Albania | Eurovision 2020 Reaction | Arilena Ara - Shaj

In this video, our reactors watch and give their opinions on Albania's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Adele
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Andreia
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Bella
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Chloe
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Daeva
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Danie
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Iago
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Joan
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Katie
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Matt
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Rachel
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Sandra
Toon
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[@uneti463]

“Albanian singers have massive voices” true

[@user-be4vw1or3z]

Where is Alibaba-nia? Is it in Mongolia?

[@jutjubow]

It's a beautiful entry, Albania does not disappoint me again! I don't get the negativity. Cheers from Poland.

[@user-be4vw1or3z]

🤮

[@vlore7258]

e jevg greqie , po të mbyt inati 😅😅😅😅​@@user-be4vw1or3z

[@red-soul]

Iago from Spain was seeing something else! The north macedonian girl was on point. Daeva ❤️

[@mekoharley99]

Everyone: OMG I love it Iago: Sorry, boring! Everyone : That staging is boring. Iago: The only good thing here is the staging.

[@mhdkrtsh4369]

Iago is totally OFFLINE lol

[@marku7936]

The song is perfect . For you maby is boring .evryone love the song

[@user-be4vw1or3z]

I just fart you wanna smell it?

[@louissmith2084]

I’m obsessed with this entry already🤩🇦🇱💞 Everything is outstanding, from the outfit, the vocals, the staging, and intensity of the delivery We stannnn🥺😩

[@beniesc1504]

Yas ❤❤

[@alexisdenis4271]

When Daeva actually likes an entry. 😂

[@rachelahrens7478]

I was so confused, especially since it’s a balled and she normally hates those?

[@alexisdenis4271]

@@rachelahrens7478 Exactly. Didn't she once say she was tired of screaming ballads? I like the song somewhat but seeing her happy about this entry took me by surprise

[@taulantdervishaj9576]

@Daeva Tollnes she published her revamp yesterday and as an albanian I can say that I'm a bit disappointed because the ethnic vibe disappeared with the translation of lyrics 😕😕

[@kiki_ci3880]

@@taulantdervishaj9576 she turned it into a Katy Perry song😔

[@louislouis2822]

Arilena is the albanian queen😍.Im proud that she will go in esc for my country.And love you guys for your positivity❤

[@dariosinanish]

The best reaction so far. Great job guys. Kisses From Albania 😘

[@user-wl7qp8pu3r]

Much love from serbia😍🇷🇸💞🇦🇱

[@Agrael9996]

Daeva is a mood haha

[@studentja4894]

Is a BEAUTIFUL song.Thank You ARILENA

[@gaming_withmaya]

Love from ALBANIA ❤❤

[@ESCWorldFans]

Yesss albania is always différents and that cool

[@lewisgalloway2596]

This is the most positive reaction I've saw to the song. The reaction following the selection of the song was extremely toxic. People hated that this song won. Personally though, this was my winner

[@aaljan2339]

Understandably the whiff of corruption with this selection didnt go down well

[@lewisgalloway2596]

@@aaljan2339 Yeah, I know that it was kinda weird the jury votes, but I don't think taking it out on her or the song is what should be happening.

[@2011endi]

@@lewisgalloway2596 it is not that people hated this song, but someone else deserved to win. and she was ELVANA GJATA "ME TANA".

[@loretaf1540]

Endi Nexus lets just understand that she is already selected and yall people need to move past it, both artists are powerful. You albanians must be proud by both of them, they both are special in their own way. Get over it!!

[@user-yl9os8vj5t]

Albania bravo👍👍👍

[@filipmilisavljevic4034]

I LOOOOOOOOOVEE THIS SONG! 😍😍😍 So powerful, show-stopping, so good!!! Good luck, Albania!!!

