Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 explained

Year:2019
Country:Albania
Preselection:Albanian: [[Festivali i Këngës]] 57
Preselection Date:Semi-finals:
20 December 2018
21 December 2018
Final:
22 December 2018
Entrant:Jonida Maliqi
Song:Ktheju tokës
Sf Result:Qualified (9th, 96 points)
Final Result:17th, 90 points

Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "Albanian: [[Ktheju tokës]]|i=no" performed by Jonida Maliqi. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Albanian: [[Festivali i Këngës]]|i=no organised by Albanian: [[RTSH|Radio Televizioni Shqiptar]]|i=no (RTSH) in December 2018. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in . Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Albania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing as number 14, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final. In the grand final on 18 May 2019, it performed as number two and placed 17th out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 90 points.

Background

See main article: Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Prior to the 2019 contest, Albania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in .[1] The country's highest placing in the contest, to this point, had been the fifth place, which it achieved in with the song "Latin: [[Suus]]|i=no" performed by Rona Nishliu.[1] The first entry was performed by Anjeza Shahini with the song "The Image of You" finishing in the seventh place, the nation's second-highest placing to date.[1] During its tenure in the contest, Albania failed to qualify for the final seven times, with both the and entries being the most recent non-qualifiers.[2] [3] In, the nation qualified for the final with Eugent Bushpepa finishing in 11th place with "Albanian: [[Mall (song)|Mall]]|i=no".[1]

In September 2018, the national broadcaster of Albania, Albanian: [[RTSH|Radio Televizioni Shqiptar]]|i=no (RTSH), officially confirmed Albania's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4] RTSH broadcasts the contest within Albania and organises the selection process for the nation's entry.[5] Since its debut in 2004, it has consistently selected its entry through the long-standing competition Albanian: [[Festivali i Këngës]].[5]

Before Eurovision

Festivali i Këngës

Albanian: [[RTSH|Radio Televizioni Shqiptar]]|i=no (RTSH) organised the 57th edition of Albanian: [[Festivali i Këngës]] to select their participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[6] The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 20 and 21 December, respectively, and the grand final on 22 December 2018.[7] The three live shows were hosted by Albanian-Canadian actress Ana Golja and Albanian television presenter Viktor Zhusti.[8] The broadcaster had previously confirmed the nation's participation in the contest in September 2018.[9] It opened a submission period between 16 May and 30 September 2018 for artists and composers to participate in the competition.[10] The list of competing artists and songs was officially revealed on 17 October 2018, being shortlisted to compete in the two semi-finals of the contest.[11] [12]

Competing entries

+ Competing entries
ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Alar Band"Albanian: Dashuria nuk mjafton|i=no"
Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti"Albanian: Dua ta besoj|i=no"Febi Shkurti
Aurel Thëllimi"Albanian: Të dua ty|i=no"
Bojken Lako"Albanian: Jeto jetën|i=no"
Bruno Pollogati"Albanian: Nuk ka stop|i=no"
Dilan Reka"Karma"
Eliza Hoxha"Albanian: Peng|i=no"Eliza Hoxha
Elona Islamaj"Albanian: Në këtë botë kalimtarë|i=no"Elona Islamaj
Elton Deda"Albanian: Qetësisht|i=no"Elton Deda
Eranda Libohova"Albanian: 100 pyetje|i=no"
Gjergj Leka"Albanian: Një ditë tjetër|i=no"Gjergj Leka
Jonida Maliqi"Albanian: [[Ktheju tokës]]|i=no"Eriona Rushiti
Kelly"Albanian: A më ndjen|i=no"Kelly
Klinti Çollaku"Albanian: Me jetë|i=no"
Klodiana Vata"Albanian: Mbrëmje e pafund|i=no"
Kujtim Prodani"Albanian: Babela|i=no"Kujtim Prodani
Lidia Lufi"Albanian: Rrëfehem|i=no"
Lorela Sejdini"Albanian: Vetmi|i=no"Lorela Sejdini
Marko Strazimiri and Imbro"Leyla"Adrian Hila
Mirud"Albanian: Nënë|i=no"
Orgesa Zaimi"Albanian: Hije|i=no"Gentian Lako
Soni Malaj"Albanian: Më e fortë|i=no"
Vikena Kamenica"Albanian: Natën e mirë|i=no"Vikena Kamenica

Shows

Semi-finals

The semi-finals of Festivali i Këngës took place on 20 December and 21 December 2018, and were broadcast live at 20:45 (CET) on the respective dates.[13] [14] The first semi-final was closed by Italy's Eurovision Song Contest 2018 representative Ermal Meta.[15] [16] In it, the competing artists traditionally performed in cooperation with a symphonic orchestra.[13] [17] During the second semi-final, the 22 acts delivered performances of the final versions of their entries as intended to be performed on the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest.[14]

