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Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

May 02, 2024

Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "Ktheju tokës" performed by Jonida Maliqi. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2018. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Albania
National selection
Selection processFestivali i Këngës 57
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
20 December 2018
21 December 2018
Final:
22 December 2018
Selected entrantJonida Maliqi
Selected song"Ktheju tokës"
Selected songwriter(s)Eriona Rushiti
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 96 points)
Final result17th, 90 points
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 • 2019 • 2020►

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 edit

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 2004.[1] The country's highest placing in the contest, to this point, had been the fifth place, which it achieved in 2012 with the song "Suus" 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 2016 and 2017 entries being the most recent non-qualifiers.[2][3] In 2018, the nation qualified for the final with Eugent Bushpepa finishing in 11th place with "Mall".[1]

In September 2018, the national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (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 Festivali i Këngës.[5]

Before Eurovision edit

Festivali i Këngës edit

 
Ana Golja co-hosted the 57th edition of Festivali i Këngës

Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) organised the 57th edition of 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 edit

Competing entries
Artist[11] Song[11] Songwriter(s)
Alar Band "Dashuria nuk mjafton"
  • Elgit Doda
  • Klea Huta
Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti "Dua ta besoj" Febi Shkurti
Aurel Thëllimi "Të dua ty"
  • Ardita Bufaj
  • Aurel Thëllimi
Bojken Lako "Jeto jetën"
  • Bojken Lako
  • Xhevdet Bajraj
Bruno Pollogati "Nuk ka stop"
  • Bruno Pollogati
  • Endrit Mumajesi
Dilan Reka "Karma"
  • Gridi Kraja
  • Florian Zykaj
Eliza Hoxha "Peng" Eliza Hoxha
Elona Islamaj "Në këtë botë kalimtarë" Elona Islamaj
Elton Deda "Qetësisht" Elton Deda
Eranda Libohova "100 pyetje"
Gjergj Leka "Një ditë tjetër" Gjergj Leka
Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" Eriona Rushiti
Kelly "A më ndjen" Kelly
Klinti Çollaku "Me jetë"
  • Endrit Shani
  • Pandi Laço
Klodiana Vata "Mbrëmje e pafund"
  • Edmond Zhulali
  • Jorgo Papingji
Kujtim Prodani "Babela" Kujtim Prodani
Lidia Lufi "Rrëfehem"
  • Enis Mullaj
  • Lidia Lufi
Lorela Sejdini "Vetmi" Lorela Sejdini
Marko Strazimiri and Imbro "Leyla" Adrian Hila
Mirud "Nënë"
Orgesa Zaimi "Hije" Gentian Lako
Soni Malaj "Më e fortë"
Vikena Kamenica[a] "Natën e mirë" Vikena Kamenica

Shows edit

Semi-finals edit

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.[15][16] The first semi-final was closed by Italy's Eurovision Song Contest 2018 representative Ermal Meta.[17][18] In it, the competing artists traditionally performed in cooperation with a symphonic orchestra.[15][19] 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.[16]

Final edit

The grand final of Festivali i Këngës took place on 22 December 2018 and was broadcast live at 20:45 (CET).[20][21] 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.[21][22][23] 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.[24][25] The results of the final are summarized in the table below:[24]

