Festivali i Këngës 11
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Festivali i Këngës 11 (Albanian for the "11th Song Festival") took place from 22 to 24 December 1972 in Tirana, Albania, and was organized and produced by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH).
The Albanian dictator of the time, Enver Hoxha, perceived the organisers of the event to be "Enemies of the Public", a name given to all the subjects who he considered a danger to the country. Many of them were subsequently murdered after being accused of endangering the country's mentality by introducing an immoral aspect to the show, and plotting against the government by influencing the Albanian youth. The claims were out of context and these murders were used as an example and a statement for future organizers.
The program
The festival was held on the 22, 23, and 24 of December 1972, over three nights. All 20 songs were presented on the first night, resung on the second one, and only the selection of the 10 best songs were sung again in the final.
The winner of the festival was Tonin Tërshana with "Kur vjen pranvera" (When spring comes).
Political reactions and persecutions
After the Festival, in the 4th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Labour Party, the Festival was openly criticised and all its songs banned.[1] In all the newspapers of the time, individuals and different groups wrote and expressed their opinions about it and about foreign shows in general. The orientations coming from above encouraged that everyone should condemn them without fear and with revolutionary courage. This was the reason why the letters and writings coming from below, extremely threatening and wild, insisted that the Party take measures.
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