+ Semi-final 120 December 2018
DrawArtistSong
1Bojken Lako"Albanian: Jeto jetën|i=no"
2Alar Band"Albanian: Dashuria nuk mjafton|i=no"
3Lidia Lufi"Albanian: Rrëfehem|i=no"
4Kujtim Prodani"Albanian: Babela|i=no"
5Gjergj Leka"Albanian: Një ditë tjetër|i=no"
6Dilan Reka"Karma"
7Mirud"Albanian: Nënë|i=no"
8Soni Malaj"Albanian: Më e fortë|i=no"
9Jonida Maliqi"Albanian: [[Ktheju tokës]]|i=no"
10Elton Deda"Albanian: Qetësisht|i=no"
11Elona Islamaj"Albanian: Në këtë botë kalimtarë|i=no"
12Klodiana Vata"Albanian: Mbrëmje e pafund|i=no"
13Klinti Çollaku"Albanian: Me jetë|i=no"
14Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti"Albanian: Dua ta besoj|i=no"
15Kelly"Albanian: A më ndjen|i=no"
16Bruno Pollogati"Albanian: Nuk ka stop|i=no"
17Marko Strazimiri and Imbro"Albanian: Leyla|i=no"
18Lorela Sejdini"Albanian: Vetmi|i=no"
19Eliza Hoxha"Albanian: Peng|i=no"
20Eranda Libohova"Albanian: 100 pyetje|i=no"
21Aurel Thëllimi"Albanian: Të dua ty|i=no"
22Orgesa Zaimi"Albanian: Hije|i=no"
+ Semi-final 221 December 2018
DrawArtistSong
1Jonida Maliqi"Albanian: [[Ktheju tokës]]|i=no"
2Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti
"Albanian: Dua ta besoj|i=no"
3Mirud"Albanian: Nënë|i=no"
4Klodiana Vata"Albanian: Mbrëmje e pafund|i=no"
5Lidia Lufi
"Albanian: Rrëfehem|i=no"
6Marko Strazimiri and Imbro
"Leyla"
7Orgesa Zaimi"Albanian: Hije|i=no"
8Elona Islamaj"Albanian: Në këtë botë kalimtarë|i=no"
9Bojken Lako
"Albanian: Jeto jetën|i=no"
10Elton Deda"Albanian: Qetësisht|i=no"
11Eliza Hoxha"Albanian: Peng|i=no"
12Gjergj Leka"Albanian: Një ditë tjetër|i=no"
13Kujtim Prodani"Albanian: Babela|i=no"
14Aurel Thëllimi"Albanian: Të dua ty|i=no"
15Soni Malaj"Albanian: Më e fortë|i=no"
16Lorela Sejdini"Albanian: Vetmi|i=no"
17Klinti Çollaku"Albanian: Me jetë|i=no"
18Alar Band"Albanian: Dashuria nuk mjafton|i=no"
19Kelly"Albanian: A më ndjen|i=no"
20Dilan Reka"Karma"
21Eranda Libohova
"Albanian: 100 pyetje|i=no"
22Bruno Pollogati"Albanian: Nuk ka stop|i=no"
Final

The grand final of Albanian: Festivali i Këngës took place on 22 December 2018 and was broadcast live at 20:45 (CET).[18] [19] On the same day, prior to the live show, 14 songs competed and the winner was determined by the combination of the votes from a nine-member jury panel consisting of Agim Krajka, Arta Marku, Dorian Çene, Haig Zacharian, Olsa Toqi, Pali Kuke, Rona Nishliu, Rovena Dilo and Shpëtim Kushta.[19] [20] [21] Before the end of the show, Jonida Maliqi emerged as the winner and was simultaneously announced as the Albania's representative for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.[22] [23] The results of the final are summarized in the table below:[22]

