Plas (song)

"Plas" (Albanian pronunciation: [plas]; transl.I'm bursting) is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter Flori Mumajesi released as a single on 2 December 2018 by Threedots. The song participated in the 20th edition of Kënga Magjike.[1]

"Plas"
Single by Flori Mumajesi
Released2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
GenrePop
Length3:05
LabelThreedots
Songwriter(s)Flori Mumajesi
Producer(s)Flori Mumajesi
Flori Mumajesi singles chronology
"Shanghai"
(2018)
"Plas"
(2018)
"Mori"
(2019)
Music video
"Plas" on YouTube

Background and composition

Lasting three minutes and five seconds, "Plas" was solely composed, produced and written by the artist himself.[2] It was digitally released as a single through Universal Music and Onima under exclusive license from Threedots Productions.[3] Musically, "Plas" is an Albanian language pop ballad.[4]

Critical reception

Upon its victory at Kënga Magjike, "Plas" was met with universal acclaim from music critics. A writer for SoundsEuropean! praised Mumajesi's vocal delivery and described the song a "delicate ballad", which allows the singer to demonstrates his "quality" and "emotional" vocals.[5]

Kënga Magjike

The 20th edition of Kënga Magjike was organised by Televizioni Klan (TV Klan) and consisted of two semi-finals on 5 and 6 December, respectively, and the grand final on 8 December 2018. The song won with 1092 points the grand final of the competition, the second longest-running annual song contest in Albania.[6][7] It was Flori's first victory in the contest as a singer though he was additionally the songwriter of the winning entry "Hape Vetën" by Aurela Gaçe in 2007.[8][9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and YouTube.[2][10]

Track listing

  • Digital download[11]
  1. "Plas"  3:08

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various
2 December 2018 Threedots [11]

References

  1. ""Plas" kënga e re e Florit". rtv21.tv (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni 21. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Flori Mumajesi - Plas (Kenga Magjike 2018) | Official Music Video". YouTube. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021. Note: Open description for credits.
  3. "Plas by Flori Mumajesi on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. Manfrin, Edoardo (24 December 2018). "Flori Mumajesi con "Plas" vince il Kënga Magjike 2018 e diventa hit nazionale in Albania" (in Italian). Euromusica. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. "Flori Mumajesi  'Plas'". SoundsEuropean!. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. "Flori Mumajesi fitues i Kënga Magjike 2018!". kengamagjike.com (in Albanian). Kënga Magjike.
  7. "Flori Mumajesi fitues i "Këngës Magjike" 2018". tvklan.al (in Albanian). Klan TV. 9 December 2018.
  8. "Mumajesi dhe Rexhepagiqi shkelin betimin, pas hatërmbetjeve rikthehen te "Kënga Magjike"". botasot.info (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. "AURELA GACE - HAPE VETEN | Official Music Video". YouTube. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2019. Note: Open description for credits.
  10. "Plas / Flori Mumajesi Tidal". Tidal. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021. Note: Open description for credits.
  11. "Plas  Single by Flori Mumajesi on Apple Music Kosovo". Apple Music. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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