Final – 22 December 2018
Draw Artist Song Points Result
1 Marko Strazimiri and Imbro[b] "Leyla" 142 8
2 Gjergj Leka "Një ditë tjetër" 131 10
3 Elton Deda "Qetësisht" 156 7
4 Eranda Libohova[c] "100 pyetje" 181 3
5 Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" 228 1
6 Eliza Hoxha "Peng" 127 11
7 Orgesa Zaimi "Hije" 121 13
8 Bojken Lako "Jeto jetën" 138 9
9 Soni Malaj "Më e fortë" 166 5
10 Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti "Dua ta besoj" 113 14
11 Dilan Reka "Karma" 169 4
12 Alar Band "Dashuria nuk mjafton" 124 12
13 Lidia Lufi "Rrëfehem" 219 2
14 Klinti Çollaku "Me jetë" 163 6
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song H. Zacharian A. Marku R. Nishliu A. Krajka P. Kuke O. Toqi R. Dilo Sh. Kushta D. Çene Total
1 "Leyla" 14 18 19 15 18 10 25 12 11 142
2 "Një ditë tjetër" 20 12 10 20 11 14 11 15 18 131
3 "Qetësisht" 18 17 17 19 14 15 17 19 20 156
4 "100 pyetye" 22 22 22 25 19 17 18 11 25 181
5 "Ktheju tokës" 19 30 30 18 30 19 30 30 22 228
6 "Peng" 11 16 20 12 15 13 14 10 16 127
7 "Hije" 10 14 16 13 13 12 13 18 12 121
8 "Jeto jetën" 12 15 25 10 16 16 16 13 15 138
9 "Më e forte" 17 19 18 17 20 18 15 25 17 166
10 "Dua ta besoj" 13 13 12 11 10 11 19 14 10 113
11 "Karma" 16 25 14 14 25 22 22 17 14 169
12 "Dashuria nuk mjafton" 15 11 11 16 12 20 10 16 13 124
13 "Rrëfehem" 30 20 15 30 22 30 20 22 30 219
14 "Me jetë" 25 10 13 22 17 25 12 20 19 163

Promotion edit

A music video for "Ktheju tokës" premiered via the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel on 10 March 2019.[27] Outside of the music video, Jonida Maliqi travelled to the Banias Nature Reserve at Mount Hermon in Israel to film her introductory postcard.[28] 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.[29][30] 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.[31][32][33]

At Eurovision edit

 
Jonida Maliqi during a rehearsal for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

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.[34] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, 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.[35]

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.[36] 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.[36] 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.[37] Albania was set to perform in position 14, following Russia and preceding Norway.[37] 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.[38]

Voting edit

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.[39]

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 Italy, North Macedonia and Switzerland, and the same number of points by the juries from North Macedonia.[40] 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 Montenegro and North Macedonia.[41] The nation's televoters awarded its 12 points to Norway in the semi-final and to Russia in the final.[40][41] Its juries awarded its 12 points to North Macedonia in both the semi-final and final.[40][41]

Points awarded to Albania edit

Points awarded by Albania edit

Detailed voting results edit

The following members comprised the Albanian jury:[39]

  • Gent Rushi (jury chairperson) – pedagogue, jazz musician
  • Eranda Libohova [sv] – singer
  • Dilan Reka – singer
  • Julka Gramo – singer, moderator, entertainer
  • Vikena Kamenica [sq] – mezzo-soprano
Detailed voting results from Albania (Semi-final 2)[40]
Draw Country Jury Televote
G. Rushi E. Libohova D. Reka J. Gramo V. Kamenica Rank Points Rank Points
01   Armenia 10 14 14 17 12 14 14
02   Ireland 11 11 13 13 13 12 15
03   Moldova 12 5 9 9 5 8 3 13
04    Switzerland 6 6 7 4 7 6 5 5 6
05   Latvia 17 16 15 15 15 17 16
06   Romania 14 13 11 10 17 13 12
07   Denmark 15 12 12 7 11 11 10 1
08   Sweden 2 8 5 3 6 4 7 7 4
09   Austria 3 10 10 12 10 10 1 17
10   Croatia 7 7 6 11 8 9 2 8 3
11   Malta 8 3 3 6 4 5 6 11
12   Lithuania 16 17 16 14 14 16 6 5
13   Russia 9 1 4 8 3 3 8 9 2
14   Albania
15   Norway 13 15 17 16 16 15 1 12
16   Netherlands 4 9 8 5 9 7 4 2 10
17   North Macedonia 1 2 2 1 1 1 12 3 8
18   Azerbaijan 5 4 1 2 2 2 10 4 7
Detailed voting results from Albania (Final)[41]
Draw Country Jury Televote
G. Rushi E. Libohova D. Reka J. Gramo V. Kamenica Rank Points Rank Points
01   Malta 18 12 11 15 16 17 11
02   Albania
03   Czech Republic 10 18 24 8 17 16 24
04   Germany 7 17 15 9 9 12 17
05   Russia 12 7 7 12 5 10 1 1 12
06   Denmark 6 19 19 11 18 14 21
07   San Marino 25 25 25 24 25 25 2 10
08   North Macedonia 2 5 6 4 1 1 12 5 6
09   Sweden 1 14 13 2 12 5 6 13
10   Slovenia 8 13 20 14 13 15 18
11   Cyprus 22 3 3 3 10 4 7 15
12   Netherlands 15 8 8 10 4 11 4 7
13   Greece 14 1 4 21 14 7 4 9 2
14   Israel 21 9 9 19 11 13 12
15   Norway 13 15 21 20 20 19 6 5
16   United Kingdom 11 16 14 13 19 18 20
17   Iceland 23 23 17 25 24 23 22
18   Estonia 20 21 18 16 22 22 16
19   Belarus 16 20 16 22 23 21 25
20   Azerbaijan 9 4 2 1 8 3 8 8 3
21   France 3 10 10 7 6 8 3 19
22   Italy 5 6 5 5 7 6 5 3 8
23   Serbia 17 24 23 18 15 20 23
24    Switzerland 19 2 1 6 3 2 10 7 4
25   Australia 4 11 12 17 2 9 2 10 1
26   Spain 24 22 22 23 21 24 14

