Albania has participated in the Contest 18 times since it debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul with Anjeza Shahini as their debut entrant. They have participated every year since then but have failed to qualify for the final seven times as of 2018. Their best result to date came at the 2012 Contest when Rona Nishliu qualified for the final and finished in 5th place with her song "Suus".
Since then they have qualified four times for the final, in 2015 and 2018, with the latter giving them their best result since 2012. They have qualified a further two times - in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
The country made its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Amsterdam, finishing in last place. They withdrew for the next two Contests before participating in the next four. Their best result to date came three years later when entrant Mishela Rapo finished in 5th place with her entry "Dambaje".
Participants[]
Eurovision Song Contest[]
Year | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points | Semi | Points |
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2004 | Anjeza Shahini | "The Image of You" | English | - | 7 | 106 | 4 | 167 |
2005 | Ledina Çelo | "Tomorrow I Go" | - | 16 | 53 | Top 12 Previous Year | ||
2006 | Luiz Ejlli | "Zjarr e ftohtë" | Albanian | Fire and cold | Failed to qualify | 14 | 58 | |
2007 | Frederik Ndoci | "Hear My Plea" | English, Albanian | - | 17 | 49 | ||
2008 | Olta Boka | "Zemrën e lamë peng" | Albanian | Hearts trapped in time | 17 | 55 | 9 | 67 |
2009 | Kejsi Tola | "Carry Me in Your Dreams" | English | - | 17 | 48 | 7 | 73 |
2010 | Juliana Pasha | "It's All About You" | - | 16 | 62 | 6 | 76 | |
2011 | Aurela Gaçe | "Feel the Passion" | English, Albanian | - | Failed to qualify | 14 | 47 | |
2012 | Rona Nishliu | "Suus" | Albanian | Personal | 5 | 146 | 2 | 146 |
2013 | Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko | "Identitet" | Identity | Failed to qualify | 15 | 31 | ||
2014 | Hersi | "One Night's Anger" | English | - | 15 | 22 | ||
2015 | Elhaida Dani | "I'm Alive" | - | 17 | 34 | 10 | 62 | |
2016 | Eneda Tarifa | "Fairytale" | - | Failed to qualify | 16 | 45 | ||
2017 | Lindita | "World" | - | 14 | 76 | |||
2018 | Eugent Bushpepa | "Mall" | Albanian | Yearning | 11 | 184 | 8 | 162 |
2019 | Jonida Maliqi | "Ktheju tokës" | Return to the Land | 17 | 90 | 9 | 96 | |
2020 | Arilena Ara | "Fall from the Sky" | English | - | Cancelled | |||
2021 | Anxhela Peristeri | "Karma" | Albanian | - | 21 | 57 | 10 | 11 |
2022 | Ronela Hajati | "Sekret" | Secret | Failed to qualify | 12 | 58 | ||
2023 | Albina & Familja Kelmendi | "Duje" | Love it | 22 | 76 | 9 | 83 | |
2024 | Besa | "Titan" | English | - |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]
Year | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points | |||
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2012 | Igzidora Gjeta | "Kam një këngë vetëm për ju" | Albanian | I have a song just for you | 12 | 35 | |||
Did not participate in 2013 and 2014 | |||||||||
2015 | Mishela Rapo | "Dambaje" | Albanian, English, Imaginary | - | 5 | 93 | |||
2016 | Klesta Qehaja | "Besoj" | Albanian, English | I believe | 13 | 38 | |||
2017 | Ana Kodra | "Don't Touch My Tree" | - | 13 | 67 | ||||
2018 | Efi Gjika | "Barbie" | - | 17 | 44 | ||||
2019 | Isea Çili | "Mikja ime fëmijëri" | Albanian | My childhood friend | 17 | 36 | |||
Did not participate in 2020 | |||||||||
2021 | Anna Gjebrea | "Stand By You" | Albanian, English | - | 14 | 84 | |||
2022 | Kejtlin Gjata | "Pakëz diell (A Bit of Sunlight)" | Albanian | - | 12 | 94 | |||
2023 | Viola Gjyzeli | "Bota ime" | My world | 8 | 115 |
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