RTSH, the Albanian national broadcaster, has confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
RTSH confirmed to ESCToday that Albania will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. They also confirmed that the Albanian entrant for Eurovision 2025 will be selected through the 63rd edition of Festivali i Kรซngรซs.
Festivali i Kรซngรซs has been used to select all Albanian Eurovision entries since their debut in 2004. It is expected that a jury vote will decide the winner of the festival, while a public vote will decide the Albanian entrant.
The Festivali i Kรซngรซs 63 participants will be revealed on October 10. This year’s festival will feature a ‘Nostalgia Night’, which will celebrate 20 years of Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Besa represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with โTitanโ, she placed 14th out of 15 in Semi-Final 1. Albania received 15 points, the highest of which was 5 points from Greece.
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Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Albania made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2004, the same year the televised semi-final was originally introduced to the competition. Albania succeeded in their first showing with Anjeza Shahiniโs โThe Image of Youโ, sailing through the semi-final in 4th place and eventually landing in a respectable 7th place at the grand final. Albania has competed in the Eurovision Song Contest every single year since its debut. Since the success in their original attempt, they have reached the grand final a further nine times. They bettered their 2004 score in 2012 with Rona Nishliuโs song โSuusโ who finished the contest in fifth place with 146 points, their first time reaching the top 5 and their best placing to date.
