Anjeza Shahini Connolly was born in Tirana the capital of Albania . In 2003 , at the age of 16 , Anjeza Shahini won the first edition of " Ethet e së premtes mbrëma " ( '' Friday Night Fever '' ) , the Albanian version of '' Pop Idol '' . In December of the same year , along with 29 other singers , she competed at the three-day RTSH song festival ( Festivali I Këngës 42 ) at the Tirana Palace of Congress with the song " Imazhi yt " , a synthesized pop tune . After two preliminary rounds , Shahini reached the final on 20 December , at the end of which , hosts Adi Krasta and Ledina Çelo presented her as the winner of the combined jury and televote . That meant she would represent Albania in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul , Turkey , in Albania 's debut year in the competition
2004 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Anjeza Shahini