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)
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.

At Eurovision, the entry was edited to a three-minute version and translated to English under the title "Hear My Plea". The semi-final was held on May 10. Albania performed as number 11 and did not manage to qualify for the final, receiving 49 points and finishing on a 17th place out of 28.

Festivali I Këngës 45

For the full results, see Festivali I Këngës 45.

Draw	Singer	Song	Points	Place
1	Alberie Hadergjonaj	"Të Dua Zemër Ty Të Dua"	10	11
2	Herciana Matmuja	"Ah Jetë, Oh Jetë"	11	10
3	Mariza Ikonomi	"Ku Është Dashuria"	49	3
4	Arber Arapi	"Në Fund Të Botës"	14	9
5	Alban Skenderaj	"Eklips"	37	7
6	Eliza Hoxha	"Hajde Sonte"	10	12
7	Amarda Arkaxhi	"Por Ti Mos Trego"	49	4
8	Evis Mula	"Rrëfim Në Mesnatë"	39	6
9	Gerta Koci	"Eja Zemër"	40	5
10	Kujtim Prodani	"Kjo Është Jeta"	4	14
11	Jonida Maliqi	"Pa Identitet"	21	8
12	Rosela Gjylbegu	"Pa ty, pa mua"	52	2
13	Saimir Braho	"Mik I Dhimbjes"	6	13
14	Besiana Mehmeti & Mustafa Ymeri	"Kepi I Shpresës Së Mirë"	3	15
15	Frederik Ndoci & Aida Ndoci	"Balada E Gurit"	55	1
16	Tonin Marku	"Ëndrra Ime"	0	16

Voting

Points Awarded by Albania

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

Points Awarded to Albania

Points Awarded to Albania (Semi-Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Macedonia	Greece	Switzerland	Montenegro
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey	Austria Croatia	Bulgaria	Germany United Kingdom

See also

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

External links

• Video of song "Hear my plea"