Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country	Albania
National selection
Selection process	Festivali i Këngës 42
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 18 December 2003 19 December 2003 Final 20 December 2003
Selected entrant	Anjeza Shahini
Selected song	"The Image of You"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (4th, 169 points)
Final result	7th, 106 points
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Albania was represented by Anjeza Shahini and the song "The Image of You". The Albanian National Final "Festivali i Këngës" took place on December 18, 19, and 20th, 2003 at the Palace of Congress in Tirana, hosted by Adi Krasta and Ledina Çelo. Twenty-nine songs were presented in the Albanian language and divided into two semi-finals. Eleven songs from the first semi-final and seven songs from the second semi-final qualified for the competition on December 20. Out of the eighteen songs competing in the final night, Anjeza Shahini was declared the winner with the song "Imazhi Yt".

At Eurovision, Anjeza sang a new version of the song, which was now in English and was reduced to three minutes. The tempo of the song was faster in its Eurovision form. During the semi-final Anjeza wore a light purple dress while her back-up singers wore teal shirts with white pants. Anjeza moved on to the final and was one of two performers from the semi-finals to change their appearance during the final. For the final, Anjeza wore a red and black short dress.

Festivali i Këngës 42

For the semi-finals, see Festivali i Këngës 42.

№	Singer	Song	Place
11	Mariza Ikonomi	"Mbi urë"	2nd
12	Anjeza Shahini	"Imazhi yt"	1st
14	Rosela Gjylbegu	"Hirushja"	3rd

At Eurovision

In the Semifinal she performed thirteenth, following Lithuania and preceding Cyprus. She advanced to the Final placing fourth with 167 points. In the final she performed ninth, following Germany and preceding Ukraine. At the end of the voting Albania placed seventh with 106 points, getting 12 points from Macedonia.

Points Awarded by Albania^[1]

Semi final 12 points  Greece 10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 points  Macedonia 7 points  Finland 6 points  Malta 5 points  Israel 4 points  Serbia and Montenegro 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Monaco 1 point  Estonia

Final 12 points  Greece 10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 points  Turkey 7 points  Serbia and Montenegro 6 points  Macedonia 5 points  Ukraine 4 points  Sweden 3 points  Malta 2 points  Germany 1 point  France

Points Awarded to Albania (Semi-Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Macedonia	Switzerland	Germany  Greece  Malta  Norway	Austria  Croatia  Denmark  Sweden	Andorra  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Finland  Romania  Serbia and Montenegro  Turkey  United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Belgium  Ireland  Latvia  Slovenia  Netherlands	Iceland  Israel	Monaco	Portugal  Spain	Cyprus  Estonia  Ukraine

Points Awarded to Albania (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Macedonia	Greece  Malta	Serbia and Montenegro	Sweden   Switzerland	Croatia  Turkey
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Austria  Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Denmark  Iceland  Slovenia	Finland  Norway	Ireland	Belgium  France  Latvia  Romania  Netherlands  United Kingdom

References

1. Eurovision Song Contest 2004

See also

• Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Festivali I Këngës 42