Albania in EuroMusic Song Contest

Albania is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the eleventh edition. RTSH is responsible for the Albanian participation.

History
The Albanian broadcaster, RTSH, decided to debuts in the contest for the eleventh edition. However, already since the seventh edition. They announced quite fast, that they would perform a song in the Albanian language. They qualified for the final, where they finished 20th. In the next edition, they qualified again for the final, where they finished 17th. In Tel Aviv, they failed to qualify for the first time. The next edition they qualified for the final where they finished at the 12th place. In Madrid, Albania finished at the ninth place. It was their best result so far. In the next edition, they finished at the 18th place.

In Cologne, Albania failed to qualify. This was a huge suprise because Albania was topped as one of the favorites to win. In Bucharest, Albania finished at the 20th place in the grand final. In Sweden and Azerbaijan, they failed to qualify. In Sofia they finished last in their semi final. In Glasgow, they again failed to qualify. They finished at the 11th place, only one points less than Cyprus. In Romania, Albania was able to qualify again for the final. They finished at the 11th place. For the 24th edition, only 28 countries signed up to participate. Because of this, there was only one semi-final. The first eleven countries from the previous edition, like Albania, automatically qualified for the final. Albania finished at the 12th place in the grand final.

The 25th edition took place in Bratislava. For this edition, the EBU decided to drop the semi finals because of the lack of interesting broadcasters. Albania took part and finised at the 16th place. For the 26th edition, they achieved their best result so far: 7th. The next edition, they finished at the 12th place. In Baku, they finished at the sixth place. In Geneva, Albania finished with 12 points at the 16th place. In Iceland, at the 13th place. Albania failed to qualify in the following two editions. Ava Max, an American-Albanian singer, was selected to represent the country in Malta. She qualified easily and finished at the second place in the grand final. This with only seven points behind the winner; Ireland. IN Dblin, the country finished at the 18th place. In the next edition, the country failed to qualify.