The Kënga Magjike 2019 was the 21st edition of the annual music contest

Kënga Magjike Kënga Magjike (; ) is an annual music competition organised by the Albanian television broadcaster Televizioni Klan. The music competition has been broadcasting annually since its inauguration in 1999 with the exception of 2020. The first edi ...

and was held on 4, 5 and 7 December 2019 at the Pallati i Kongreseve in

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broadcast live on

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(TV Klan).

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 ...

and Adrola Dushi were the hosts of the three live shows. The proceeds from the ticket sales was donated to the people affected by the 2019 earthquake in

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, as she stated, bought a ticket and sat with the public in the first semi-final as an act of solidarity. The winner of this year's edition was

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with the song titled "Ma Zgjat Dorën". It was her first victory after two previous participations in 2006 and 2008.

Format

Kënga Magjike 2019, organised by

(TV Klan), was the twenty-first consecutive edition of the annual

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. The two semi-finals and grand final were held at the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana on 4, 5 and 7 December 2019.

Contestants

The contestants of this year's edition of Kënga Magjike were presented on the TV Klan live broadcast "

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" on every Sunday beginning from the 22 September 2019 until 1 December 2019 hosted by Ardit Gjebrea. The contestants who were qualified for the semi-finals were announced on 1 December 2019 at "E Diela Shqiptare". The participating artists and bands are divided into two broader categories such as the Big Artists and New Artists. The New Artists perform live in front of a jury while the Big Artists are automatically qualified for the semi-finals. The jury was composed of Enkel Demi, Arben Skenderi,

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Jonida Maliqi Jonida Maliqi (; born 26 March 1983) is an Albanian singer and media personality. Throughout her career, Maliqi has won six awards at Kënga Magjike and first place in 2008. She is also a double winner of accolades at the Top Fest in 2006 and ...

, Dj Missrose and Dj Stone. Key: Qualified for the semi-finals Withdrawn

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 4 December 2019.

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 5 December 2019.

Final

The grand final took place on 7 December 2019. Key: Winner Second place Third place

Special awards

References

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