[@artencdurrsi5298]

Arilena is amazing! Her performance is outstanding! Love her❤❤

[@stepchicken9333]

I've been waiting for this

[@bigsunshinefitore2080]

Such a great song and this amazing voice...go Albania

[@Louise5433]

My top 1 1. Albania 🇦🇱

[@verakurti8094]

🕊🕊🕊Arilena 🕊🕊🕊

[@beniesc1504]

The beautiful thing about music, is that it evoking emotions. I loved how Daeva even started shaking I was like girl same. And OMG I love Danie with her facial expressions 😂

[@verakurti8094]

Arilena Ara 🇦🇱⭐

[@aroszeri7926]

Ti Vera Kurti punon? Ke fëmijë, halle a burre qe te te kenaqi? Se na ke çarë majen karit kudo moj motër xhani! Vetëm ti neper çdo video reaction. Kete muhabet çdo vit! Na e shpife edhe ne shqiptarëve qe jemi patriotë! Boll! Boll! Boll!

[@aroszeri7926]

Ti Vera Kurti punon, ke fëmijë, halle a burre qe te te kenaqi? Jo per gje, por na ke çarë majen karit kudo moj motër xhani! Vetëm ti neper çdo video reaction. Kete muhabet çdo vit! Na e shpife edhe ne shqiptarëve qe jemi patriotë! Boll! Boll! Boll!

[@verakurti8094]

@@aroszeri7926 Cpun ke te mesazhi im o katunar ( me tana ) e ndrove dhe emrin tani ESC

[@aroszeri7926]

@@verakurti8094 Vera Kurti haha sa e semure qe je...sa per dijenine tende: mua me plq shume Arilena dhe kenga e saj. Problemi eshte qe sapo zbres te lexoj naj koment qe te kuptoj nqs plq apo jo nga bota, lexoj vetem komentet e tua prej te semure mendore. Po ik moj rob zoti se na e shpife. Ik e vil portokallet apo Ullinjte e afendikoit me mire. Ciao ;)

[@verakurti8094]

@@aroszeri7926 o katunar ,,, te gjith Shqiptaret mbrojn Arilenen tani dhe bota , ti meresh me mu ,, ha ha ha ! ➡ Usht ( me tana , MALLAKA)

[@Igliiiii]

Thank you from Albania❤️ Loved your reaction

[@LadyStardust97]

Daeva's reaction was so cute 💕

[@red-soul]

Yours too!

[@LadyStardust97]

@@red-soul Aww, thank you! 😄

[@megiballa2597]

Top 1🇦🇱 Arilena is the best!So proud of her! Go Albania 🇦🇱 Ku jane shqipet?!

[@marku7936]

I love it🔥🔥

[@LS-bm8yb]

Excellent 👌 Albania 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@abdllhakyldz]

Daeva you are a react-queen

[@abdllhakyldz]

@Daeva Tollnes Your Best react is Düm tek tek :D.

[@paulmarkwilkinson8778]

@Daeva Tollnes you react Norway entry when the national show is done you should do the intro of the reaction video in norwian

[@turna2822]

Exactly! I watch these videos for only Daeva! Loves from Turkey ❤️🇹🇷🇳🇴

[@bledarago5936]

Thank you.🇦🇱

[@BeeRodz]

Seriously, I couldn’t wait to March to listen to all of the songs. 😜 It’s a good one. It does need a very slight revamp. Not change too much but it a little more to get that umph going. Then again, I listened to this before listening to Spain. Otherwise, a nice start to the Rotterdam season!

[@escjejatb]

Daeva's reaction was almost like mine 🤣😍

[@leotrichbg]

Si al español no le gusta es una buena señal. Bravo Arilena

[@User12345fan]

The meaning of the song as I understand it ...is about a breakup and her inner fight, she says shaj( swear), I want to swear at him, kill his image, the one who I can’t be separated from. Continues, how should I judge him? He hurts me and I handled it (obviously might have been cheated on). To me the most beautiful lyric is “there’s a price to pay for the regret of my soul” I love the lyrics because they are so dark and have so many metaphors. I am sorry guys but if you understood the lyrics, the emotion and her pain will stab you in your soul. Talk about powerful vocals.

