10 Facts About Eugent Bushpepa

Eugent Bushpepa is the sole author of his song which was reworked for the Eurovision by Jim Lowe, a Grammy Award-winning British record producer and audio engineer.

In 2017, Eugent Bushpepa won the 56th edition of Festivali i Kenges with the song "Mall" and went on to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon.

Eugent Bushpepa reached eleventh place in the grand final in a field of twenty-six and achieved the country's third highest placement to date.

Eugent Bushpepa was born on 2 July 1984 into an Albanian family of the Roman Catholic faith in the town of Rreshen, then part of the People's Republic of Albania, present Albania.

Eugent Bushpepa started singing at the age of six while his guitar training began in the fifth grade of primary school.

Eugent Bushpepa was asked to become the supporting act for Duff McKagan for a concert in Tirana on their Loaded band tour on 1 June 2011.

In early to mid 2017, Eugent Bushpepa had signed on as an adviser in The Voice of Albania, assisting Besa's team, whereas on 24 December 2017, he won the 56th edition of Festivali i Kenges, the longest-running annual televised music competition in Albania since 1962, and thus represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with his song "Mall".

Albania was drawn to compete third at the first-semi final in which Eugent Bushpepa performed "Mall" third in a field of nineteen participants and qualified for the Grand Final being among the top ten most-voted acts.

In 2023, Eugent Bushpepa started a podcast called "Garage Lock", a collaboration with fellow rock vocalist Renis Gjoka.

Eugent Bushpepa has released no album to date; though he deems himself as a "non-commercial artist" and stated that he is working on his debut album following requests from his fans.