Notes edit

  1. ^ On 3 December 2018, RTSH announced that Vikena Kamenica would withdraw from the 57th edition of Festivali i Këngës due to scheduling issues.[13] Kamenica was subsequently replaced by Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti.[14]
  2. ^ Due to technical issues during the performance, Marko Strazimiri and Imbro had to perform again after all the performances.[26]
  3. ^ Due to technical issues during the performance, Eranda Libohova had to perform again after all the performances.[26]

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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv Israel with the song Ktheju tokes performed by Jonida Maliqi Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Kenges organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar RTSH in December 2018 To this point the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in 2004 Prior to the contest the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands Spain and the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest 2019Country AlbaniaNational selectionSelection processFestivali i Kenges 57Selection date s Semi finals 20 December 201821 December 2018Final 22 December 2018Selected entrantJonida MaliqiSelected song Ktheju tokes Selected songwriter s Eriona RushitiFinals performanceSemi final resultQualified 9th 96 points Final result17th 90 pointsAlbania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 2019 2020 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 Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Festivali i Kenges 2 1 1 Competing entries 2 1 2 Shows 2 1 2 1 Semi finals 2 1 2 2 Final 2 2 Promotion 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Voting 3 1 1 Points awarded to Albania 3 1 2 Points awarded by Albania 3 1 3 Detailed voting results 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBackground editMain 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 2004 1 The country s highest placing in the contest to this point had been the fifth place which it achieved in 2012 with the song Suus 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 2016 and 2017 entries being the most recent non qualifiers 2 3 In 2018 the nation qualified for the final with Eugent Bushpepa finishing in 11th place with Mall 1 In September 2018 the national broadcaster of Albania Radio Televizioni Shqiptar 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 Festivali i Kenges 5 Before Eurovision editFestivali i Kenges edit nbsp Ana Golja co hosted the 57th edition of Festivali i Kenges Radio Televizioni Shqiptar RTSH organised the 57th edition of Festivali i Kenges 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 edit Competing entries Artist 11 Song 11 Songwriter s Alar Band Dashuria nuk mjafton Elgit DodaKlea Huta Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti Dua ta besoj Febi Shkurti Aurel Thellimi Te dua ty Ardita BufajAurel Thellimi Bojken Lako Jeto jeten Bojken LakoXhevdet Bajraj Bruno Pollogati Nuk ka stop Bruno PollogatiEndrit Mumajesi Dilan Reka Karma Gridi KrajaFlorian Zykaj Eliza Hoxha Peng Eliza Hoxha Elona Islamaj Ne kete bote kalimtare Elona Islamaj