Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country
Albania
National selection
Selection process
Festivali i Këngës 54
Selection date(s)
Semi-finals: 25 December 2015 26 December 2015 Final: 27 December 2015
Selected entrant
Eneda Tarifa
Selected song
"Fairytale"
Selected songwriter(s)
Olsa Toqi
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Failed to qualify (16th)
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, with the song "Fairytale" performed by Eneda Tarifa. The nation's entry was selected in December 2015 through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Initially titled "Përrallë", the song was remastered and translated into English for its Eurovision participation.
By 2016, Albania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the 2016 contest, the song was promoted by a music video and several live performances across Europe. Albania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 12 May 2016. Performing 17th (second to last), the nation was not among the top 10 entries of its semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the final, marking Albania's sixth non-qualification in the contest. When the results were released shortly after, Albania had placed 16th with 45 points.
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