Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Participating broadcaster	Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
Country	Albania
Selection process	Festivali i Këngës 50
Selection date	29 December 2011
Competing entry
Song	"Suus"
Artist	Rona Nishliu
Songwriters	Florent Boshnjaku Rona Nishliu
Placement
Semi-final result	Qualified (2nd, 146 points)
Final result	5th, 146 points
Participation chronology
◄2011 • 2012 • 2013►

Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Suus" performed by Rona Nishliu. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2011. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in Cyprus, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania and the Netherlands.

Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing as number five, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the grand final. In the final on 26 May 2012, it performed as number three and placed fifth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 146 points.