Since Albania debuted in the contest in 2004, the nation has used their long standing tradition of Festivali i Këngës to choose who will fly the Albanian flag at Eurovision. Tonight, the final of the song festival will take place with a total of 14 acts.
Over the last two nights, two semi-finals have taken place with a total of 12 acts each, where the final 14 acts have been selected from. During the first semi-final, a total of 8 participants qualified, and in the second semi-final, the remaining 6 were selected. A professional jury selected 8 of the finalists, 3 were selected by the press and the remaining 3 were selected through televote. This is the first time for Albania to feature public voting during the song festival.
Here is the list of participants still in the running:
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Dilan Reka – Mos Harro
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Edea Demaliaj – Besoj në ëndrra
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Fabiola Agalliu & Agnesa Çavolli – Shkon e vjen
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Flaka Krelani – Osiris
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Franc Koruni – Macka
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Genc Salihu – Këtu
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Lindita Halimi – Botë
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Lorela – Me ty
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LYNX – Sot
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Orges Toçe – Shi Diamanëth
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Rezarta Smaja – Pse Prite Gjatë
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Xhesika Polo – Eva jam unë
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XUXI – Metropol
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Yll Limani – Shiu