Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
Participation summary
Appearances	20 (11 finals)
First appearance	2004
Highest placement	5th: 2012
Participation history 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Related articles
Festivali i Këngës
External links
Albania's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since its debut in 2004. The Albanian participant broadcaster in the contest is Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), which select its entrant with the national competition Festivali i Këngës, a long-standing song contest that organises every year since 1962.

Albania participated in the contest for the first time in 2004 with "The Image of You" by Anjeza Shahini placing seventh. It remained the country's highest result until 2012, when "Suus" by Rona Nishliu finished fifth.