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

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

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broadcast live on Televizioni Klan (TV Klan).

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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 Eneda Tarifa 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 Televizioni Klan (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 "

E Diela Shqiptare Ardit Gjebrea (born 7 June 1963) is an Albanian television presenter, singer-songwriter and producer. Life and career Gjebrea began singing at the age of five in Albanian children festivals, he was awarded prizes at local competitions for in ...

" 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, Armend Rexhepagiqi,

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, 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 Key: Qualified for the semi-finals Withdrawn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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