Eurovision 2023: Albania

Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final Two

Albania: Albina & Familja Kelmendi
“Duje”
Albina Kelmendi has energised the Albanian pop scene with her fierce vocal talent. At just 16, she reached the final of ‘The Voice of Albania’, after all 4 judges turned their chairs in her first audition. Since then, she’s smashed through various song contests across Europe. The talented vocalist has always been surrounded by song, growing up in a house of professional musicians, and now two generations of the Kelmendi clan are joining voices to perform in Liverpool. And music really is a family affair – Albina’s mother Albana and her father Bujar fell in love through music. Alongside her brother Albin and sisters Vesa and Sidorela, they will all be taking to the Eurovision stage. Sadly, the invitation isn’t extended to Albina’s pet golden retrievers. Their song Duje is about the role of love in the family, and overcoming every challenge that life brings.