[@luvitzs7490]

Andre TxT if only some people understand that instead of being a bunch of uncultured idiots

[@dananikolli2143]

The song talks about a difficult situation, how hard is to carry this heavy weight( to live without someone) which I believe is about her father who passed away when Arilena was little 💔

[@User12345fan]

dana nikolli could be, the beauty of these kind of lyrics full of figures of speech is that it can have so many different interpretations

[@romaniachannel115]

Daeva is so gorgeous! And direct as usually

[@romaniachannel115]

@Daeva Tollnes hope you will love what Romania will send, hope i would love it too.

[@verakurti8094]

Nendori ♥ Shaj 🐯

[@ennymasha6548]

Elvana was to win,but I love Arilena.Im from Albania and I hope for a top 10 or a top 5 or maybe a win for the first time.She deserved to win.

[@fitorebilalli6680]

Me fitu ? Nashta me elvanen po , po me Arilenen ishalla shkojm nfinale

[@klaudiobrozi6325]

@@fitorebilalli6680 Me keng tallava doje me shku ne eurovizion

[@fitorebilalli6680]

@@klaudiobrozi6325 nuk esht tallava , tallava kendojn ashkalit . Ajo esht keng pop , pra nese thu asht tallava ateher Madona apo nje shqiptare si Dua Lipa paska qen duke kendu tallava gjith kohen dhe ne nuk e pasmi vrejt ? Kangen e Arilenes nuk asht tu e pelqy kerkush . Dhe kjo esht qeshtje shijesh i nderum

[@joewoyce6749]

yassss sooo good

[@Copyrightbreaker22]

Daeve is a mood tbh there need to be in memes.

[@JudeKennedyATCL]

Absolutely love this song! Excited for the revamp too, hopefully the change to English won't be too drastic if it happens

[@malvinapergega4054]

Absolutely the winner Go Albaniaaa!! Amazing voice❤️👏👍

[@remzoremzije8565]

So good😍💪

[@lennbess1445]

I would love to see their reaction of the lyrics because this would yeet them out of the Window.

[@fatimexhika6867]

You are very right !! Greetings from Albania

[@louislouis2822]

Love it

[@mariusfiil8496]

The last time i was this early, cyprus won eurovision

[@magicexpress4380]

Sarcasm at its finest🔥

[@firstname6134]

Arilena amazing voice ❤🔥 Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱👏😍

[@verakurti8094]

Bravo dhe ju ! 👍

[@sugaliciouskookiearmysuniv4286]

SOMEONE SAYS THAT LADY GAGA WEARS THE SAME OUTFIT ITS SOOOO BEAUTIFULLLLLLL MY SECOND FAVORITE AFTER BLAS CANTO HE IS MY FIRSTTTTT FAV 😍

[@KeirDickson706]

I have always had the same comments of Sandra. She’s great. Hi

[@sandraesc2895]

☺️😘

[@rahmanracci9416]

l give to Albania 12 point ❤👍🙏💎⚘

[@zelik654]

wow i like This song

[@verakurti8094]

👑🕊

[@lukakutateladze7125]

I was Daeva when I listened to this song😅❤️

[@lukakutateladze7125]

@Daeva Tollnes haha I love you 😅🥰

[@addysadrija9061]

Thank you Norway

[@kaiinoue6594]

Sandra: The way i see the costume is its her inner darkness Me: The way i see her in the costume is like a Bird

[@sandraesc2895]

😂

[@sabitrudaj2624]

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@cristianruiz5698]

I like it. She sing good, i wish her good luck. 6'5/10

[@nitnelavjashell1491]

She is the winner eurovission 2020

[@stefanschwarz6694]

ALBANIA WINNER 2020 SURE 100% 12 Points from Germany 🇩🇪 🇦🇱😎

[@andycollins5280]

Stefan Schwarz O Point from UK

[@stefanschwarz6694]