Elton Deda Qetesisht Elton Deda Eranda Libohova 100 pyetje Genti MyftarajPandi Laco Gjergj Leka Nje dite tjeter Gjergj Leka Jonida Maliqi Ktheju tokes Eriona Rushiti Kelly A me ndjen Kelly Klinti Collaku Me jete Endrit ShaniPandi Laco Klodiana Vata Mbremje e pafund Edmond ZhulaliJorgo Papingji Kujtim Prodani Babela Kujtim Prodani Lidia Lufi Rrefehem Enis MullajLidia Lufi Lorela Sejdini Vetmi Lorela Sejdini Marko Strazimiri and Imbro Leyla Adrian Hila Mirud Nene Elhaida DaniDurim Morina Orgesa Zaimi Hije Gentian Lako Soni Malaj Me e forte Irkenc HykaLindon Berisha Vikena Kamenica a Naten e mire Vikena Kamenica Shows edit Semi finals edit The semi finals of Festivali i Kenges took place on 20 December and 21 December 2018 and were broadcast live at 20 45 CET on the respective dates 15 16 The first semi final was closed by Italy s Eurovision Song Contest 2018 representative Ermal Meta 17 18 In it the competing artists traditionally performed in cooperation with a symphonic orchestra 15 19 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 16 Semi final 1 20 December 2018 Draw Artist Song 1 Bojken Lako Jeto jeten 2 Alar Band Dashuria nuk mjafton 3 Lidia Lufi Rrefehem 4 Kujtim Prodani Babela 5 Gjergj Leka Nje dite tjeter 6 Dilan Reka Karma 7 Mirud Nene 8 Soni Malaj Me e forte 9 Jonida Maliqi Ktheju tokes 10 Elton Deda Qetesisht 11 Elona Islamaj Ne kete bote kalimtare 12 Klodiana Vata Mbremje e pafund 13 Klinti Collaku Me jete 14 Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti Dua ta besoj 15 Kelly A me ndjen 16 Bruno Pollogati Nuk ka stop 17 Marko Strazimiri and Imbro Leyla 18 Lorela Sejdini Vetmi 19 Eliza Hoxha Peng 20 Eranda Libohova 100 pyetje 21 Aurel Thellimi Te dua ty 22 Orgesa Zaimi Hije Semi final 2 21 December 2018 Draw Artist Song 1 Jonida Maliqi Ktheju tokes 2 Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti with Manuel Moscati Dua ta besoj 3 Mirud Nene 4 Klodiana Vata Mbremje e pafund 5 Lidia Lufi with Tiri Rrefehem 6 Marko Strazimiri and Imbro with Aurela Gace Leyla 7 Orgesa Zaimi Hije 8 Elona Islamaj Ne kete bote kalimtare 9 Bojken Lako with Anxhela Llaha Jeto jeten 10 Elton Deda Qetesisht 11 Eliza Hoxha Peng 12 Gjergj Leka Nje dite tjeter 13 Kujtim Prodani Babela 14 Aurel Thellimi Te dua ty 15 Soni Malaj Me e forte 16 Lorela Sejdini Vetmi 17 Klinti Collaku Me jete 18 Alar Band Dashuria nuk mjafton 19 Kelly A me ndjen 20 Dilan Reka Karma 21 Eranda Libohova with Rosela Gjylbegu 100 pyetje 22 Bruno Pollogati Nuk ka stop Final edit The grand final of Festivali i Kenges took place on 22 December 2018 and was broadcast live at 20 45 CET 20 21 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 Cene Haig Zacharian Olsa Toqi Pali Kuke Rona Nishliu Rovena Dilo and Shpetim Kushta 21 22 23 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 24 25 The results of the final are summarized in the table below 24 Final 22 December 2018 Draw Artist Song Points Result 1 Marko Strazimiri and Imbro b Leyla 142 8 2 Gjergj Leka Nje dite tjeter 131 10 3 Elton Deda Qetesisht 156 7 4 Eranda Libohova c 100 pyetje 181 3 5 Jonida Maliqi Ktheju tokes 228 1 6 Eliza Hoxha Peng 127 11 7 Orgesa Zaimi Hije 121 13 8 Bojken