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The Image of You
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Anjeza Shahini
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| genre = Pop
| length = 3:00
| label = RTSH
| lyricist = Agim Doi
| composer = Edmond Zhulali
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"'The Image of You'" is a song by Albanian singer Anjeza Shahini composed by Edmond Zhulali and written by Agim Doi. The song was released as a CD single in 2004 by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). A rhythmic English-language electropop ballad, it lyrically explores a woman's emotions in what appears to be a whirlwind romance. The song represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul, Turkey, after Shahini won the pre-selection competition, Festivali i Kngs 42, with the song's Albanian-language version "'Dua t jem imazhi yt'". The country attempted its debut in the contest and reached the 7th place in a field of 24, receiving a total of 106 points. This remained its highest placement until 2012 . During her minimalistic show of the song, Shahini was accompanied on stage by four backing vocalists.
Background and composition
In 2003, Anjeza Shahini was announced as one of the contestants selected to compete in the 42nd edition of Festivali i Kngs, a competition to determine Albania's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Following the competition's rules, the lyrics of the participating entries had to be in the Albanian language. Shahini took part with the song "Dua t jem imazhi yt", composed by Edmond Zhulali and written by Agim Doi. For the purpose of the singer's Eurovision Song Contest participation, "Dua t jem imazhi yt" was remastered and translated to "The Image of You". Musically, the latter is a moderately-paced rhythm English-language electropop ballad. It lyrically explores the singer's emotions in what seems to be a whirlwind romance.
At Eurovision
Festivali i Kngs
The national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), organised the 42nd edition of Festivali i Kngs to determine Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 19 December, respectively, and the grand final on 20 December 2003. Anjeza Shahini emerged as the winner with "Imazhi yt" and was simultaneously announced as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
Istanbul
The 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Istanbul, Turkey, and consisted of a semi-final on 12 May and the grand final three days later on 15 May 2004. For the first time, a semi-final round was introduced to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Four", consisting of , , and the , were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the semi-final progress to the final.
A debuting country, Albania was set to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 at position 13, following and preceding . At the end of the show, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the grand final of the contest. In the grand final, it was announced that it would be performing ninth, following and preceding . Albania finished in seventh position, being awarded a total of 106 points. The latter result remained the highest placement for Albania in the contest before their successful participation in in Baku, Azerbaijan. During her minimalistic performance of the song, Shahini was accompanied on stage by four backing vocalists.
Track listings
*'CD'
#"The Image of You"3:00
*'Digital download'
#"Dua t jem imazhi yt (Festivali i Kngs)"4:25
Release history
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| 14 February 2018
| Digital download
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References
Category:2004 songs
Category:2004 singles
Category:2000s ballads
Category:English-language Albanian songs
Category:Electropop ballads
Category:Eurovision songs of Albania
Category:Eurovision songs of 2004
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