Checking back in to check out until the ESC250 later this week. As I'm sure you all know, fan-favourite "Duje" by Albina & Familja Kelmendi was selected by the public at #Fik61 to go to #Eurovision for Albania.

I was planning to write full reviews for this and the Ukrainian entry, but I've decided to hold off on this until April when we'll have all the songs in their final forms (more or less).

Hope everyone is having a low-stress festive season.

Typische Schreiballade aus Albanien. Schade eigentlich. Das hätte die damalige Jury vermutlich auch gewählt. #esc2023 #FiK61 #albania #eurovision

RT @ESCGreenroom@twitter.com

Beim albanischen Festivali i Këngës ging Albina Kelmendi & Family mit dem Song „Duje“ als Siegerin hervor.
Damit wird sie das Land beim Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool im Mai vertreten. #FiK61

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1caMPsaOTzE

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ESCGreenroom/status/1606219611459883009

Beim albanischen Festivali i Këngës ging Albina Kelmendi & Family mit dem Song „Duje“ als Siegerin hervor.
Damit wird sie das Land beim Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool im Mai vertreten. #FiK61

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1caMPsaOTzE

Albania you could have this at Eurovision.🥲

#FiK61 #FiK #Eurovision2023

https://open.spotify.com/track/3p62rjYOzeABHVwQHhcbpY?si=0aSqhgNsT_i45NEjy72Bqw

Albania certainly knows how to send music that makes you think of Albania the first time you hear it. 🇦🇱 Congrats! #FiK61

Albina & Familja Kelmendi – Duje

Honestly I’m happy that Duje is the song representing Albania at #Eurovision, a worthy #FiK61 televote winner IMO

Honestly I’m happy that Duje is the song representing Albania at #Eurovision, a worthy #FiK61 televote winner IMO

Oh, sono arrivati dal nulla e hanno spaccato sia lunedì che stasera quindi bravi loro 👏👏 è una scelta molto high risk/high reward, ma nulla che un revamp dignitoso non possa sistemare. L'Albania ha lanciato le carte, poi come andrà andrà 🤷‍♂️

#fik61 #fest61 #eurovision

My #Eurovision Top 2:

1) Albina Kelmendi & Family #Albania 🇦🇱
2) Tvorchi #Ukraine 🇺🇦

#fik61 #vidbir

The most Eurovision ready act won. No idea how it will do in May. Could be epic, could be a mess. Will be fun to find out #FiK61

@thankyoueurope so much about #FiK61 is weird. Why do you have two semifinals and then 21/26 acts progressing to the final?

Albina & Familja Kelmendi gaan namens Albanië naar Eurovision!!

#ESC #Eurovision #FiK61

Minchia NON l'annuncio del rappresentante ESC in stile Capodanno #fik61 #fest61 #eurovision

Se non altro questa serata ha messo in chiaro una volta per tutte perché non ha senso separare il vincitore di Sanremo dalla scelta del rappresentante all'ESC, e anzi bisogna battersi affinché le due cose rimangano legate perché fa bene ad entrambi #fest61 #fik61 #eurovision

🇦🇱 We have our second entry for #Eurovision 2023!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 After winning the #FiK61 public vote, Albina & Familja Kelmendi will go to Liverpool with "Duje".

https://escxtra.com/2022/12/23/festivali-i-kenges-61-results/

Albina won I'm okay with that choice I liked her song #FiK61

She's not winning the whole thing then...
🫣 #FiK61

If Elsa also wins the public vote, does she sing a third time? #FiK61

This is such a weird way to do things, to have your contest winner and then announce a possible separate Eurovision entrant. #FiK61

Elsa Lila winnaar Festivali I Këngës!

Met een hele mooie ballad Evita

#FiK61