Albania

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...

selected their entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on December 16, 2007 in the Festivali I Këngës competition. The winner was Olta Boka

Olta Boka

Olta Boka is an Albanian singer who was chosen to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Zemrën e lamë peng". She won the Albanian national final, called Festivali i Këngës, and competed in the second semifinal, on May 22 and won a place in the final on May 24 where...

 with the song "Zemrën e lamë peng

Zemrën E Lamë Peng

"Zemrën e lamë peng" is the song that represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The song was sung by Olta Boka and was selected on 16 December 2007 during the televised show Festivali I Këngës....

" (Hearts Trapped In Time), she represented Albania in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 on May 22 where she participated in the second semi-final and won a place in the final.

Festivali I Këngës 46

For the full results, see Festivali I Këngës 46

Festivali I Këngës 46

Festivali i Këngës 46 took place in the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, Albania. There were two semifinals and a final . This contest was used to select the fifth Eurovision Song Contest entry for Albania from 29 entrants; however, only 17 made it to the final...

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Draw	Singer	Song	Points	Place
1	Manjola Nallbani	"Kjo botë merr frymë nga dashuria"	27	7
2	Produkt 28	"30 sekonda"	3	15
3	Eneida Tarifa	"E para letër"	11	10
4	Mariza Ikonomi	"Mall i tretur"	20	9
5	Greta Koçi	"Natën të kërkova"	35	6
6	Flaka Krelani & Doruntina Disha	"Jeta kërkon dashuri"	57	2
7	Mira Konçi & Redon Makashi	"Nën një qiell"	37	5
8	Kthjellu	"Dhoma"	9	11
9	Kozma Dushi	"Tatuazh në kujtesë"	1	16
10	Devis Xherahu	"Endacaku"	0	17
11	Teuta Kurti	"Qyteti i dashurisë"	3	14
12	Samanta Karavello	"Pse u harrua dashuria"	23	8
13	Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha is an Albanian singer. She is very famous in Albania.In 2010 she won Honorary Citizen Award of Burrel from the mayor of the city...	"Një qiell të ri"	54	3
14	Agim Poshka	"Kujt i them të dua"	8	12
15	Jonida Maliqi	"S'ka fajtor në dashuri"	36	4
16	Olta Boka Olta Boka Olta Boka is an Albanian singer who was chosen to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Zemrën e lamë peng". She won the Albanian national final, called Festivali i Këngës, and competed in the second semifinal, on May 22 and won a place in the final on May 24 where...	"Zemrën e lamë peng Zemrën E Lamë Peng "Zemrën e lamë peng" is the song that represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The song was sung by Olta Boka and was selected on 16 December 2007 during the televised show Festivali I Këngës.... "	67	1
17	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...	"Po lind një yll"	8	13

Spokespersons

For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for the Albania broadcast was Leon Menkshi

Leon Menkshi

Leon Menkshi is a famous Albanian TV personality. Leon is a professional Journalist and one of Albania's outstanding and charming news anchors; he is also known as a radio host and interviewer...

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At Eurovision

Olta Boka finished 9th with 67 points in the second semi-final, thus qualifying for the final

In the final, she performed 3rd following United Kingdom

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The United Kingdom chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on the BBC programme Eurovision: Your Decision. It replaced the former selection programme, Making Your Mind Up after a string of bad results...

 and preceding Germany

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

As a "Big 4" member , Germany qualifies directly for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 alongside last year's winner Serbia and the three other "Big 4" members France, Spain and the United Kingdom....

, finishing in 17th place with 55 points.

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