Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Albania
National selection
Selection process	Festivali i Këngës 43
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 16 December 2004; 17 December 2004; Final:; 18 December 2004
Selected entrant	Ledina Çelo
Selected song	"Tomorrow I Go"
Finals performance
Final result	16th, 53 points
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "Tomorrow I Go" performed by Ledina Çelo. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2004. This marked the second time that Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 2004. Due to the top 10 result in the previous contest, the nation automatically qualified for the grand final, which took place on 21 May 2005. In the final, it performed as number eight and placed 16th out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 53 points.

Background

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced in 2003 that Albania would debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.[1] Therefore, the country's national broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), chose the annual competition Festivali i Këngës as the selection method to determine Albania's representative for the contest.[2] The first entry was performed by Anjeza Shahini with the song "The Image of You" which finished in seventh place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.[3]

Before Eurovision

Festivali i Këngës

RTSH organised the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës to determine Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.[4] The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 16 and 17 December, respectively, and the grand final on 18 December 2004.[5] The three live shows were hosted by Albanian-Sudanese singer Hueyda El Sayed and presenter Leon Menkshi.[4] Guest performances were featured from Albania's Eurovision Song Contest 2004 representative Anjeza Shahini, Italy's Eurovision Song Contest 1988 representative Luca Barbarossa and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Ruslana from Ukraine.[6]

Competing entries

Participants[5]
Artist(s)	Song	Composer[7]
Agim Poshka	"Të kam, s'të kam"	Agim Poshka
Aleksia Jani	"Zotit"	Aleksia Jani
Aurel Thëllimi	"Erë e marrë"	Erion Sheme
Barbana Dini	"Jeta këtu s'mbaron"	Bardbyl Hysa
Besiana Mehmedi	"Grafitë dashurie"	Nexhat Mujovi
Çlirim Denaj	"Ti ike"	Çlirim Denaj
Elsida Sinaj	"Harresë kujtimesh"	Roland Guli
Stela Risto	"Vështirë të flas, vështirë të puth"	Agron Xhunga
Floriana Muça	"Përtej dashurisë"	Mark Luli
Ingrid Jushi	"Vetëm një natë"	Falmur Shebu
Joe Artid Fejzo	"Me ty"	Joe Artid Fejzo
Jonida Maliqi	"Frikem se më pëlqen"	Adrian Hila
Julian Lekoçaj	"Do të fal"	Julian Lebkoçaj
Klajdi Musabelli	"Puthjen nuk ta kam harruar"	Vladimir Kotani
Kozma Dushi and Ermira Kola	"Të bashkëjetoj më ty"	Petrit Terkuçi
Kujtim Prodani	"Jetën ndryshe e shikoj"	Kujtim Prodani
Ledina Çelo	"Nesër shkoj"	Adrian Hila
Luiz Ejlli	"Hëna dhe yjet dashurojnë"	Shpetim Saraci
Mariza Ikonomi	"Kur dashuron"	Edmond Zhulali
Marsida Saraçi	"Më duaj gjatë"	Edmond Rrapi
Monika Trungu	"Ti më bën të pasur"	Gazmend Mullhi
Olsa Spata	"Pritje"	Spartak Tili
Redon Makashi	"Ndjej"	Redon Makashi
Rosela Gjylbegu and Arbër Arapi	"Pëshpëritje zemrash"	Shpetim Saraçi
Rovena Stefa	"Kthehem prap"	Alfred Kaçinari
Saimir Çili	"Ëndërr e gjallë"	Saimir Çili
Saimir Braho and Enkela Braho	"Përpara se ti të vish në këtë botë"	Saimir Braho
Samanta Karavella	"Buzëqeshja"	Valentin Veizi
Shpat Kasapi	"Jam, kam të fal"	Gramoz Kozeli
Soni Malaj	"Eja ne Ballkan"	Shefqet Hoxha
Tergita Gusta	"Me ty, pa ty"	Endri Sina
Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti and Rona Nishliu	"Flakaresh"	Armend Rexhepagiq

Semi-finals

The semi-finals of Festivali i Këngës took place on 16 December and 17 December 2004, respectively.[5] 16 contestants participated in each semi-final, with the highlighted ones progressing to the grand final.[5]

Semi-final 1 – 16 December 2004[5]
Draw[8]	Artist(s)	Song
1	Marsida Saraçi	"Më duaj gjatë"
2	Julian Lekoçaj	"Do të fal"
3	Stela Risto	"Vështirë të flas, vështirë të puth"
4	Aleksia Jani	"Zotit"
5	Soni	"Eja në ballkan"
6	Aurel Thëllimi	"Erë e marrë"
7	Rovena Stefa	"Kthehem prapë"
8	Floriana Muça	"Përtej dashurisë"
9	Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti and Rona Nishliu	"Flakareshë"
10	Joe Artid Fejzo	"Me ty"
11	Besiana Mehmeti	"Grafitë dashurie"
12	Mariza Ikonomi	"Kur dashuron"
13	Klajdi Musabelliu	"Puthjen nuk ta kam harruar"
14	Jonida Maliqi	"Frikem se më pëlqen"
15	Agim Poshka	"Të kam, s’të kam'
16	Rosela Gjylbegu and Arbër Arapi	"Pëshperitje zemrash"

