Albania in the 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
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The Albanian Final was held on December 18 at the Palace of Congress in Tirana, hosted by Huejda El Sajed & Leon Menkshi. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%), but only the top 3 were announced. Ledina Çelo was chosen to represent Albania at Eurovision with the song "Nesër shkoj". The song a mixed modern World Music style with traditional Balkan influence. The song is written by Pandi Laco and composed by Adrian Hila.


Ledina Çelo was born on 9 February 1977 and is an Albanian singer who attended ‘Jordan Misja’ artistic school in 1996 and the Academy of Fine Arts, studying classic music, in 2004. In 2000 she won the final of the second series of ‘Star Academy’ in Paris. She competed in many festivals in Albania and has received a number of awards for her music. At Eurovision, Ledina performed the English version of her song titled Tomorrow I Go. Ledina wore a white and red dress as did her dancers with the fake white violins. She was also accompanied on stage with a male dancer wearing a traditional Albanian costume and beating a drum throughout the song. The song presentation involved Ledina pulling off red sheets to expose her dancers that dance around her and pretend to play their violins. At the end, the drummer wraps Ledina and her dancers together with a red ribbon. [1]

Festivali I Këngës 43

For the semi-finals, see Festivali I Këngës 43.

DrawSingerSongPlace
8Luiz Ejlli"Hëna dhe yjet dashurojnë"2nd
12Ledina Çelo"Nesër shkoj"1st
13Jonida Maliqi"Frikem se më pëlqen"3rd

At Eurovision

Albania automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 12 last year,performed 8th, following Moldova and preceding the Cyprus Ledina came 16th with 53 points.As Albania failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest. The spokesperson who revealed Albania's votes for other countries was Zhani Ciko,director of the National Opera House.[2]

Points Awarded by Albania[3]

Points Awarded to Albania

Points Awarded to Albania (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  2. ↑ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  3. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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