The show to select Albania’s next Junior Eurovision participant will take place on September 23rd.
Albanian broadcaster RTSH has revealed that Junior Fest 2018 will take place this upcoming Sunday in the capital Tirana. The show will feature 16 young artists vying for the chance to represent their country in the upcoming contest in Minsk, however the participants names and songs have not yet been revealed.
Ana Kodra represented Albania at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her song “Don’t Touch My Tree” was performed in Albanian and English. At the contest she finished 13th with a total of 67 points.
Source: RTSH
Albania first debuted in the Junior Eurovision Contest in 2012, and to date have had 4 entries. The country is still yet to win the contest, and their best result was in 2015, when Mishela Rapo performed her song “Dambaje”, which scored a total of 93 points and ended on 5th place. Albania’s worst result occurred in their debut in 2013, where Klesta Qehaja and her song “Besoj” placed 13th with 38 points. Albania were absent from the contest in 2013 and 2014, before returning again in 2015.
Hopefully Eugent Bushpepa is one of the presenters for Albania’s JESC selection. 🙂