Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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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 artist(s) | Ledina Çelo | |||
Selected song | "Tomorrow I Go" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 16th, 53 points | |||
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "Tomorrow I Go" performed by Ledina Çelo. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2004. This marked the second time that Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 2004. Due to the top 10 result in the previous contest, the nation automatically qualified for the grand final, which took place on 21 May 2005. In the final, it performed as number eight and placed 16th out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 53 points.