Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Albania
National selection
Selection process	Festivali I Këngës 45
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 21 December 2006 22 December 2006 Final 23 December 2006
Selected entrant	Frederik Ndoci
Selected song	"Hear My Plea"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (17th, 49 points)
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Albania chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 using Festivali i Këngës 45 and the format of two semi-finals which will take place on 21 December and 22 December and the final evening on 23 December 2006. On 20 December, a quarter final took place with 20 newcomers competing for two spots in the actual festival. Albania will be represented at Eurovision by Frederik Ndoci with the song "Balada e gurit", which means 'The Stone Ballad'. The winning song was chosen by a panel of seven experts.

Festivali I Këngës 45

For the full results, see Festivali I Këngës 45.

At Eurovision

Because Albania failed to qualify in 2006 country had competed in the semi-final performed 11th, following Netherlands and preceding Denmark,the entry was edited to a three-minute version and translated to English under the title "Hear My Plea" and did not manage to qualify for the final, receiving 49 points and finishing on a 17th place out of 28.

Voting

Points Awarded by Albania^[1]

Semi final 12 points  Turkey 10 points  Macedonia 8 points  Cyprus 7 points  Montenegro 6 points  Malta 5 points  Hungary 4 points  Belarus 3 points  Croatia 2 points  Serbia 1 point  Bulgaria

Final 12 points  Spain 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 points  Greece 6 points  Germany 5 points  Ireland 4 points  France 3 points  Macedonia 2 points  Belarus 1 point  Serbia

See also

• Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Festivali I Këngës 45

References

External links

• Video of song "Hear my plea"