| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 49 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 23 December 2010 24 December 2010 Final: 25 December 2010 | |||
| Selected entrant | Aurela Gaçe | |||
| Selected song | "Feel the Passion" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, with the song "Feel the Passion" performed by Aurela Gaçe. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2010. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances both in Belarus, Greece, Turkey and the Netherlands. Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing as number three, 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 third non-qualification in the contest.