Albania’s Eurovision representative launches official video

TIRANA, March 27 – Albania’s Eurovision representative has launched the official video for the 2014 song competition scheduled to be held in Denmark next May. The official video is a revamped version of “Zemerimi i nj롮ate” (One night’s anger).
“The lyrics suggest that we stay calm and not get angry, as everything gets better in time and that one day we might regret it. The video shows Albanian landscapes and also some scenes shot in Tirana, the capital of Albania,” says the Eurovision official website.
Matmuja, 23, came first among 16 finalists the nation song competition in late December with her Zem쳩mi i Nj롎ate ( A night’s anger) ballad in a tough competition which also featured two former Eurovision representatives.
Matmuja, who studies singing at the Rome Conservatory, started her singing career at a very young age had also participated in previous editions of the Festivali i Kenges contest which serves as Albania’s official selection for the Eurovision.
Danish singer Emmelie de Forest, the winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, and Albanian singer Elhaida Dani, the winner of the 2013 Voice of Italy were the special guests of the 52nd edition of the Festivali i Kenges contest.
“Music is fused with lyrics: the intro is very strong, furious, just like Anger, and then everything calms down, turning into a ballad. The music gives message of the verses: calm down, anger destroys everything, think this night, wait for the morning because every morning is smarter than every evening,” Matmuja told the official Eurovision website.
Back in 2012, Rona Nishliu became the most successful Albanian Eurovision representative after ranking fifth among 26 finalists in the 2012 song contest held in Azerbaijan. Nishliu collected 146 points to see herself rank 5th, the best result since 2004 when Albania made its Eurovision debut with Anjeza Shahini who came sixth.