Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Suus" performed by Rona Nishliu. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2011.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 50 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final 26 December 2011 27 December 2011 Final 29 December 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Rona Nishliu | |||
| Selected song | "Suus" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 146 points) | |||
| Final result | 5th, 146 points | |||
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Festivali i Këngës
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) organised the 50th edition of Festivali i Këngës to determine their participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1] The event consisted of two semi-finals on 26 and 27 December, and the grand final on 29 December 2011.[2] The shows were hosted by Enkeleida Zeko, Hygerta Sako & Nik Xhelilaj. The guest of honor in Semi-Final 1 was Eddy Wata who sang "Señorita" and "I Love My People".
On 22 October 2011, RTSH revealed the participants of Festivali i Këngës 50[3] and on 17 December 2011, RTSH announced all song titles, lyric composers and music composers.[4]
Competing entries
| Artist(s) | Song | Composer | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altin Goci | "Kthehëm prapë" | Altin Goci | K. Shehu |
| Bashkim Alibali | "Këngën time merr vehtë" | Bashkim Alibali | Jorgo Papingji |
| Bojken Lako and Breza | "Të zakonshëm" | Bojken Lako | |
| Claudio La Regina | "Kur të pasha" | Flli Scaravaglione | Claudio La Regina |
| Dr. Flori | "Personale" | Dr. Flori | |
| Elhaida Dani | "Mijëra vjet" | Endri Sina | Sokol Marsi |
| Elton Deda | "Kristal" | Elton Deda | Sokol Marsi |
| Endri and Stefi Prifti | "Iluzion" | Voltan Prodani | Timo Flloko |
| Entela Zhula | "Ndjehem bosh" | Edmond Veizaj | Entela Zhula |
| Evans Rama | "Ti nuk mundesh" | Fabian Asllani | I. Hoxha |
| Frederik Ndoci | "Oh, jeta ime" | Lejla Agolli | Frederik Ndoci |
| Gerta Mahmutaj | "Pyete zemrën" | Flamur Shehu | Rozana Radi |
| Goldi Halili | "Rroj për dashurinë" | Fatrin Krajka | Agim Doçi |
| Herciana Matmuja | "Aty ku më le" | Shpëtim Kushta | Agron Tufa |
| Iris Hoxha | "Pa ty" | Edmon Rrapi | L. Shqiponja |
| Kamela Islamaj | "Mbi yje" | Alban Male | I. Sojli |
| Kujtim Prodani | "Digjem" | Kujtim Prodani | A. Biba |
| Mariza Ikonomi | "Më ler të të dua" | Sokol Marsi | Jorgo Papingji |
| Marjeta Billo | "Vlen sa një jetë" | Klodian Qafoku | Arben Duka |
| Marsida Saraçi | "Eja më merr" | Enis Mullaj | Arbër Arapi |
| Orinda Huta | "Dorëzohem" | Alban Kondi | Turjan Hyska |
| Rona Nishliu | "Suus" | Florent Boshnjaku | Rona Nishliu |
| Rudina Delia | "Më kërko" | Luan Zhegu | Rudina Delia |
| Saimir Braho | "Ajër" | Ilir Dangellia | I. Kurti, Saimir Braho |
| Samanta Karavello | "Zgjomë një tjetër ëndërr" | Gent Myftaraj | Pandi Laço |
| Sindi Berisha | "Braktisur" | Kristi Popa | P. Truja |
| Toni Mehmetaj | "Ëndrra e parë" | Edmond Zhulali | Agim Doçi |
| Xhensila Myrtezaj | "Lulet mbledh për hënën" | Genti Lako | Perikli Papingji |
Shows
Semi-finals
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Final
The grand final took place on 29 December 2011 and was broadcast live at 20:30 (CET).[5] The winner was determined by the combination of the votes from a seven-member jury, consisting of Aldo Shllaku, Edi Xhani, Ndriçim Xhepa, Redon Makashi, Robert R, Zana Shuteriqi and Zhani Ciko.[5] Each member of the jury voted by assigning scores from 1–8, 10 and 12 points to their preferred songs.[5] Rona Nishliu emerged as the winner and was simultaneously announced as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.[6] The results of the grand finals were:[6]
| Semi-final 2 – 29 December 2011 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Result |
1 |
Bojken Lako and Breza | "Të zakonshëm" | 18 | 10 |
2 |
Saimir Braho | "Ajër" | 50 | 3 |
3 |
Marjeta Billo | "Vlen sa një jetë" | 0 | 14 |
4 |
Herciana Matmuja | "Aty ku më le" | 0 | 14 |
