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The jury is stingy with Albania at Eurovision, but 'Zjerm' captures the hearts and votes of the public! Shkodra Elektronike 'shunders'
2025-05-18 17:04:26 / SHOWBIZ
With 436 votes in total for the song "Wasted Love", JJ gave Austria its third victory at Eurovision. "Love is the greatest force in the world, let's spread more love," was the message of the 24-year-old artist as he accepted the award amidst tears and emotions.
Israel came in second place with Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Hamas attacks on October 7, winning support for her song “New Day Will Rise.” However, Israel’s participation this year was also the subject of controversy and calls for exclusion due to the war in Gaza.
With Tommy Cash's Espresso Macchiato, a rhythmic song that parodies Italian coffee culture, Estonia came in third.
Among the 26 finalist countries, Albania came in the top ten, with 218 points. Although the jury was stingy with the evaluations for Albania, Zjerm by Shkodra Elektronik resulted in one of the most voted songs by the public, who gave it a full 173 points, bringing it to eighth place. The representative song of our country became a hit, breaking the record for views on the official Eurovision channel on Youtube. Among the fans of Zjerm was also Marko Bosnjaak, Croatia's representative in Eurosong 2025, as a video of him repeatedly voting for Albania went viral.
The song by the duo Beatriçe Gjergji and Kolë Laca, where traditional becomes one with electronic music and which speaks of an ideal world, lit up the Eurosong stage. Zjerm worthily presented Albanian musical culture at the European Song Festival.
Among the finalist countries, San Marino remained in last place, while it was notable that the United Kingdom and the host country itself, Switzerland, received 0 points from the public.
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