Semi-final 2 – 17 December 2004[5]
Draw	Artist(s)	Song
1	Barbana Dini	"Jeta këtu s'mbaron"
2	Kujtim Prodani	"Jetën ndryshe e shikoj"
3	Olsa Spata	"Pritje"
4	Shpat Kasapi	"Jam, kam të fal"
5	Monika Trungu	"Ti më bën të pasur"
6	Samanta Karavella	"Buzëqeshje"
7	Çlirim Denaj	"Ti ike"
8	Tergita Gusta	"Me ty, pa ty"
9	Luiz Ejlli	"Hëna dhe yjet dashurojnë"
10	Elsida Sinaj	"Harresë kujtimesh"
11	Sajmir Çili	"Ëndërr e gjallë"
12	Redon Makashi	"Ndjenjë"
13	Ingrid Jushi	"Vetëm një natë"
14	Kozma Dushi and Ermira Kola	"Të bashkëjetoj me ty"
15	Ledina Çelo	"Nesër shkoj"
16	Sajmir and Enkela Braho	"Para se të vish në këtë botë"

Final

The grand final of Festivali i Këngës took place on 18 December 2004.[5] Ledina Çelo emerged as the winner with "Nesër shkoj" and was simultaneously announced as Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.[6][9]

Key: Winner Second place Third place

Final – 18 December 2004[5]
Draw	Artist(s)	Song
1	Kujtim Prodani	"Jetën ndryshe e shikoj"
2	Redon Makashi	"Ndjenjë"
3	Rovena Stefa	"Kthehem prapë"
4	Sajmir and Enkela Braho	"Para se të vish në këtë botë"
5	Joe Artid Fejzo	"Me ty"
6	Tergita Gusta	"Me ty, pa ty"
7	Marsida Saraçi	"Më duaj gjatë"
8	Luiz Ejlli	"Hëna dhe yjet dashurojnë"
9	Julian Lekoçaj	"Do të fal"
10	Mariza Ikonomi	"Kur dashuron"
11	Samanta Karavella	"Buzëqeshje"
12	Ledina Çelo	"Nesër shkoj"
13	Jonida Maliqi	"Frikem se më pëlqen"
14	Klajdi Musabelliu	"Puthjen nuk ta kam harruar"
15	Monika Trungu	"Ti më bën të pasur"
16	Rosela Gjylbegu and Arbër Arapi	"Pëshperitje zemrash"
17	Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti and Rona Nishliu	"Flakareshë"
18	Ingrid Jushi	"Vetëm një natë"

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 took place at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May and the grand final on 21 May 2005.[10] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Four", consisting of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the semi-final progress to the final.[11] Due to the top 11 result in the previous year, Albania automatically qualified for the contest's grand final and performed eighth, following Moldova and preceding Cyprus.[12][13]

Voting

The tables below visualise a breakdown of points awarded to Albania in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, as well as by the nation in the semi-final and final, respectively. In the grand final, Albania finished in 16th place, being awarded a total of 53 points, including 12 from Macedonia and 10 from both Greece and Switzerland.[14] The nation awarded its 12 points to Macedonia in the semi-final and to Greece in the grand final of the contest.[14][15]

Points awarded to Albania

Points awarded to Albania (Final)[14]
Score	Country
12 points	Macedonia
10 points	Greece Switzerland
8 points	Serbia and Montenegro
7 points
6 points
5 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 points
3 points	Austria
2 points	Croatia Turkey
1 point	France

Points awarded by Albania

Points awarded by Albania (Semi-final)[15]
Score	Country
12 points	Macedonia
10 points	Croatia
8 points	Slovenia
7 points	Israel
6 points	Andorra
5 points	Austria
4 points	Bulgaria
3 points	Moldova
2 points	Norway
1 point	Belgium

Points awarded by Albania (Final)[14]
Score	Country
12 points	Greece
10 points	Macedonia
8 points	Turkey
7 points	Cyprus
6 points	Serbia and Montenegro
5 points	Romania
4 points	Malta
3 points	Israel
2 points	Croatia
1 point	France

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Festivali i Këngës
Presenters Winners Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Category

Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Festivali i Këngës
Participation	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	~~Arilena Ara~~ Olta Boka Eugent Bushpepa Ledina Çelo Elhaida Dani Luiz Ejlli Aurela Gaçe Ronela Hajati Hersi Albina and Familja Kelmendi Lindita Adrian Lulgjuraj Jonida Maliqi Frederik Ndoci Rona Nishliu Juliana Pasha Anxhela Peristeri Bledar Sejko Anjeza Shahini Eneda Tarifa Kejsi Tola
Songs	"Carry Me in Your Dreams" "Duje" "Fairytale" ~~"Fall from the Sky"~~ "Feel the Passion" "Hear My Plea" "The Image of You" "It's All About You" "Karma" "Ktheju tokës" "Identitet" "I'm Alive" "Mall" "One Night's Anger" "Sekret" "Suus" "Tomorrow I Go" "World" "Zemrën e lamë peng" "Zjarr e ftohtë"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Albania did not compete