Kënga Magjike 2018 was the 20th edition of the annual Albanian music contest Kënga Magjike and was held between 5 December 2018 and 8 December 2018 at the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana. The three live shows were hosted by Ardit Gjebrea, Klaudia Pepa and Bora Zemani.[1][2]
| Kënga Magjike 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 5 December 2018 |
| Semi-final 2 | 6 December 2018 |
| Final | 8 December 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Pallati i Kongreseve, Tirana |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Host broadcaster | Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 47 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each contestant awards a number of 30 points to their favourite songs. |
| Winning song | "Plas" by Flori Mumajesi |
The winner of the contest was Flori Mumajesi with the song titled "Plas".[3][4] This was his first victory in the contest as a singer though he was additionally the songwriter of the winning entries "Hape Vetën" by Aurela Gaçe in 2007 and "Ma Zgjat Dorën" by Eneda Tarifa in the following 2019 edition.[5]
Format edit
Kënga Magjike 2018, organised by Televizioni Klan (TV Klan), was the twentieth consecutive edition of the annual contest. The two semi-finals and grand final were held at the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana on 5, 6 and 8 December 2018 respectively.
Final edit
The grand final took place on the 8th of December 2018 at the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana.[6]
Key: Winner Second place Third place
| Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flori Mumajesi | "Plas" | 1 | 1092 |
| Aurela Gaçe & Eli Fara | "Zemra rratatata" | 2 | 863 |
| Fifi and MC Kresha | "Psikopatja jote" | 3 | 834 |
| Ronela Hajati | "Vuj" | 4 | 677 |
| Kejsi Tola | "Më ke mua" | 5 | 645 |
| Era Rusi | "Mos ma merr" | 6 | 595 |
| Rozana Radi | "Kur përfundon një dashuri si kjo e jona" | 7 | 557 |
| Olsi Bylyku & Lorenc Hasrama | "Si të flas" | 8 | 551 |
| Artjola Toska & Bruno | "Digjem" | 9 | 536 |
| Krusita | "Akull" | 10 | 504 |
| Mentor Haziri | "Më ke vra" | 11 | 448 |
| Klajdi Haruni | "Nuk të dua dot më pak" | 12 | 445 |
| Ardit Cuni & Daniela Toci | "Qaj" | 14 | 438 |
| Wendi Mancaku | "Ëndrra ime" | 15 | 407 |
| Erik Lloshi | "Mos urre" | 16 | 369 |
| Manuel Moscati & Matteo Becucci | "Sempre" | 17 | 349 |
| Flori Nazifi & Inis Neziri | "Fli në krahët e mi" | 18 | 342 |
| Venera Lumani | "Lind për ty" | 19 | 338 |
| Revolt Klan | "Ndriço" | 20 | 334 |
| Rovena Dilo & Onat | "Ma jo" | 21 | 302 |
| Robert Aliaj | "Ah ku më hodhi zoti" | 22 | 270 |
| Kanita | "S'jemi ne" | 23 | 254 |
| Alar Band & Livia | "Të duam ty" | 24 | 244 |
| Kelly | "Ma ka fajin zemra" | 25 | 210 |
| Kastro Zizo | "Sonata e gjumit" | 26 | 196 |
| Mishela Rapo & Ergys Shahu | "Dashni e rrallë" | 27 | 165 |
| Genti Deda | "Sa t'kam dasht" | 28 | 156 |
| Sergio HD | "Love Don't Matter" | 29 | 140 |
| Viola | "Ai" | 30 | 137 |
| Giorgia Igliozzi | "Equidistante" | 31 | 130 |
| Amela Agastra | "Më ler" | 32 | 127 |
| Gerald Celibashi | "Diamante në sirtar" | 33 | 125 |
| Henri Mahmuti | "Nuk kthehët pas" | 34 | 115 |
| Xhon Jesku | "Ty nuk të kam" | 35 | 110 |
| Marko Strazimiri | "4 0 3" | 36 | 109 |
| J Gashi | "Hola" | 37 | 89 |
| Rigersa Zefi | "Të kam humb" | 38 | 85 |
| ROD | "Engjëll" | 39 | 73 |
| Xhoi | "Aq sa më do" | 40 | 71 |
| Lidia Lufi | "Duaj" | 41 | 71 |
| Silvi Mema | "Për ty" | 42 | 27 |
References edit
- ^ "Finalja e Këngës Magjike në foto". tvklan.al (in Albanian). Klan TV. 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Klaudia dhe Bora ndajnë emocionet para nisjes së Këngës Magjike". tvklan.al (in Albanian). Klan TV. 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Flori Mumajesi fitues i Kënga Magjike 2018!". kengamagjike.com (in Albanian). Kënga Magjike. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Flori Mumajesi fitues i Këngës Magjike 2018". tvklan.al (in Albanian). Klan TV. 9 December 2018.
- ^ "AURELA GACE - HAPE VETEN | Official Music Video". YouTube. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2019. Note: Open description for credits.
- ^ "Shpallen të shtunën fituesit e Këngës Magjike". tvklan.al (in Albanian). Klan TV. 7 December 2018.