Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country	Albania
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
◄2011 2013►

Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Albanian entry was selected through Festivali i Këngës, a national selection that consisted of two semifinals and a final, organised by the Albanian broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Rona Nishliu represented Albania with the song "Suus", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 5th in the final, scoring 146 points.^[1][2]

Festivali i Këngës 50 [edit]

Festivali i Këngës 50
Semi-final(s)	26 December 27 December
Final	29 December 2011
Presenter(s)	Enkeleida Zeko Hygerta Sako Nik Xhelilaj
Director	Martin Leka
Broadcaster	RTSH
Venue	Pallati i Kongreseve, Tirana, Albania
Winning song	Rona Nishliu - "Suus"
Voting system
100% Jury Once again, the winner will be decided by a professional jury.
Number of entries	28 (14 in the first semi-final) (14 in the second semi-final)
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2011        2013►

RTSH confirmed participation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in the show called "Historia nis këtu" (The Story Begins Here). This year's Festivali i Këngës will be having its 50th anniversary, and it will be held in December 2011, as it is known as the "End of Year Festival".^[3][4][5] The shows will be 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".

Participants [edit]

On 22 October 2011, RTSH revealed the participants of Festivali i Këngës 50^[6] and on 17 December 2011, RTSH announced all song titles, lyric composers and music composers.^[7]

Semi-Final 1 [edit]

Semi-Final 2 [edit]

Final [edit]

At Eurovision [edit]

During the Semi-Final Allocation draw which was held on 25 January 2012, it was announced Albania were scheduled to compete in the first half of the first semi-final on 22 May.^[8] On 20 March 2012 the Running Order draw was held, which determined the order of which the participants performed. Albania performed 5th in the first semi-final and has advanced to the final for the second time in 3 years.^[9]

The telecast of the first semifinal was delayed by more than 2 hours due to breaking news coverage of the Qafa e Vishës bus accident. As a result, Albania used its jury votes during the first semifinal and in the final on 26 May.

Points Awarded by Albania^[10] [edit]

Semi final[11] [edit] 12 points  Montenegro 10 points  San Marino 8 points  Greece 7 points  Hungary 6 points  Cyprus 5 points  Romania 4 points  Moldova 3 points  Switzerland 2 points  Belgium 1 point  Finland

Final[12] [edit] 12 points  Greece 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Macedonia 7 points  Italy 6 points  Cyprus 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Azerbaijan 3 points  Russia 2 points  Germany 1 point  Serbia

Points Awarded to Albania [edit]

Semi-Final 1 [edit]

Finals [edit]

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See also [edit]

• Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2012

References [edit]

v t e Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013   Artists 2000s Anjeza Shahini Ledina Çelo Luiz Ejlli Frederik Ndoci Olta Boka Kejsi Tola 2010s Juliana Pasha Aurela Gaçe Rona Nishliu Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko   Songs 2000s "The Image of You" "Tomorrow I Go" "Zjarr e ftohtë" "Hear My Plea" "Zemrën e lamë peng" "Carry Me in Your Dreams" 2010s "It's All About You" "Feel the Passion" "Suus" "Identitet" (Note: Entries scored out are when Albania did not compete)

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2012   Countries Final (by final results) Sweden (winner) Russia Serbia Azerbaijan Albania Estonia Turkey Germany Italy Spain Moldova Romania Macedonia Lithuania Ukraine Cyprus Greece Bosnia and Herzegovina Ireland Iceland Malta France Denmark Hungary United Kingdom Norway Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 Austria Belgium Finland Israel Latvia Montenegro San Marino Switzerland Semi-final 2 Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Withdrawn Armenia   Artists Final (by final results) Loreen Buranovskiye Babushki Željko Joksimović Sabina Babayeva Rona Nishliu Ott Lepland Can Bonomo Roman Lob Nina Zilli Pastora Soler Pasha Parfeny Mandinga Kaliopi Donny Montell Gaitana Ivi Adamou Eleftheria Eleftheriou MayaSar Jedward Gréta Salóme & Jónsi Kurt Calleja Anggun Soluna Samay Compact Disco Engelbert Humperdinck Tooji Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 Anmary Iris Izabo Pernilla Karlsson Rambo Amadeus Sinplus Trackshittaz Valentina Monetta Semi-final 2 Anri Jokhadze Eva Boto Filipa Sousa Joan Franka Litesound Max Jason Mai Nina Badrić Sofi Marinova Withdrawn Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus)   Songs Final (by final results) "Euphoria" "Party for Everybody" "Nije ljubav stvar" "When the Music Dies" "Suus" "Kuula" "Love Me Back" "Standing Still" "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" "Quédate conmigo" "Lăutar" "Zaleilah" "Crno i belo" "Love Is Blind" "Be My Guest" "La La Love" "Aphrodisiac" "Korake ti znam" "Waterline" "Never Forget" "This Is the Night" "Echo (You and I)" "Should've Known Better" "Sound of Our Hearts" "Love Will Set You Free" "Stay" Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 "Beautiful Song" "Euro Neuro" "När jag blundar" "The Social Network Song" "Time" "Unbreakable" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Would You?" Semi-final 2 "Don't Close Your Eyes" "I'm a Joker" "Love Unlimited" "Nebo" "Verjamem" "Vida minha" "We Are the Heroes" "You and Me" Withdrawn "All My Life" (Belarus) "Per sempre" (Italy) (Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)