At this stage, I don’t think I’m going to have time to do more than quickly look over the Festivali i Kenges results as part of my initial review of the eventual winner to see where acts went wrong or excelled during their live performances. Tomorrow I’ll make a start on reviewing the 14 songs of the Spanish national final.

In any case, here’s how I’ve ranked the FiK 60 batch. Some songs have grown on me since my initial review, which why they might appear higher than you’d expect given my comments, and a couple have fallen a bit from grace.

1) Viola Xhemali — “Eja si erë”
2) Ronela Hajati — “Sekret”
3) Gjergj Kaçinari — “Në ëndërr mbete ti”
4) Ester Zahiri — “Hiena”
5) Kejsi Rustja — “Vallëzoj me ty”
6) Kelly — “Meteor”
7) Denis Skura — “Pse nuk flet, mama?”
8) Mirud — “Për dreq”
9) Janex — “Deluzional”
10) Urban Band — “Padrejtësi”
11) Shega — “Një”
12) Alban Ramosaj — “Theje”
13) Xhuli Pjetraj — “Baladë”
14) Sajmir Çili — “Nën maskë”
15) Evi Reçi — “Më duaj”
16) Eldis Arrnjeti — “Refuzoj”
17) Endri & Stefi Prifti — “Triumfi i jetës”
18) Olimpia Smajlaj — “Dua”
19) Rezarta Smaja — “E jemja nuse”
20) Kastro Zizo — “Kujë”