"The Image of You" was the debut entry for Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times. The Albanian broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar , has been the organiser of the Albanian Eurovision entry since the country's debut in the contest in 2004, and has used the long-standing Albanian song contest, Festivali i...

, being performed in English

English language

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 by 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:...

 in the semi-final of the 2004 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"...

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The song was performed 13th in the semi-final, following Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

's Linas & Simona with "What's Happened To Your Love?

What's Happened To Your Love?

What's Happened To Your Love? was the Lithuanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Linas and Simona.The song is an up-tempo duet in which the singers take the role of lovers asking each other where the romance has gone in their lives...

" and preceding Cyprus

Cyprus

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' Lisa Andreas

Lisa Andreas

Lisa Andreas is an English singer of Cypriot descent. At age 16, she represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and came fifth with her performance of "Stronger Every Minute". Andreas was the youngest singer taking part in the competition that year.-2001 - 2003:Andreas won a...

 with "Stronger Every Minute

Stronger Every Minute

"Stronger Every Minute" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Lisa Andreas. The song was finished 5th in the final....

". The song ended the night in fourth place with 167 points, enough to qualify for the final.

Drawn seventh in the final, the song followed Germany

Germany

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's Max

Maximilian Mutzke

Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer and drummer. In 2004 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest.- Career : Max Mutzke started his career in a funk band called Project Five...

 with "Can't Wait Until Tonight

Can't Wait Until Tonight

"Can't Wait Until Tonight" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Max. The song was written and composed by Udo Schild, known also as Leon Delray, the comedian and entertainer Stefan Raab, who previously had written both Guildo Horn's 1998 entry "Guildo...

" and preceded the Ukraine

Ukraine

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's Ruslana with "Wild Dances

Wild Dances (song)

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". At the close of voting, the song had received 106 points to finish seventh, which guaranteed Albania a final berth at the 2005 Contest

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,...

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The song itself begins with Shahini singing over a piano melody before it quickly builds to a moderately-paced dance number. The lyrics deal with the singer's feelings in what appears to be a whirlwind romance.

An Albanian

Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...

 version of the song was also released, entitled "Imazhi yt" ("Your Reflection").

The song was succeeded as Albanian representative in 2005 by "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...

", performed by 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...

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