Like every year, Albania is one of the first countries to choose its Eurovision entry. The national final which is the “Festivali i Këngës”, has celebrated its 60th anniversary. Congratulations!

Albania is mostly the first country to pick its Eurovision candidate in the national final. The Albanian broadcaster RTVSH is always producing a big gala show including two semi-finals and a Grand Final, accompanied by an orchestra and live singing is a standard. Hence the 18th Albanian entry in Eurovision history is “Sekret” by Ronela Hajati.

The very successful singer Ronela Hajati was born in Tirana in 1989. Early she learned to play the piano and ballet dancing. She has become a pop princess in Albania, released various singles. Her breakthrough she could reach with the song “Mala Gata”  in the year 2013. Within two years Ronela’s songs made it into the Top 30 of the Albanian charts. But with the song “MVP”  she reached #1. Ronela took part in many show formats also “Dancing with the stars”.

In her Eurovision entry “Sekret”, which she composed and texted by herself, she tells a love story of a secret love:

Come on closer to me, me ya
Cause I love when ya near near

The style of her music is contemporary pop with a touch of Rn’B and Balkan influences. In “Sekret” the melody with a strong chorus is dominating. The song will probably be sung in the Albanian language. It is to be expected that the stage setting will be great again, so that this dramatic entry will shine. This song also attract listeners from other European regions. Albania will also be on starting position one in the first semi-final, which is a very good opener for the 2022 ESC.