Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 61 | |||
Selection date(s) | 22 December 2022 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Albina and Familja Kelmendi | |||
Selected song | "Duje" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Placement | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 83 points) | |||
Final result | 22nd, 76 points | |||
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, the United Kingdom, with the song "Duje" performed by Albina and Familja Kelmendi. Its entry was selected through a dedicated televoting process during the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2022. Up until point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since its debut in 2004.
Assigned to the second semi-final on 10 May 2023, Albania placed 9th with a total of 83 points and qualified for the final. At the conclusion of the final on 13 May, the nation placed 22nd with a total of 76 points. This was the 11th occasion that Albania qualified for the final out of the 19 times it had participated in Eurovision.