Okeey that's an opinion of you you amateur

[@nberner9296]

Stefan Schwarz 0 Point from 🇩🇪

[@leylalo4927]

And gjon tears is Albanien Singer and he is the best

[@seanbonney5716]

YASSS DAEVA

[@antonzykaj4537]

The remake in English is supposed to be even better adding some more vitals to the music as well

[@nitnelavjashell1491]

Super super super talent 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@alanestevao3883]

The ending hahahah

[@hildasnails5961]

Daeva is me in this video

[@uneti463]

notway high af 🤘🏻

[@mi.12745]

Hahahaaa Daeva😂😂😂😂 du er fantaskis! 😘😘😘😘

[@verakurti8094]

🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊 🕊 SHAJ 👑 🕊 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@johnmoynahan874]

Daeva, what a star!! The song?.......yes, it is very good and a definite qualifier as it stands but a caveat......have to wait for the revamp.....this might not be as effective in English, which is what is promised, so until we hear the final product, i reserve judgement..... But Daeva, you rock girl!!😉😉👍👍

[@sav0001]

I don't think its a definite qualifier at all. To me this song is kind of forgettable and weaker than Jonida's song last year.

[@eagledon]

more videos about albaniar , subscribe if u like the vid

[@ikeralvarezormaechea4828]

First comment 😊👍🏻

[@maa1649]

React to MGP 2020 semis and final

[@antigonathaqi-selimi4125]

Arilena Ara🔥🔥🔥🇦🇱

[@avitiusrufinus6980]

React to fall from the sky

[@iamzat747]

For me, is the quality down?

[@kristihoxha25]

It is a bit,but i think it will get better,at least i hope so😂

[@nooba220]

Me tana should have won but this is still great. I wonder what the revamp will sound like?

[@verakurti8094]

⭐

[@stefanschwarz6694]

🇦🇱🇩🇪

[@mhdkrtsh4369]

Iago, your "venta" is really down lol

[@nigeljames5622]

Sorry are we reviewing the song or what she is wearing here

[@taftybufty]

They will translate it to English......

[@kevin.m9352]

React to the revamped version

[@achnix3167]

This was SOO GOOD and then came the revamp 🤦‍♂️

[@nooba220]

Hello peeps

[@nooba220]

Yup

[@arlindo9647]

Lol I love Daeva reactiom! 😍

[@selindenizcebi9952]

Guyyysss , i wanna join from Turkey.🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 A successful ex-participant...

[@EurovisionHub]

Hello! If you’d like to become a reactor please email us at [e-mail] and we will take it from there and explain the process! Thank you!

[@selindenizcebi9952]

Eurovision Hub Love you guys from İstanbul.🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@selindenizcebi9952]

Daeva Tollnes 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@verakurti8094]

🕊️🕊️🕊️SHAJ 🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@oleg_euro_enthusiast4626]

Albania 🇦🇱😍

[@odhranhorgan7954]

Even though I not a massive fan of the song we can all agree Arilena is selling this song. Honestly I don't know is this a qualifier this year but we have to see. The problem I have with the song it doesn't do anything for me personally but I can see why people love it. I say it one of those song that you are instantly going to love it or you are not and it doesn't really grow on you. I don't hate this entry but they had better in my opinion. Also they better not translate the song the Albanian language is beautiful and shouldn't be touched

[@verakurti8094]

" Shaj " 👍

[@edamnezirihemed1520]

Why she say habibi!!!??? 😠

[@Hallo-sz6hk]

?

[@gjo2810]

I SAY: REACT TO Fik ELVANA GJATA-ME TANA.

[@namiSWANN1]

J M yeeess please

[@verakurti8094]

Shaj 🐯

[@Schaatsertje12]

Normally I’m a sucker for ballads, but this year I actually preferred Me Tana. Good luck to albania though!