5 |
Xhensila Myrtezaj | "Lulet mbledh për hënën" | 8 | 13 |
6 |
Toni Mehmetaj | "Ëndërra e parë" | 10 | 12 |
7 |
Iris Hoxha | "Pa ty" | 19 | 9 |
8 |
Gerta Mahmutaj | "Pyete zemrën" | 0 | 14 |
9 |
Bashkim Alibali | "Këngën time merr vehtë" | 0 | 14 |
10 |
Altin Goci | "Kthehem prapë" | 38 | 5 |
11 |
Elton Deda | "Kristal" | 55 | 2 |
12 |
Endri and Stefi Prifti | "Iluzion" | 25 | 6 |
13 |
Rona Nishliu | "Suus" | 77 | 1 |
14 |
Kamela Islamaj | "Mbi yje" | 25 | 6 |
15 |
Frederik Ndoci | "Oh, jeta ime" | 0 | 14 |
16 |
Mariza Ikonomi | "Më ler të të dua" | 13 | 11 |
17 |
Elhaida Dani | "Mijëra vjet" | 0 | 14 |
18 |
Rudina Delia | "Më kërko" | 0 | 14 |
19 |
Samanta Karavello | "Zgjomë një tjetër ëndërr" | 47 | 4 |
20 |
Dr. Flori | "Personale" | 21 | 8 |
| Detailed Jury Voting results | ||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | A. Shllaku | E. Xhani | N. Xhepa | R. Makashi | Robert R. | Z. Ciko | Z. Shuteriqi | Points | |
1 |
"Të zakonshëm" | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||||
2 |
"Ajër" | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 50 | |
3 |
"Vlen sa një jetë" | 0 | ||||||||
4 |
"Aty ku më le" | 0 | ||||||||
5 |
"Lulet mbledh për hënën" | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
6 |
"Ëndërra e parë" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||
7 |
"Pa ty" | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19 | ||
8 |
"Pyete zemrën" | 0 | ||||||||
9 |
"Këngën time merr vehtë" | 0 | ||||||||
10 |
"Kthehem prapë" | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | |
11 |
"Kristal" | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 55 | |
12 |
"Iluzion" | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 25 | ||
13 |
"Suus" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 77 | |
14 |
"Mbi yje" | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | ||||
15 |
"Oh, jeta ime" | 0 | ||||||||
16 |
"Më ler të të dua" | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |||||
17 |
"Mijëra vjet" | 0 | ||||||||
18 |
"Më kërko" | 0 | ||||||||
19 |
"Zgjomë një tjetër ëndërr" | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | |
20 |
"Personale" | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | |||
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 took place at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan, and consisted of two semi-finals held on 22 and 24 May, and the grand final on 26 May 2012.[7] According to the rules, each participating country, apart from the host country and the "Big 5", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, were required to qualify from one of the two semi-finals to compete for the final.[8] However, the top ten countries from the respective semi-final automatically progress to the final of the contest.[8]
During an allocation draw held on 25 January 2012, it was announced that Albania would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.[9] On 20 March 2012, the country was set to perform in fifth position, following Latvia and preceding Romania.[10] Soon after the first semi-final, it was announced that Albania would be performing third, following Hungary and preceding the Lithuania.[11]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Albania in the contest's semi-final and final, as well as by the country on both occasions.[12][13] In the semi-final, the country finished in second place with a total of 146 points, including 12 from Austria, Azerbaijan, Italy, Montenegro and Switzerland.[12] In the final, Albania finished in fifth position, being awarded a total of 146 points, including 12 awarded by Italy, Macedonia, San Marino and Switzerland.[13] Albania awarded its 12 points to Montenegro in the semi-final, and in the final of the contest to Greece.[12][13]
Points awarded to Albania
| Points awarded to Albania (Semi-final 1) | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| Points awarded to Albania (Final) | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Albania
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