Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali I Këngës 45 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 21 December 2006 22 December 2006 Final 23 December 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Frederik Ndoci | |||
| Selected song | "Hear My Plea" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th, 49 points) | |||
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania was represented by Frederik Ndoci with the song "Hear My Plea" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Before Eurovision
Festivali I Këngës 45
- For the full results, see Festivali I Këngës 45.
Festivali i Këngës 45 consisted of two semi-finals which took place on 21 December and 22 December and the final evening on 23 December 2006. On 20 December, a quarter final took place with 20 newcomers competing for two spots in the actual festival. Albania was represented at Eurovision by Frederik Ndoci with the song "Balada e gurit" (The Stone Ballad). The winning song was chosen by a seven-member jury panel.
The jury consisted of Shpëtim Kushta (professor), Nora Çashku (composer and professor), Peter Schmid (pianist), Valton Beqiri (composer), Vojsava Nelo (composer), Flamur Shehu (writer) and Sherif Merdani (singer and composer).
| Final – 23 December 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | S. Kushta | N. Çashku | V. Beqiri | P. Schmid | V. Nelo | F. Shehu | S. Merdani | Total | Place |
| 1 | Albërie Hadërgjonaj | "Të Dua Zemër Ty Të Dua" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Hersjana Matmuja | "Ah Jetë, Oh Jetë" | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| 3 | Mariza Ikonomi | "Ku Është Dashuria" | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 3 |
| 4 | Arbër Arapi | "Në Fund Të Botës" | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Alban Skënderaj | "Eklips" | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 7 | |
| 6 | Eliza Hoxha | "Hajde Sonte" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 7 | Amarda Arkaxhiu | "Por Ti Mos Trego" | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 4 |
| 8 | Evis Mula | "Rrëfim Në Mesnatë" | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 6 |
| 9 | Greta Koçi | "Eja Zemër" | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 10 | Kujtim Prodani | "Kjo Është Jeta" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| 11 | Jonida Maliqi | "Pa Identitet" | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | |
| 12 | Rosela Gjylbegu | "Pa Ty, Pa Mua" | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 2 |
| 13 | Saimir Braho | "Mik I Dhimbjes" | 6 | 6 | 13 | ||||||
| 14 | Besiana Mehmeti & Mustafa Ymeri | "Kepi I Shpresës Së Mirë" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| 15 | Frederik Ndoci & Aida Ndoci | "Balada e Gurit" | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 1 |
| 16 | Tonin Marku | "Ëndrra Ime" | 16 | ||||||||
At Eurovision
Because Albania failed to qualify in 2006 country had competed in the semi-final performed 11th, following Netherlands and preceding Denmark, the entry was edited to a three-minute version and translated to English under the title "Hear My Plea" and did not manage to qualify for the final, receiving 49 points and finishing on a 17th place out of 28.
Voting
Points awarded by Albania
Semi final
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Final
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Points awarded to Albania
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
