{"id":14009,"date":"2021-05-21T06:36:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T06:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=14009"},"modified":"2021-05-21T06:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T06:51:56","slug":"anxhela-peristeri-takes-albania-to-eurovisions-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/anxhela-peristeri-takes-albania-to-eurovisions-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxhela Peristeri takes Albania to Eurovision&#8217;s Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania has made it to the final night of the Eurovision Song Contest airing Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Anxhela Peristeri shone during the semi-final with her song Karma, taking Albania to the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Ten countries qualified at the second semi-final, including Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Portugal, Island, San Marino, Switzerland, Greece, and San Marino.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14012\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14012\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eurosong-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eurosong-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eurosong-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eurosong-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eurosong-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eurosong.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eurovision Grand Final Running Order<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ten finalists of the first semi-final night are Norway\u2019s Tix with Fallen Angel, Israel\u2019s Eden Alene with Set me Free, Russia\u2019s Manizha with Russian Woman, Azerbaijan\u2019s Efendi with Mata Hari, Malta\u2019s Destiny with Je me Casse, Lithuania\u2019s The Roop with Discoteque, Cyprus represented by Elena Tsagrinou with El Diablo, Sweden\u2019s Tusse with Voices., Belgium\u2019s Hooverphonic with the Wrong Place and Ukraine represented by Go A with SHUM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/13\/the-lahuta-player-of-kelmend-a-lifetime-singing-songs-of-heroes-and-knights\/\">The Lahuta player of Kelmend, a lifetime singing songs of heroes and knights<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/arts\/2021\/01\/25\/renowned-albanian-soprano-ermonela-jaho-message-to-youth-don-t-give-up-from-your-dreams\/\">Renowned Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho message to youth: Don\u2019t give up on your dreams<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/01\/25\/less-love-for-the-cifteli-albanian-folk-instruments-are-losing-popularity\/\">Albanian folk instruments are losing popularity<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania has made it to the final night of the Eurovision Song Contest airing Saturday evening. 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