Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| 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 | ||||
|
||||
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]
Contents
Festivali i Këngës 50
| Festivali i Këngës 50 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | ||||
| Semi-final | 26 December 27 December |
|||
| Final | 29 December 2011 | |||
| Host | ||||
| Venue | Pallati i Kongreseve, Tirana, Albania | |||
| Presenter(s) | Enkeleida Zeko Hygerta Sako Nik Xhelilaj |
|||
| Director | Martin Leka | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 28 (14 in the first semi-final) (14 in the second semi-final) |
|||
| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | 100% Jury Once again, the winner will be decided by a professional jury. |
|||
| Winning song | Rona Nishliu - "Suus" | |||
| Festivali i Këngës | ||||
|
||||
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 had its 50th anniversary, and it was held in December 2011, as it is known as the "End of Year Festival".[3][4][5] 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".
Participants
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
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist / Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerta Mahmutaj | "Pyete zemrën" | Rozana Radi / Flamur Shehu |
| 2 | Entela Zhula | "Ndjehem Bosh" | Entela Zhula / Edmond Veizaj |
| 3 | Bashkim Alibali | "Këngën time merr vehtë" | Jorgo Papingji / Bashkim Alibali |
| 4 | Samanta Karavello | "Zgjomë një tjetër ëndërr" | Pandi Laço / Gent Myftaraj |
| 5 | Endri & Stefi Prifti | "Iluzion" | Timo Flloko / Voltan Prodani |
| 6 | Rona Nishliu | "Suus" | Rona Nishliu / Florent Boshnjaku |
| 7 | Rudina Delia | "Më kërko" | Rudina Delia / Luan Zhegu |
| 8 | Marjeta Billo | "Vlen sa një jetë" | Arben Duka / Klodian Qafoku |
| 9 | Claudio La Regina | "Kur të pasha" | Claudio La Regina / F. Scaravaglione |
| 10 | Herciana Matmuja | "Aty ku më le" | Agron Tufa / Shpëtim Kushta |
| 11 | Orinda Huta | "Dorëzohem" | Tyrin Hyska / Alban Kondi |
| 12 | Altin Goci | "Kthehem prap" | K. Shehu / Altin Goci |
| 13 | Elton Deda | "Kristal" | Sokol Marsi / Elton Deda |
| 14 | Evans Rama | "Ti nuk mundesh" | I. Hoxha / Fabian Asllani |
Semi-Final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist / Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toni Mehmetaj | "Ëndrra e parë" | Agim Doçi / Edmond Zhulali |
| 2 | Dr. Flori | "Personale" | Dr. Flori / Dr. Flori |
| 3 | Kamela Islamaj | "Mbi yje" | I. Sojli / Alban Male |
| 4 | Frederik Ndoci | "Oh... jeta ime" | Frederik Ndoci / Lejla Agolli |
| 5 | Marsida Saraçi | "Eja më merr" | Arbër Arapi / Enis Mullaj |
| 6 | Bojken Lako & Breza | "Të zakonshëm" | Bojken Lako / Bojken Lako |
| 7 | Sindi Berisha | "Braktisur" | P. Truja / Kristi Popa |
| 8 | Mariza Ikonomi | "Më ler të të dua" | Jorgo Papingji / Sokol Marsi |
| 9 | Kujtim Prodani | "Digjem" | A. Biba / Kujtim Prodani |
| 10 | Iris Hoxha | "Pa ty" | L. Shqiponja / Edmon Rrapi |
| 11 | Saimir Braho | "Ajër" | I. Kurti & Saimir Braho / Ilir Dangellia |
| 12 | Goldi Halili | "Rroj për dashurinë" | Agim Doçi / Fatrin Krajka |
| 13 | Xhensila Myrtezaj | "Lulet mbledh për hënën" | P. Papingji / Genti Lako |
| 14 | Elhaida Dani | "Mijëra vjet" | Sokol Marsi / Endri Sina |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist / Composer | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bojken Lako & Breza | "Të zakonshëm" | Bojken Lako / Bojken Lako | 18 | 10 |
| 2 | Saimir Braho | "Ajër" | I. Kurti & Saimir Braho / Ilir Dangellia | 50 | 3 |
| 3 | Marjeta Billo | "Vlen sa një jetë" | Arben Duka / Klodian Qafoku | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Herciana Matmuja | "Aty ku më le" | Agron Tufa / Shpëtim Kushta | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Xhensila Myrtezaj | "Lulet mbledh për hënën" | P. Papingji / Genti Lako | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Toni Mehmetaj | "Ëndrra e parë" | Agim Doçi / Edmond Zhulali | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | Iris Hoxha | "Pa ty" | L. Shqiponja / Edmon Rrapi | 19 | 9 |
| 8 | Gerta Mahmutaj | "Pyete zemrën" | Rozana Radi / Flamur Shehu | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Bashkim Alibali | "Këngën time merr vehtë" | Jorgo Papingji / Bashkim Alibali | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Altin Goci | "Kthehem prap" | K. Shehu / Altin Goci | 38 | 5 |
| 11 | Elton Deda | "Kristal" | Sokol Marsi / Elton Deda | 55 | 2 |
| 12 | Endri & Stefi Prifti | "Iluzion" | Timo Flloko / Voltan Prodani | 25 | 6 |
| 13 | Rona Nishliu | "Suus" | Rona Nishliu / Florent Boshnjaku | 77 | 1 |
| 14 | Kamela Islamaj | "Mbi yje" | I. Sojli / Alban Male | 25 | 6 |
| 15 | Frederik Ndoci | "Oh... jeta ime" | Frederik Ndoci / Lejla Agolli | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Mariza Ikonomi | "Më ler të të dua" | Jorgo Papingji / Sokol Marsi | 13 | 11 |
| 17 | Elhaida Dani | "Mijëra vjet" | Sokol Marsi / Endri Sina | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Rudina Delia | "Më kërko" | Rudina Delia / Luan Zhegu | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Samanta Karavello | "Zgjomë një tjetër ëndërr" | Pandi Laço / Gent Myftaraj | 47 | 4 |
| 20 | Dr. Flori | "Personale" | Dr. Flori / Dr. Flori | 21 | 8 |
At Eurovision
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]
In Albania, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on TVSH, RTSH Muzikë and Radio Tirana with commentary by Andri Xhahu. The Albanian spokesperson revealing the result of the Albanian vote in the final was Andri Xhahu.
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]
Semi final[11]
|
Final[12]
|
Points Awarded to Albania
Semi-Final 1
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Finals
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final (1), Eurovision
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final, Eurovision
|
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
|
(Note: Entries scored out are when Albania did not compete)
|
|||||||||