[@esfuemfhvx7388]

Frisii we all wanted Me tana. But they payed to win Arilena. Who is Arilena ? No one. Who is Elvana? Best Artist of Albania. She is Beyonce of our country

[@leylalo4927]

Albania almost have the best Singer and best voice but some people are racist and underate

[@nigeljames5622]

This song changed so much, this is nothing like the final version but hey would be nice to actually hear it instead of the reactions, needs more balance. Should have done a reaction to the final version it is way nicer than this

[@peppapig1019]

Nice video albania

[@verakurti8094]

Arilena 🐯

[@nitnelavjashell1491]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱 number 1

[@muddyfeet69]

Beautiful girl, sexy outfit, top singer - but sorry, not every year a ballad. I know you don't want to hear it but my clear favorite was Elvana Gjata - Me tana and I still think Albania made a mistake in Dec. 2019.

[@-orion-6359]

Agreed

[@aaljan2339]

Totally agree. Albania missed a huge opportunity to do something different.

[@esfuemfhvx7388]

OFFICIAL ESC Well we all know that. We all wanted Elvana for Eurovision but the corruption is everywhere on Albania. They promised Elvana that the show wouldnt be corrupted and only the internationals will judge. They gave Elvana maximal points. But at the last night they added two albanians that would drag Elvana down with only 2 points. And whats the worst thing? The worst thing is that on our country Elvana is the queen of music, like Beyonce is on Usa Elvana is on Albania and Kosovo. ELVANA trsuted them. They needed Elvana on festival because we would see the fesival because other years no one ever saw the festival because we werent interested to tell the truth. But when we heard that Elvana is gonna perform we all watched it and we made many petitions to send Elvana but they didnt. Because the producer of the festival is Arilena’s manager. So me and 95% of albanians wont see Eurovision this year.

[@aaljan2339]

@@esfuemfhvx7388 That is horrible for poor Elvana and for Albanian fans of Elvana. What amazes me is that they didn't even try to hide their corruption and straight up changed the rules to add those very biased and probably paid off Albanian jurors.

[@esfuemfhvx7388]

aaljan her reaction when she get the second place brake my heart because I’ve been a big fan of her since her first song 15 years ago and i never saw Elvana being more disappointed in her career. Plus the performance on the Festivali i Kenges was just to show that she can sing and dance at the same time but was more concerned on the singing. In Eurovision she would have a crazy performance that would have crazy moves because she can dance very well. We had the biggest chance to do something big as a country that nobody did in Albania but the corruption 😓 We always dreamed to send her to eurovision this was the year that she decided to go because everyone on her team from her stylist to her manager was begging her to go and they promised her that the voting would be fair. The producer and the presenter promised that the voting would be fair and she trusted them. The presenter (Alketa Vejsiu) said sorry in public for Elvana for treating her very bad in the festival becuase she belived in them. We had a chance they lost it, and i do think that she will never go on that stage again after this. Robbery of the decade on our country.

[@danlamp9466]

Probably top 10 in the next eurovision, but not winner i'm sorry

[@fitorebilalli6680]

I'm albanian and when I don't like any song we choose , they turn out to do well at Eurovision . I hated Eugent Bushpepa's entry , but he finished 11th

[@alexisdenis4271]

I am that person who loves Balkan ballads and always defends them but I will say this I am a bit bored with Albania. Love their entries but lately even with this very talent vocalist/artists, I think I am bored of how expected the song is. I would have loved something fresh from Albania but I think they are just going for the same mentality of just qualifying but not winning. They should take risks next time and send something not just to qualify but to be competitive to win.

[@User12345fan]

Alexis Denis Albania will never win, Eugent Bushpepa had the best voice by a mile, no one could come close to him that year. If he was representing some western european country he’d win. There is Albanian racism in the competition towards giving it 12 points.

[@sav0001]

@@User12345fan It's not just about the voice though. The song has to be broad appealing for it to win.

[@verakurti8094]

Arilena pikolo 🐯

[@verakurti8094]

🐯 Shaj 🐯

[@thephilosopher1663]

Andre TxT never say that you don't know what will happen in the future