Tomorrow I Go


"Tomorrow I Go" is a song by Albanian singer Ledina Çelo. It was released as part of a CD compilation on 29 April 2005 by CMC Records. The song was composed by Adi Hila and written by Pandi Laço. Musically, it is an English-language folk-influenced dance song that incorporates traditional Albanian sounds in the instrumentation. Lyrically, the song discusses the themes of love and marriage, while also reflecting the story a story of a woman's wedding.
"Tomorrow I Go" represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, after Çelo won the pre-selection competition, Festivali i Këngës, with the song's Albanian-language version "Nesër shkoj". The country reached the 16th place in a field of 24, gathering a total of 35 points. During her Albanian-themed performance of the song, Çelo was accompanied by four female backing violinists and a male drummer.

Background and composition

In 2004, Ledina Çelo was announced as one of the contestants selected to compete in the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës, a competition to determine Albania's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. For following the competition's rules, the lyrics of the participating entries had to be in the Albanian language. Çelo took part with the song "Nesër shkoj", composed by Adrian Hila and written by Pandi Laço. For the purpose of the singer's Eurovision Song Contest participation, "Nesër shkoj" was remastered and translated to "Tomorrow I Go". Musically, the latter is an English-language ethnic-dance song incorporating traditional Albanian elements. Its instrumentation consists of various traditional Albanian instruments, including the tupan and çifteli. Lyrically, the song discusses the themes of love and marriage, and also captures the story of a woman talking with her mother before her wedding.

Release and promotion

"Tomorrow I Go" was initially released on 29 April 2005, as part of the Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2005 compilation album on CD through CMC Records. On 14 February 2018, it was made available for digital download by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar and Broken AL Audio. An accompanying music video for the song was premiered prior to the start of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2005.

At Eurovision

Festivali i Këngës

The national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar, organised the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës to determine the country's participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The former consisted of two semi-finals on 16 and 17 December, and the grand final on 18 December 2004, which included Çelo being chosen to represent Albania in the contest, after the jury's votes and the televote were combined.

Kyiv

The 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May and the grand final three days later on 21 May 2005. According to the Eurovision rules at the time, selected participating countries, apart from the host country and the "Big 4", consisting of,,, and the, were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the grand final. However, the top ten countries from the semi-final progressed to the grand final. Due to the top 10 result in the previous year, Albania automatically qualified for the grand final and performed 8th, following and preceding. In the grand final, Albania reached the 16th place in a field of 24 with 53 points. During her red and black-themed performance of the song, Çelo was accompanied on stage by four female backing violinists and a male drummer dressed in traditional Albanian-inspired costumes.

Track listing

  1. "Nesër shkoj "3:37

    Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Various14 February 2018Digital download