{"id":15127,"date":"2022-05-10T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1640130"},"modified":"2022-05-10T17:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:26:46","slug":"who-is-albanias-eurovision-2022-entry-meet-ronela-hajati","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-albanias-eurovision-2022-entry-meet-ronela-hajati\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Albania\u2019s Eurovision 2022 entry? Meet Ronela Hajati"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 10 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s time for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest<\/a>, and this year will see 40 countries taking to the stage to win the famous singing competition for their country.<\/p>\n

Representing Albania in the 66th contest is Ronela Hajati, who will be singing her song Sekret.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hajati was selected through the national selection competition\u00a0Festivali i K\u00ebng\u00ebs<\/span><\/span>, which was organised by\u00a0Radio Televizioni Shqiptar<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(RTSH) in December 2021.<\/p>\n

As she gets ready to take to the stage, here\u2019s everything you need to know about Ronela.<\/p>

Who is <\/span>representing Albania at Eurovision 2022?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Name:<\/strong> Ronela Hajati<\/p>\n

Age:\u00a0<\/strong>32<\/p>\n

Instagram: <\/strong>@ronelahajatiofficial<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: <\/strong>@RonelaHajati<\/a><\/p>\n

Ronela Hajati<\/strong> is an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. Also known mononymously as Ronela, she was born and raised in Tirana and began performing in competitions from a young age before going on to pursue a career in music.<\/p>\n

In 2021, she won the 60th edition\u00a0of\u00a0Festivali i K\u00ebng\u00ebs, which is Albania\u2019s Eurovision selection competition, and <\/span><\/span>was designated as the rep for this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

What is Albania\u2019s Eurovision 2022 song called?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ronela will be singing her song Sekret for the 66th song contest.<\/p>\n

Originally released as a single on 5th March 2022, it was composed and written by Hajati herself and produced by Marko Polo.<\/p>\n

You can watch the full music video below:<\/p>\n