an attempt to represent Romania in 2009.[2] In an interview with Eurovision fan site Wiwibloggs, she stated that the song to her was a ballad "with a lot of contrast", further stating that the song "was a genuine emotion. We wrote the song with so much love and we just wanted to express a lot of contrast within a ballad because when you say a ballad, I don't think it's exactly one could imagine... it just goes through waves of tough emotion... like a stormy journey."[3]

The song was officially announced to compete in Festivali i Këngës 62 on 17 October 2023.[4] At the national final, the song competed in the first semi-final on 19 December despite the song having been announced to have an automatic berth in the grand final.[5][6] Despite not winning the overall competition, the song was selected to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest as the song won a separate televote.[7] On 2 January 2024, Besa announced that the song would be going through a revamp in order for it to comply with Eurovision rules.[8] The final Eurovision version is set to be released in March 2024.[9]

Promotion

To promote the song, Besa announced her intent to participate in Eurovision pre-parties, including the Eurovision in Concert event on 13 April 2024.[10]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Festivali i Këngës 62

Albania's broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) officially announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 30 August 2023,[11] using its longtime method for choosing the participant, Festivali i Këngës.[12] The edition was the 62nd iteration of the national final. The 31-entry competition was organized into two semi-finals that culminated into one grand final.[13] For this edition of Festivali i Këngës, to select the country's representative, all 31 entries, no matter if they had qualified or not into the grand final, were eligible for representing the country via a televote. The overall winner of the contest did not represent the country unless they had also won the televote as well.[14]

In the grand final on 22 December 2023 where all 31 entries were eligible for victory, the song did not win the overall contest, with the victory awarded to Mal Retkoceri. However, the song was announced as the televote victor, and as a result, won the right to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[7]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Albania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[15]

Track listing

  • Digital download[a]
  1. "Zemrën n'dorë" – 3:02

Release history

Country Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 19 December 2023 Digital download Self-released
[16]

Notes

  1. ^ This acts as a summary of all versions of the song released for digital download.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Besa me "Zemrën n'dorë" synon Eurovisionin" [Besa with "Heart in hand" aims for Eurovision]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ Helgeson, Justina (23 December 2023). "Besa to represent Albania at Eurovision 2024". Eurovision World. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ Tejeci, Erdi (29 December 2023). "Besa Kokëdhima - Zemrën n'dorë INTERVIEW | Eurovision Albania 2024". Wiwibloggs: The Eurovision Podcast (Podcast). PodBean. Event occurs at 1:24. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ Juhász, Ervin (17 October 2023). "Meet all the participants of the 62nd Festivali i Këngës!". ESCBubble. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Santos, Pedro (19 December 2023). "Albania: 16 perform at first night of Festivali i Këngës #62". Eurovision World. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (21 December 2023). "Finalists Of Albania's Festivali i Këngës 62 Revealed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b Vautrey, Jonathan (22 December 2023). "Besa Kokëdhima To Represent Albania At Eurovision 2024". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ^ Washak, James (2 January 2024). "Albania: Besa Kokëdhima Confirms Revamp of Eurovision 2024 Entry". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ^ Andersson, Rafaell (13 February 2024). "Albania: Revamp of 'Zemrën n'dorë' to be Released in March". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. ^ Granger, Anthony (30 December 2023). "Albania: Besa Confirmed for Eurovision in Concert 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (30 August 2023). "Albania: RTSH Confirms Eurovision 2024 Participation". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  12. ^ Ibrayeva, Laura (1 September 2023). "Albania: RTSH Opens Submissions for Festivali i Këngës 62". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (1 November 2023). "Albania: More Details of Festivali i Këngës 62 Announced Including Line-up Change". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  14. ^ Argyropoulos, Dimitris (1 November 2023). "Albania: The public will choose the 2024 Eurovision representative, while the jury the winner of Festivali i Këngës 62!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ a b Citations regarding the digital download release of "Zemrën n'dorë" in various countries:
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