Kënga Magjike 2021 was the 22nd edition of the annual

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n music competition

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 and 2023. The f ...

. It was organised by Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) and consisted of two semi-finals on 26 and 27 May and the final on 29 May 2021. The three live shows were hosted by Marsela Çibukaj and

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with " Thikat e mia" emerged as the winner of the contest.

Format

The 22nd edition of

was organised by Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) and consisted of two semi-finals on 26 and 27 May and the final on 29 May 2021. The three live shows were hosted by the contest's founder,

, and Albanian singer Marsela Çibukaj. The participating contestants of Kënga Magjike were divided into two categories, the Big group and the Newcomers group, and presented their entries on the broadcaster's live programme "E Diela Shqiptare" every Sunday from the 21 March 2021. During the broadcast, a jury panel, consisting of Arben Skënderaj, Enkel Demi,

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, Kozeta Kurti, and Markelian Kapedani, selected the contestants of the Newcomers group.

Contestants

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final of Kënga Magjike took place on 26 May 2021.

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final of Kënga Magjike took place on 27 May 2021.

Final

The grand final of Kënga Magjike took place on 29 May 2021 and was broadcast at 21:00 (

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). Before the end of the contest,

emerged as the winner with the song "Thikat e mia".

References

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