Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Albania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Albania in the; Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Participating broadcaster	Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
Country	Albania
Selection process	Festivali i Këngës 51
Selection date	22 December 2012
Competing entry
Song	"Identitet"
Artist	Adrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Sejko
Songwriters	Eda Sejko
Placement
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (15th)
Participation chronology

Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Identitet" performed by Adrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Sejko. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2012. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and a live performance, the latter of which was in the Netherlands. Albania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 16 May 2013. Performing as number 14th, the nation was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the final, marking Albania's fourth non-qualification in the contest.