Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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Country | Albania | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 48 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 24 December 2009 25 December 2009 26 December 2009 Final: 27 December 2009 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Juliana Pasha | |||
Selected song | "It's All About You" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 76 points) | |||
Final result | 16th, 62 points | |||
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, with the song "It's All About You" performed by Juliana Pasha. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2009. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances both in Macedonia and the Netherlands.
Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 25 May 2010. Performing as number 12, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the grand final. In the final on 29 May 2010, it performed as number 15 and placed 16th out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 62 points.