Festivali i Këngës 43 took place in the Palace of Congresses in Tirana

Tirana

Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

, Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. There were two semifinals (16 & 17 December 2004) and a final (18 December 2004). This contest was used to select the second Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 entry for Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. 32 songs competed for the win but only 18 made it to the final. In the end, Ledina Çelo

Ledina Çelo

Ledina Çelo is an Albanian singer and model.In December 2003 she hosted the Albanian national Final for the Eurovision Song Contest. One year later she participated herself and won with Nesër Shkoj, on the Eurovision she decided to sing in English with Tomorrow I Go...

 won the first prize and went on to represent Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 in Eurovision. Luiz Ejlli

Luiz Ejlli

Luiz Ejlli is an Albanian singer.-Biography:Luiz Ejlli was born in Shkodra and between 1991 and 2002 he attended the "Prenk Jakova" secondary school in Shkodra. In 1995, he won the Best Voice Prize in "Child National Fesitival" in Shkodra. In 1998, he participated as a soloist in the "Gold...

 was the runner up. The amount of points for each singer was not announced. Instead, only the Top 3 places were made public. The winner was determined by a 50% jury vote and 50% televote. The RTSH orchestra was present, but the option of playback was also available. Last year's winner Anjeza Shahini

Anjeza Shahini

Anjeza Shahini is an Albanian singer. She represented Albania at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "The Image of You" in the country's debut year in the ESC.-Eurovision 2004:...

, and 2004 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

 winner Ruslana made guest appearances.

The Results

Draw	Artist	Song	Rank	Points
1	Kujtim Prodani	Jetën Ndryshe E Shikoj	N/A	N/A
2	Redon Makashi	Ndjenjë	N/A	N/A
3	Rovena Stefa Rovena Stefa Rovena Stefa ' in Fier is one of the pop singer-largest Albanian. The first album "Falling Snow" had much success in Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, Belgium... where Rovena made a great tour of where the song "Puts me under a spell" was a big...	Kthehem Prapë	N/A	N/A
4	Saimir Braho & Enkela Braho	Përpara Se Ti Të Vish Në Këtë Botë	N/A	N/A
5	Joe Artid Fejzo	Me Ty	N/A	N/A
6	Tergita Gusta	Me Ty, Pa Ty	N/A	N/A
7	Marsida Saraçi	Më Duaj Gjatë	N/A	N/A
8	Luiz Ejlli Luiz Ejlli Luiz Ejlli is an Albanian singer.-Biography:Luiz Ejlli was born in Shkodra and between 1991 and 2002 he attended the "Prenk Jakova" secondary school in Shkodra. In 1995, he won the Best Voice Prize in "Child National Fesitival" in Shkodra. In 1998, he participated as a soloist in the "Gold...	Hëna Dhe Yjet Dashurojnë	2	N/A
9	Julian Lekoçaj	Do Të Fal	N/A	N/A
10	Mariza Ikonomi	Kur Dashuron	N/A	N/A
11	Samanta Karavello	Buzëqeshja	N/A	N/A
12	Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo is an Albanian singer and model.In December 2003 she hosted the Albanian national Final for the Eurovision Song Contest. One year later she participated herself and won with Nesër Shkoj, on the Eurovision she decided to sing in English with Tomorrow I Go...	Nesër Shkoj	1	N/A
13	Jonida Maliqi	Frikem Se Më Pëlqen	3	N/A
14	Klajdi Musabelliu	Puthjen Nuk T'a Kam Harruar	N/A	N/A
15	Monika Trungu	Ti Më Bën Të Pasur	N/A	N/A
16	Rosela Gjylbegu Rosela Gjylbegu Rosela Gjylbegu is an Albanian singer.-Biography:Rosela graduated in English language in 2005 at Shkolla e Mesme Pedagogjike “Gjuhët e Huaja” of Shkodër and obtained a degree in Psychology from the Fakulteti i Shkencave Sociale, Universiteti i Tiranës , since when she also...  & Arbër Arapi	Pëshpëritje Zemrash	N/A	N/A
17	Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti & Rona Nushliu	Flakareshë	N/A	N/A
18	Ingrid Jushi	Vetëm Një Natë	N/A	N/A

