picked for the year that never happened
Arilena Ara
Albania chose Arilena Ara and “Fall from the Sky” for Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. The contest was cancelled because of the pandemic, and the song never competed.
- who
- Albanian singer
- contest
- 2020 (cancelled)
- music
- pop, dance, rhythm and blues
- active
- since 2012
- sang for
- Albania
Biography
Arilena Ara is an Albanian singer who became known at home by winning X Factor Albania in 2013. A later song, “Nëntori”, went to number one in the Romanian airplay chart. Albania chose Arilena Ara and “Fall from the Sky” for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Arilena Ara”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2020 Rotterdam
“Fall from the Sky”
Cancelled Chosen for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled before a note was sung.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Michael Blue, Lazar Cvetkoski, Darko Dimitrov, Sam Schummer, Robert Stevenson
Play: Arilena Ara — “Fall from the Sky” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2020: The contest that never happened
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