| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 57 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 20 December 2018 21 December 2018 Final: 22 December 2018 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jonida Maliqi | |||
| Selected song | "Ktheju tokës" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Eriona Rushiti | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 96 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 90 points | |||
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "Ktheju tokës" performed by Jonida Maliqi. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2018. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Albania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing as number 14, the nation was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final. In the grand final on 18 May 2019, it performed as number two and placed 17th out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 90 points.