Semi Final 1

Draw	Artist	Song	Finalist
1	Marsida Saraçi	Më Duaj Gjatë	YES
2	Julian Lekoçaj	Do Të Fal	YES
3	Stela Risto	Vështirë Të Flas	NO
4	Aleksia Jani	Zotit	NO
5	Soni Soni Soni is a Suryavanshi Khatri family surname originating from the Punjab region of the Indian Subcontinent.The Sonis belong to the kshatriya varna ....	Eja Në Ballkan	NO
6	Aurel Thëllimi	Erë E Marrë	NO
7	Rovena Stefa Rovena Stefa Rovena Stefa ' in Fier is one of the pop singer-largest Albanian. The first album "Falling Snow" had much success in Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, Belgium... where Rovena made a great tour of where the song "Puts me under a spell" was a big...	Kthehem Prapë	YES
8	Floriana Muça	Përtej Dashurisë	NO
9	Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti & Rona Nushliu	Flakareshë	YES
10	Joe Artid Fejzo	Me Ty	YES
11	Besiana Mehmeti	Grafikë Dashurie	NO
12	Mariza Ikonomi	Kur Dashuron	YES
13	Klajdi Musabelliu	Puthjen Nuk Ta Kam Harruar	YES
14	Jonida Maliqi	Frikem Se Më Pëlqen	YES
15	Agim Poshka	Të Kam, S'të Kam	NO
16	Rosela Gjylbegu Rosela Gjylbegu Rosela Gjylbegu is an Albanian singer.-Biography:Rosela graduated in English language in 2005 at Shkolla e Mesme Pedagogjike “Gjuhët e Huaja” of Shkodër and obtained a degree in Psychology from the Fakulteti i Shkencave Sociale, Universiteti i Tiranës , since when she also...  & Arbër Arapi	Pëshperitje Zemrash	YES

Semi Final 2

Draw	Artist	Song	Finalist
1	Barbana Dini	Jeta Këtu S'mbaron	NO
2	Kujtim Prodani	Ndryshe E Shikoj	YES
3	Olsa Spata	Pritje	NO
4	Shpat Kasapi Shpat Kasapi - External links :*...	Jam Dhe Kam	NO
5	Monika Trungu	Ti Më Bën Të Pasur	YES
6	Samanta Karavello	Buzëqeshje	YES
7	Çlirim Denaj	Ti Ike	NO
8	Tergita Gusta	Me Ty, Pa Ty	YES
9	Luiz Ejlli Luiz Ejlli Luiz Ejlli is an Albanian singer.-Biography:Luiz Ejlli was born in Shkodra and between 1991 and 2002 he attended the "Prenk Jakova" secondary school in Shkodra. In 1995, he won the Best Voice Prize in "Child National Fesitival" in Shkodra. In 1998, he participated as a soloist in the "Gold...	Hëna Dhe Yjet Dashurojnë	YES
10	Elsida Sinaj	Harresë Kujtimesh	NO
11	Sajmir Çili	Ëndërr E Gjallë	NO
12	Redon Makashi	Ndjenjë	YES
13	Ingrid Jushi	Vetëm Një Natë	YES
14	Kozma Dushi & Ermira Kola	Të Bashkëjetoj Me Ty	NO
15	Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo is an Albanian singer and model.In December 2003 she hosted the Albanian national Final for the Eurovision Song Contest. One year later she participated herself and won with Nesër Shkoj, on the Eurovision she decided to sing in English with Tomorrow I Go...	Nesër Shkoj	YES
16	Sajmir & Enkela Braho	Para Se Të Vish Në Këtë Botë	YES

Eurovision Result

ESC Edition	Artist	Song	Language	Semi Final	Final
ESC 2005 Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...	Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo is an Albanian singer and model.In December 2003 she hosted the Albanian national Final for the Eurovision Song Contest. One year later she participated herself and won with Nesër Shkoj, on the Eurovision she decided to sing in English with Tomorrow I Go...	Tomorrow I Go Tomorrow I Go "Tomorrow I Go" was the Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Ledina Çelo.As Albania had finished 7th in the final of the 2004 contest, the song was automatically qualified for the final...	English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	-	16 / 24