When Kledi Kadiu announced the winner of the 62nd RTSH Festival, there was a silence in the hall and there were exclamations of surprise, "how is that possible".
And the surprise made sense, since everyone expected the winner to be Elsa Lila.
Not because of the open words months before the start of the Festival, as happens every year in fact, but because the difference between Elsa Lila and the other singers at the festival was evident.
A difference that may not be understood from the television (just as they complained that even the words of Elsa's song were not understood), but in the hall the voice and emotion conveyed by Elsa Lila was different from all the others.
While everyone else was making noise (with the exception of two or three young people, Anduel Kovaçi, Festina Mejzini, Eldis Arrnjeti), Elsa brought not only her troubled story, but the music itself.
A music that fills you and forgives that emotion that only a singer of her dimensions can achieve.
But this time too, Elsa Lila fell victim to prejudices and rumors, that it was decided in time that the festival would be won by her, to fulfill the Eurovision dream.
No one said a word, that the daughter of a businessman is going to Eurovision (even though she may be a very talented singer), with a song that leaves no taste.
But no, we have to hit what life has hit quite a bit, since we have a habit of crouching behind the computer keyboard, attacking the most successful. That way at least we don't feel so failed!
Now let's wait for the next festival and target, because once again prejudice and gossip triumphed./TemA Newspaper