21 - 57 pts / 10 - 112 pts in semi 2
Karma by Anxhela Peristeri is the winner of the 59th Festivali I Këngës (Fest'59) and is the song for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The song will be performed in Albanian. I don't know if there will be a revamp but the original version is well within Eurovision limits (3 minutes).
The song is written by Kleda Bahiti (music) and Olti Curri (lyrics).
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| gatefold sleeve promo |
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| Karma initial digital release image |
The new version is revealed on March 1. This was released on March 9 along with the karaoke version. (Universal, digital)
The original RTSH Youtube audio is still here.
The promo cds includes
1. Karma - "Original Albanian version" = ESC version
2. Karma - Karaoke
3. Karma - Instrumental
4. Karma - Orchestral version = original FiK version
5. Karma - Albanian
remix feat. Hyodyne = Acoustic
Two promos (both cd-r) have been issued, one in a gatefold cover, the other in a CD case. Both have the same tracks but some with different tags/names (tags in track-files only).
Two promos (both cd-r) have been issued, one in a gatefold cover, the other in a CD case. Both have the same tracks but some with different tags/names (tags in track-files only).
Unfortunately the cd-r's made by RTSH are easy to copy and nasty sellers have been selling home made copies on E-Bay.
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| Hard CD case promo |
Anxhela released her debut album Anxhela Për Ju (Anxhela for you) in 2004. She also recorded songs in Greek, English and Italian.
In 2020 she released the digital singles Dashi and Lujta.
In 2020 she released the digital singles Dashi and Lujta.
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| The Fest 59 album |
For all you Fest lovers, the album with all 25 songs is now available in digital download stores.
It was released on March 12 through Universal.
They have included the new (ESC) version of Karma instead of the original Fest'59 version.
2020 singer Arilena Ara did not participate in the Fest'59.
Versions
Karma - Eurovision version
- March 1 reveal, - digital release March 9, Rotterdam 2CD, promo
Karma - Original version = Orchestral version on the promos
- temporary digital release , promo
Karma - Eurovision version karaoke
- digital release March 9, also
on the official karaoke album (digital)
Karma - Instrumental
Karma - Remix with Hyodyne = Acoustic version
- All on promos
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| Debut CD Anxhela Për Ju |
Karma: Studio audio (YT), Live at Fest'59, Unplugged at Fest'59
Anxhela Peristeri: Facebook, Instagram
Anxhela Peristeri: Facebook, Instagram
FiK History pages with pictures. Albania's Festival i Kënges was launched in 1962! and now you can see what 11-time winner Vaçe Zela
looks like.
looks like.
The old Festivali's Updated
The Festivali I Këngës (FiK) has been used as the selection for the Eurovision Song Contest ever since Albania entered with Anjeza Shahini's The Image Of You in 2004. But the Festivali i Këngës already started in 1962 and is of course an acclaimed music festival in its own right.
Update: Unfortunately many of the later entries are no longer on Spotify but you can still find the historic stuff in the playlist below.
In 2016 RTSH released most old Festival i Këngës entries through digital shops (Amazon ,iTunes) and Spotify.
In 2016 RTSH released most old Festival i Këngës entries through digital shops (Amazon ,iTunes) and Spotify.
I updated the spotify playlist (below) with all the Albanian Festivali I Këngës winners up to 2020 still available (so you don't have to). It starts in 1962. 1964's disqualified winner is also included as well as one of the other two winners. 1970 had two winners as well.
The 1967 winner is missing and several recent Eurovision entries are no longer available.
Some old winners are in versions by the second (non winning) singer. (up to 1984 most songs were performed twice by different singers).
Still, It's a magnificent trip through Albania's amazing and sometimes grim Festival history. (Check your Wiki's). A special thanks to Thomas! ------------
Note: I know Spotify can be a bit crappy. Sometimes it plays the playlist in a mixed order, or mixes it with other songs, don't blame me.
I just think Spotify can be a handy tool to preview some music and do some vault-digging.
And in the end it's buying music that supports your artists (or in this case, RTSH), not streaming.
The new version of Karma is now available on streaming platforms along with a karaoke version including backing vocals.
ReplyDeletehttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/karma-single/1556870626
The link to the Polish page leads anywhere...
ReplyDeleteTwo different promo CDs are apparently in circulation:
ReplyDeleteone appears to be a five-track CD with otherwise unavailable versions of Karma:
1) Karma (Albanian version)
2) Karma ( Karaoke version)
3) Karma (Instrumental version)
4) Karma (Orchestral version)
5) Karma (Acoustic version)
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/254988584215?hash=item3b5e810517:g:DqIAAOSwTI5go~x8&autorefresh=true
The other seems to come with slightly different artwork - contents unknown:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284303641825?hash=item4231d14ce1:g:CbYAAOSwreRgns5q
So the Rotterdam promo that Bea is selling (the one in the gatefold card cover) has the five tracks Krzystof mentions above. Tracks 1-3 use identical backing tracks; track 2 has b-vox but 3 doesn't have any vox at all.
ReplyDeleteUpdate: I contacted an eBay seller who said he was selling both versions and according to him the tracklisting on both versions is identical. So unless he's a faker it would appear (unless anyone knows differently) that the 'orchestral' version on the gatefold promo is the same as the 'Albanian remix feat. Hyodyne' version on the hard case promo.
ReplyDeleteMore if and when I can ever find the 'hard case' version at a cheap enough price!