+ Final22 December 2018
DrawArtistSongPointsResult
1Marko Strazimiri and Imbro"Leyla"1428
2Gjergj Leka"Albanian: Një ditë tjetër|i=no"13110
3Elton Deda"Albanian: Qetësisht|i=no"1567
4Eranda Libohova"Albanian: 100 pyetje|i=no"1813
5Jonida Maliqi"Albanian: [[Ktheju tokës]]|i=no"2281
6Eliza Hoxha"Albanian: Peng|i=no"12711
7Orgesa Zaimi"Albanian: Hije|i=no"12113
8Bojken Lako"Albanian: Jeto jetën|i=no"1389
9Soni Malaj"Albanian: Më e fortë|i=no"1665
10Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti"Albanian: Dua ta besoj|i=no"11314
11Dilan Reka"Karma"1694
12Alar Band"Albanian: Dashuria nuk mjafton|i=no"12412
13Lidia Lufi"Albanian: Rrëfehem|i=no"2192
14Klinti Çollaku"Albanian: Me jetë|i=no"1636
DrawSongTotal
1"Leyla"14 18 19 15 18 10 25 12 11142
2"Një ditë tjetër"20 12 10 20 11 14 11 15 18131
3"Qetësisht"18 17 17 19 14 15 17 19 20156
4"100 pyetye"22 22 22 25 19 17 18 11 25181
5"Ktheju tokës"19 30 30 18 30 19 30 30 22228
6"Peng"11 16 20 12 15 13 14 10 16127
7"Hije"10 14 16 13 13 12 13 18 12121
8"Jeto jetën"12 15 25 10 16 16 16 13 15138
9"Më e forte"17 19 18 17 20 18 15 25 17166
10"Dua ta besoj"13 13 12 11 10 11 19 14 10113
11"Karma"16 25 14 14 25 22 22 17 14169
12"Dashuria nuk mjafton"15 11 11 16 12 20 10 16 13124
13"Rrëfehem"30 20 15 30 22 30 20 22 30219
14"Me jetë"25 10 13 22 17 25 12 20 19163

Promotion

A music video for "Albanian: Ktheju tokës|i=no" premiered via the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel on 10 March 2019.[24] Outside of the music video, Jonida Maliqi travelled to the Banias Nature Reserve at Mount Hermon in Israel to film her introductory postcard.[25] In the postcard, she is seen dressed in 1950s style clothing while walking through the surroundings. Maliqi is subsequently joined by four female dancers on the edge of a waterfall, where they perform an interpretive dance choreography.[26] [27] For further promotion, the singer embarked on a small tour with live performances at various Eurovision Song Contest-related events, including in Amsterdam, London and Madrid.[28] [29] [30]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 took place at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 14 and 16 May and the grand final on 18 May 2019.[31] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of,,, and the, were required to qualify from one of the two semi-finals to compete for the grand final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[32]

On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv that placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.[33] Albania was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 May, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[33] Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the producers of the contest rather than through another draw, for preventing similar songs being placed next to each other.[34] Albania was set to perform in position 14, following and preceding .[34] At the end of the semi-final, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries and therefore qualified to compete in the grand final.[35]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each nation awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the nation they represent, with their names being published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released soon after the grand final.[36]

The tables below visualise a breakdown of points awarded to Albania in the second semi-final and final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, as well as by the nation on both occasions. In the semi-final, Albania finished in ninth place, being awarded a total of 96 points, including 12 by the televoters from, and, and the same number of points by the juries from North Macedonia.[37] In the final, Albania reached the 17th place with 90 points, including 12 by the televoters from Italy and North Macedonia, and eight by the juries from and North Macedonia.[38] The nation's televoters awarded its 12 points to in the semi-final and to in the final.[37] [38] Its juries awarded its 12 points to North Macedonia in both the semi-final and final.[37] [38]

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Albanian jury:[36]

+
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
RankPointsRankPoints
0110 14 14 17 12 14 14
0211 11 13 13 13 12 15
0312 5 9 9 5 8 3 13
046 6 7 4 7 6 5 5 6
0517 16 15 15 15 17 16
0614 13 11 10 17 13 12
0715 12 12 7 11 11 10 1
082 8 5 3 6 4 7 7 4
093 10 10 12 10 10 1 17
107 7 6 11 8 9 2 8 3
118 3 3 6 4 5 6 11
1216 17 16 14 14 16 6 5
139 1 4 8 3 3 8 9 2
14
1513 15 17 16 16 15 1 12
164 9 8 5 9 7 4 2 10
171 2 2 1 1 1 12 3 8
185 4 1 2 2 2 10 4 7
+
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
RankPointsRankPoints
0118 12 11 15 16 17 11
02
0310 18 24 8 17 16 24
047 17 15 9 9 12 17
0512 7 7 12 5 10 1 1 12
066 19 19 11 18 14 21
0725 25 25 24 25 25 2 10
082 5 6 4 1 1 12 5 6
091 14 13 2 12 5 6 13
108 13 20 14 13 15 18
1122 3 3 3 10 4 7 15
1215 8 8 10 4 11 4 7
1314 1 4 21 14 7 4 9 2
1421 9 9 19 11 13 12
1513 15 21 20 20 19 6 5
1611 16 14 13 19 18 20
1723 23 17 25 24 23 22
1820 21 18 16 22 22 16
1916 20 16 22 23 21 25
209 4 2 1 8 3 8 8 3
213 10 10 7 6 8 3 19
225 6 5 5 7 6 5 3 8
2317 24 23 18 15 20 23
2419 2 1 6 3 2 10 7 4
254 11 12 17 2 9 2 10 1
2624 22 22 23 21 24 14

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