Sunday, April 9, 2023

Albania - Albina Kelmensi x Familja Kelmendi - Duje

22 - 76 pts / 9 - 83 pts in semi 2
Albina Kelmendi and her family won the televote in the 61st Festivali I Këngës (Fest 61) with the song Duje written by Enis Mullaj and Eriona Rushiti.
new version image
It was decided beforehand that the Televoting winner was to head to Liverpool and not the Jury / Overall winner. Multi FiK winner Elsa Lila won Fest 61 but got no ticket to Liverpool.

The live Fest 61 live version of the song was released as a digital track on December 29 (2022) (Spotify) along with separate releases of all Fest 61 songs in their live versions.
The original studio version wasn't released officially but can be found on Youtube.
A new version is recorded but the song remains in Albanian in Liverpool. And it will be a family affair. The new version video was revealed on March 10. The digital single was released on the same date.
The instrumental and first studio version (videoclip) can be found on the Youtube channel of the producer/songwriter Enis Mullaj.

Albina's family are mom Albana, dad Bujar, sisters Vesa & Sidorela and brother Albin.

We know songwriter Eriona Rushiti from Ktheju Tokës, the 2019 Eurovision entry for Albania (produced by Enis Mullaj).

Versions
Fest 61 version release image
Duje - Eurovision version
- digital 10-3 (video)
Duje - Fest 61 live version
- digital release 29-12-2022
Duje - First studio / Radio remix version  
- Youtube video 2-4
Duje - Instrumental (with some vocal effects)
- Youtube 11-3, also on the official karaoke album (digital)


Links and sources
Albina Kelmendi FB, Insta

3 comments:

  1. There's an instrumental version in x-minus.pro but it's not officially released.

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  2. Isn't the radio remix version exactly the same as the original (first) studio version?

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