| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 55 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 21 December 2016 22 December 2016 Final: 23 December 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Lindita Halimi | |||
| Selected song | "World" | |||
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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 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "World" performed by Lindita Halimi. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2016. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in Israel, the Netherlands and Spain. Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing as number fourth, the nation was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the grand final, marking Albania's seventh non-qualification in the contest.