Lako Jeto jeten 138 9 9 Soni Malaj Me e forte 166 5 10 Artemisa Mithi and Febi Shkurti Dua ta besoj 113 14 11 Dilan Reka Karma 169 4 12 Alar Band Dashuria nuk mjafton 124 12 13 Lidia Lufi Rrefehem 219 2 14 Klinti Collaku Me jete 163 6 Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song H Zacharian A Marku R Nishliu A Krajka P Kuke O Toqi R Dilo Sh Kushta D Cene Total 1 Leyla 14 18 19 15 18 10 25 12 11 142 2 Nje dite tjeter 20 12 10 20 11 14 11 15 18 131 3 Qetesisht 18 17 17 19 14 15 17 19 20 156 4 100 pyetye 22 22 22 25 19 17 18 11 25 181 5 Ktheju tokes 19 30 30 18 30 19 30 30 22 228 6 Peng 11 16 20 12 15 13 14 10 16 127 7 Hije 10 14 16 13 13 12 13 18 12 121 8 Jeto jeten 12 15 25 10 16 16 16 13 15 138 9 Me e forte 17 19 18 17 20 18 15 25 17 166 10 Dua ta besoj 13 13 12 11 10 11 19 14 10 113 11 Karma 16 25 14 14 25 22 22 17 14 169 12 Dashuria nuk mjafton 15 11 11 16 12 20 10 16 13 124 13 Rrefehem 30 20 15 30 22 30 20 22 30 219 14 Me jete 25 10 13 22 17 25 12 20 19 163 Promotion edit A music video for Ktheju tokes premiered via the Eurovision Song Contest s official YouTube channel on 10 March 2019 27 Outside of the music video Jonida Maliqi travelled to the Banias Nature Reserve at Mount Hermon in Israel to film her introductory postcard 28 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 29 30 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 31 32 33 At Eurovision edit nbsp Jonida Maliqi during a rehearsal for the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 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 34 According to the Eurovision rules all participating countries except the host nation and the Big Five consisting of France Germany Italy Spain and the United Kingdom 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 35 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 36 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 36 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 37 Albania was set to perform in position 14 following Russia and preceding Norway 37 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 38 Voting edit 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 39 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 Italy North Macedonia and Switzerland and the same number of points by the juries from North Macedonia 40 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 Montenegro and North Macedonia 41 The nation s televoters awarded its 12 points to Norway in the semi final and to Russia in the final 40 41 Its juries awarded its 12 points to North Macedonia in both the semi final and final 40 41 Points awarded to Albania edit Points awarded to Albania Semi final 2 40 Score Televote Jury 12 points nbsp Italy nbsp North Macedonia nbsp Switzerland nbsp North Macedonia 10 points 8 points 7 points nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Russia 6 points nbsp Croatia 5 points nbsp Croatia 4 points nbsp Azerbaijan 3 points nbsp Austria nbsp Romania nbsp Italy 2 points nbsp Germany nbsp Norway nbsp Sweden nbsp Moldova nbsp Romania 1 point Points awarded to Albania Final 41 Score Televote Jury 12 points nbsp Italy nbsp North Macedonia 10 points