Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Albania
National selection
Selection process	Festivali I Këngës 43
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 16 December 2004 17 December 2004 Final 18 December 2004
Selected entrant	Ledina Çelo
Selected song	"Tomorrow I Go"
Finals performance
Final result	16th, 53 points
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Albanian Final was held on December 18 at the Palace of Congress in Tirana, hosted by Huejda El Sajed & Leon Menkshi. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%), but only the top 3 were announced. Ledina Çelo was chosen to represent Albania at Eurovision with the song "Nesër shkoj". The song a mixed modern World Music style with traditional Balkan influence. The song is written by Pandi Laco and composed by Adrian Hila.

Ledina Çelo was born on 9 February 1977 and is an Albanian singer who attended ‘Jordan Misja’ artistic school in 1996 and the Academy of Fine Arts, studying classic music, in 2004. In 2000 she won the final of the second series of ‘Star Academy’ in Paris. She competed in many festivals in Albania and has received a number of awards for her music.

At Eurovision, Ledina performed the English version of her song titled Tomorrow I Go. Ledina wore a white and red dress as did her dancers with the fake white violins. She was also accompanied on stage with a male dancer wearing a traditional Albanian costume and beating a drum throughout the song. The song presentation involved Ledina pulling off red sheets to expose her dancers that dance around her and pretend to play their violins. At the end, the drummer wraps Ledina and her dancers together with a red ribbon.

The spokesperson who revealed Albania's votes for other countries was Zhani Ciko, director of the National Opera House.^[1]

Festivali I Këngës 43

For the semi-finals, see Festivali I Këngës 43.

Points Awarded by Albania^[2]

Semi final 12 points  Macedonia 10 points  Croatia 8 points  Slovenia 7 points  Israel 6 points  Andorra 5 points  Austria 4 points  Bulgaria 3 points  Moldova 2 points  Norway 1 point  Belgium

Final 12 points  Greece 10 points  Macedonia 8 points  Turkey 7 points  Cyprus 6 points  Serbia and Montenegro 5 points  Romania 4 points  Malta 3 points  Israel 2 points  Croatia 1 point  France

Points Awarded to Albania

See also

• Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Festivali I Këngës 43

References

Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 2000s Anjeza Shahini Ledina Çelo Luiz Ejlli Frederik Ndoci Olta Boka Kejsi Tola 2010s Juliana Pasha Aurela Gaçe Rona Nishliu Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko Hersi Elhaida Dani Eneda Tarifa
Songs 2000s "The Image of You" "Tomorrow I Go" "Zjarr e ftohtë" "Hear My Plea" "Zemrën e lamë peng" "Carry Me in Your Dreams" 2010s "It's All About You" "Feel the Passion" "Suus" "Identitet" "One Night's Anger" "I'm Alive" "Fairytale"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Albania did not compete)