Released 15 March 2015 Recorded 2015 Length 3:06 | Format Digital download Genre Pop | |
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Writer(s) Sokol Marsi (English version: Linda Halimi) | ||
"I'm Alive" is a song performed by Albanian singer Elhaida Dani, written by Kosovo Albanian music producers Zzap & Chriss, lyrics by Sokol Marsi, English adaptation by Linda Halimi, arrangement by Darko Dimitrov. The song represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, after the withdrawal of "Diell", the previous selected song for Albania. The song and its music video has been released on 15 March 2015. The Albanian version of the song titled "Në jetë", was released on 2 May 2015.
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I'm Alive
The song was released on March 15, 2015 by the official music video was presented. It was recorded in both Albania and Macedonia. The video focuses on strong women in Albanian society, including in highly male-dominated professions. Apart from Dani, it focuses on a journalist, a doctor, a student, traffic officer, a cook, a firefighter and a flight attendant where all are women. Shortly after it was published, it had over 1 million views on YouTube, became the second most viewed song on Eurovision YouTube Channel with 1.7 million views after just under a month's time.
Në jetë
The music video of Në jetë was released on May 2, 2015 when it was shown at Privé on Klan Kosova and RTSH's newscast 20:00. It was released simultaneously in the Eurovision Song Contest and Radio Televizioni Shqiptars official YouTube channels. The Albanian version of the song had some of the same music video of "I'm Alive", but some pieces were recorded specifically for the Albanian version. The scenes with Dani had been recorded again, and a number of new sections of Albanian women in various occupations had been added.
Track listing
- I'm Alive – 3:06