nbsp Switzerland 8 points nbsp Montenegro nbsp North Macedonia 7 points nbsp Montenegro nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp San Marino 6 points 5 points nbsp Greece 4 points 3 points nbsp Greece nbsp Russia 2 points nbsp Cyprus nbsp Malta nbsp Romania 1 point nbsp Croatia nbsp Italy Points awarded by Albania edit Points awarded by Albania Semi final 2 40 Score Televote Jury 12 points nbsp Norway nbsp North Macedonia 10 points nbsp Netherlands nbsp Azerbaijan 8 points nbsp North Macedonia nbsp Russia 7 points nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Sweden 6 points nbsp Switzerland nbsp Malta 5 points nbsp Lithuania nbsp Switzerland 4 points nbsp Sweden nbsp Netherlands 3 points nbsp Croatia nbsp Moldova 2 points nbsp Russia nbsp Croatia 1 point nbsp Denmark nbsp Austria Points awarded by Albania Final 41 Score Televote Jury 12 points nbsp Russia nbsp North Macedonia 10 points nbsp San Marino nbsp Switzerland 8 points nbsp Italy nbsp Azerbaijan 7 points nbsp Netherlands nbsp Cyprus 6 points nbsp North Macedonia nbsp Sweden 5 points nbsp Norway nbsp Italy 4 points nbsp Switzerland nbsp Greece 3 points nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp France 2 points nbsp Greece nbsp Australia 1 point nbsp Australia nbsp Russia Detailed voting results edit The following members comprised the Albanian jury 39 Gent Rushi jury chairperson pedagogue jazz musician Eranda Libohova sv singer Dilan Reka singer Julka Gramo singer moderator entertainer Vikena Kamenica sq mezzo soprano Detailed voting results from Albania Semi final 2 40 Draw Country Jury Televote G Rushi E Libohova D Reka J Gramo V Kamenica Rank Points Rank Points 01 nbsp Armenia 10 14 14 17 12 14 14 02 nbsp Ireland 11 11 13 13 13 12 15 03 nbsp Moldova 12 5 9 9 5 8 3 13 04 nbsp Switzerland 6 6 7 4 7 6 5 5 6 05 nbsp Latvia 17 16 15 15 15 17 16 06 nbsp Romania 14 13 11 10 17 13 12 07 nbsp Denmark 15 12 12 7 11 11 10 1 08 nbsp Sweden 2 8 5 3 6 4 7 7 4 09 nbsp Austria 3 10 10 12 10 10 1 17 10 nbsp Croatia 7 7 6 11 8 9 2 8 3 11 nbsp Malta 8 3 3 6 4 5 6 11 12 nbsp Lithuania 16 17 16 14 14 16 6 5 13 nbsp Russia 9 1 4 8 3 3 8 9 2 14 nbsp Albania 15 nbsp Norway 13 15 17 16 16 15 1 12 16 nbsp Netherlands 4 9 8 5 9 7 4 2 10 17 nbsp North Macedonia 1 2 2 1 1 1 12 3 8 18 nbsp Azerbaijan 5 4 1 2 2 2 10 4 7 Detailed voting results from Albania Final 41 Draw Country Jury Televote G Rushi E Libohova D Reka J Gramo V Kamenica Rank Points Rank Points 01 nbsp Malta 18 12 11 15 16 17 11 02 nbsp Albania 03 nbsp Czech Republic 10 18 24 8 17 16 24 04 nbsp Germany 7 17 15 9 9 12 17 05 nbsp Russia 12 7 7 12 5 10 1 1 12 06 nbsp Denmark 6 19 19 11 18 14 21 07 nbsp San Marino 25 25 25 24 25 25 2 10 08 nbsp North Macedonia 2 5 6 4 1 1 12 5 6 09 nbsp Sweden 1 14 13 2 12 5 6 13 10 nbsp Slovenia 8 13 20 14 13 15 18 11 nbsp Cyprus 22 3 3 3 10 4 7 15 12 nbsp Netherlands 15 8 8 10 4 11 4 7 13 nbsp Greece 14 1 4 21 14 7 4 9 2 14 nbsp Israel 21 9 9 19 11 13 12 15 nbsp Norway 13 15 21 20 20 19 6 5 16 nbsp United Kingdom 11 16 14 13 19 18 20 17 nbsp Iceland 23 23 17 25 24 23 22 18 nbsp Estonia 20 21 18 16 22 22 16 19 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