Kënga Magjike 08 was the eighth edition of the annual Albanian song competition, first held in 1999. It took place in the

Palace of Congresses The Palace of Congresses () is a venue in Tirana, Albania, where numerous multi-genre concerts, exhibition, festivals, competitions and other events are held, including the annual Festivali i Këngës and Kënga Magjike and the Tirana Book Fair. ...

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Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. There were two semifinals (17 and 18 November 2006) and a final (19 November 2006). Fifty-three songs were heard in advance by the public at home, which narrowed them down to 39 songs by televoting. These songs competed in the semi-finals but only 19 made it to the final. In the end,

Armend Rexhepagiqi Armend is an Albanian male given name meaning "golden mind". Notable people with this name include: *Armend Alimi (born 1987), Macedonian football player *Armend Dallku (born 1983), Albanian football coach and player *Armend Kabashi (born 1995), Fi ...

won the first prize.

Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo (born 9 February 1977) is an Albanian singer and model. She is best known for representing Albania at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is ...

was the runner-up. The winner was determined by the singers who voted for each other.

The results

Not in the semi finals

Voting procedure

The singers voted for each other to determine the ranking of the songs, the jury determined most of the other prizes, while the televote decided the "Public's Prize" and the "Internet Prize".

The jury

Lindita Theodhori Lindita may refer to: * Lindita (given name) * Lindita (singer) Lindita Halimi (born 24 March 1989), commonly known as simply Lindita, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth edition of Top Fest with " ...

Monika Kryemadhi Monika Kryemadhi (born 9 April 1974) is an Albanian politician, member of Parliament and former leader of the Socialist Movement for Integration party. She is also the wife of the former President of Albania Ilir Meta. Monika Kryemadhi refused th ...

* Xheraldina Vula * Gentiana Ismajli * Jean Philippe Favreau *

Riza Cerova Riza Cerova (1896—1935) was an Albanian political figure of the early 20th century. He is mostly known for his role during June Revolution of 1924 and Fier uprising of 1935. Early life and migration Riza Cerova was born in the village of Cerov� ...

* Alfred Kaçinari * Arian Cani *

Pandi Laço Pandi Laço (born 21 March 1964 in Korçë) is an Albanian journalist, songwriter, presenter and scenarist. He is mostly known for his work on Albanian Eurovision songs, of which he wrote several. Pandi has worked with notable Albanian artists inc ...

* Geri Selenica * Ilir Bibolli

Other prizes

Orchestra

Playback was used.

Guest artists

Saimir Pirgu Saimir Pirgu (born 23 September 1981 in Elbasan) is an Albanian international opera singer (tenor). In 2014 he was awarded the Italian citizenship by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano. Biography He graduated in singing a ...

Elena Risteska Elena Risteska ( mk, Елена Ристеска, ; born 27 April 1986), sometimes known as simply Elena, is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song "Ninanajna", and finished in 1 ...

Staff

* Executive Producer:

Anila Gjebrea Anila or Anil (Sanskrit: अनिल ' "wind") is one of the Vasus in Hinduism, gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is equated with the wind god Vāyu Vayu (, sa, वायु, ), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the ...

* Stage:

Bashkim Zahaj Bashkim is a masculine given name, which means "unity" in Albanian. The name may refer to: People *Bashkim Dedja (born 1970), Albanian judge *Bashkim Fino (1962–2021), Albanian politician and prime minister *Bashkim Gazidede (1952–2008), Alba ...

* Organizer:

Ardit Gjebrea Ardit Gjebrea (born 7 June 1963) is an Albanian singer, songwriter, producer and television presenter. Life and career Gjebrea began singing at the age of five in Albanian children festivals, and is known for songs like ''"I ëmbël zëri i ...

* Directors:

Agron Vulaj Agron may refer to: People * Agron (given name) * Agron (surname) Fictional and legendary characters * Agron (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology * Agron of Lydia, fourth king of Maeonia * Agron, a character on American television show '' ...

;

Astrit Idrizi Astrit is an Albanian language, Albanian masculine given name and may refer to: *Astrit Ajdarević (born 1990), Albanian footballer *Astrit Bushati (born 1962), Albanian footballer *Astrit Fazliu (born 1987), Kosovar-Albanian footballer *Astrit Ha ...

Sources

External links

KM Official Website
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