| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 44 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 16 December 2005 17 December 2005 Final: 18 December 2005 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Luiz Ejlli | |||
| Selected song | "Zjarr e ftohtë" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece, with the song "Zjarr e ftohtë" performed by Luiz Ejlli. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2005. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest two times since its first entry in 2004. Due to the non-top 11 result in the previous contest, Albania was drawn to compete in the semi-final of the contest, which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing as number six, the nation was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the grand final, marking Albania's first non-qualification in the contest.