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Tonight: Albania decides – Festivali i Këngës final

Tonight we will know the first song to compete at Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm when Albania decides. The finalists of Festivali i Këngës have been announced. Listen to all of the finalist's songs here

The last couple of days the semi-finals in this year's Festivali i Këngës took place in Tirana, Albania. Tonight 22 acts will compete for winning Festivali i Këngës #54 and the honor of representing Albania at Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Festivali i Këngës

Festivali i Këngës will be held in the end of December, with two semi-finals and one final:

  • 25 December 2015: Semi-final 1
  • 26 December 2015: Semi-final 2
  • 27 December 2015: Final

Festivali i Këngës is organized by the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Since its start in 1966, all artists have been asked to perform live, with a jury selecting the winner. Since 2003 the winner of the festival is Albania's representative to Eurovision Song Contest.

When Albania in 2004 finally applied EBU to participate in Eurovision Song Contest, they agree to let the winner of the country's most popular festival represent Albania.

Albania in Eurovision Song Contest

Since debuting in 2004, Albania has been participating in Eurovision Song Contest every year. Best result is a 5th place in 2012, where Rona Nishliu sang "Suus". Out of the 12 times Albania has participated, they have qualified for the Grand final 7 times.

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